Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: U.S. will 'always be there' (www.reuters.com)
China expels former Bank of China chairman from Communist Party (www.reuters.com)
Swedish PM summons army, police chiefs as gang violence rocks nation (www.reuters.com)
North Korea to expel U.S. soldier Travis King over illegal border crossing (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, Sept 27 (Reuters) - North Korea has decided to expel American soldier Travis King who it said has admitted to illegal intrusion into the country and was “disillusioned about unequal U.S. society,” state media KCNA said on Wednesday....
'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (www.reuters.com)
At least six killed, 12 hurt in Somalia bus explosion (www.reuters.com)
China denies reports it obstructed G20 climate discussions (www.reuters.com)
China replaces foreign minister Qin after mysterious absence (www.reuters.com)
China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job.
Italy's antitrust investigates inflated prices for Colosseum tickets (www.reuters.com)
ROME, July 18 (Reuters) - Italy’s antitrust authorities are going into combat over Rome’s Colosseum, opening an investigation into ticketing operations that have seen tourists paying inflated prices to visit the ancient Roman arena where gladiators once fought....
U.S. backs claim Hamas uses Gaza hospitals as military cover amid hopes for hostages' release (www.reuters.com)
Israel sharpens warning to Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike (www.reuters.com)
Russia renews missile attacks on Kyiv, attacks intensify in the east (www.reuters.com)
Lula militarizes Brazil's main ports, airports amid rising crime (www.reuters.com)
Medical team and aid trucks enter Gaza via Rafah crossing (www.reuters.com)
Venezuela's Machado wins presidential primary, near-final count shows (www.reuters.com)
'We're wiser': US Republican women candidates steer clear of speaker fight (www.reuters.com)
Some of the holdouts say that is a deliberate choice, to avoid what has been a brutal fight that has taken a political toll on many of the group’s top leaders....
China's Xi warns against decoupling, lauds Belt and Road at forum (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against decoupling from China as he opened the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing on Wednesday, criticizing Western efforts to reduce dependence on the Chinese economy....
Polish police say three Warsaw polling stations had bomb alerts (www.reuters.com)
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia forecasts slower growth, budget deficit this year (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia has lowered its growth forecast and expects to post a budget deficit this year rather than an earlier projected surplus, a preliminary budget statement showed on Saturday....
BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran to be new members (www.reuters.com)
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday....
Europe's heatwave turns deadly as 18 burned bodies found in Greek fires (www.reuters.com)
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
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Kremlin aide who brings Ukrainian children to Russia associated online with neo-Nazism (www.reuters.com)
Olympics threaten to erase a symbol of Paris, say riverside booksellers (www.reuters.com)
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Booksellers along the river Seine say the Olympics threaten to erase a symbol of Paris, after they were told by local authorities that they will have to remove their stalls for the Summer Games opening ceremony in 2024 for security reasons....
