BANGKOK, (Reuters) – The mere mention of Thailand’s ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra prompted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to walk out of a news conference this week, irked by talk of the exiled political heavyweight’s long-touted return.
WASHINGTON/BERLIN/KYIV, (Reuters) – The United States and Germany have announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of battle tanks in its fight against Russia, which denounced the decisions as an “extremely dangerous” step.
(Reuters) – Argentina’s government reached a $540 million deal with development bank CAF for the extension of natural gas pipelines and related infrastructure linked to the country’s Vaca Muerta basin, Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced yesterday.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Haiti’s police will not win a fight against criminal gangs without more international support, including the key deployment of a rapid action force, the United Nations envoy to the impoverished Caribbean country said on Wednesday.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Germany said today it would supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, overcoming misgivings about sending heavy weaponry that Kyiv sees as crucial to defeat Russia’s invasion but Moscow casts as a dangerous provocation.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian students said they would show again a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government has dismissed as propaganda after a Tuesday campus screening was disrupted by a power cut and intimidation by opponents.
BERLIN/KYIV, (Reuters) – The United States and Germany are poised to provide a significant boost to Kyiv’s war effort with the delivery of heavy battle tanks to Ukraine, sources said, a move Moscow condemned as a “blatant provocation”.
(Reuters) – Three people were killed in a shooting at a convenience store in central Washington state early yesterday, police said, and the suspect has died after an hours-long manhunt.
HALF MOON BAY, California, (Reuters) – A deadly gun rampage at northern California mushroom farms likely stemmed from a workplace grievance, authorities said yesterday, as new details emerged about the latest of two back-to-back mass shootings that claimed 18 lives in total.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine dismissed the governors of five battlefield provinces and an array of other senior officials today in the biggest shakeup of its wartime leadership since Russia’s invasion last year.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A top Indian university has threatened strict disciplinary action if its students’ union carries out plans on Tuesday to screen a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the move might disturb peace and harmony on campus.
(Reuters) – Seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay yesterday, and the suspect was arrested after driving to a police parking lot, apparently attempting to turn himself in, officials said.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, following the most high-profile graft allegations since Russia’s invasion that threaten to dampen western enthusiasm for the Kyiv government.
LUSAKA, (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said yesterday during a visit to Zambia that it was critically important to restructure the country’s debt, and she believes progress could be made after her frank talks with key creditor China last week.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Four more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were found guilty yesterday of seditious conspiracy for taking part in the Jan.
MONTEREY PARK, Calif., (Reuters) – Investigators scrambled today to discover why a 72-year-old gunman opened fire in a California dance hall popular with older patrons and killed 10 people before fatally turning a gun on himself hours later.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks.
MONTEREY PARK (Reuters) – A man fatally shot 10 people and injured at least 10 others at a ballroom dance hall during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration late on Saturday near Los Angeles before fleeing the scene, police said.