Putin blames failure of US policy for Mideast conflict, Russia says talking to both sides (www.reuters.com)
Upheavals in Xi's world spread concern about China's diplomacy (www.reuters.com)
As the Olympics loom, Paris's transport grid worries wheelchair users (www.reuters.com)
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North Korea's Kim directs cruise missile test as South Korea, US begin drills (www.reuters.com)
Putin visits 'dear friend' Xi in show of no-limits partnership (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the trust and “no-limits” partnership between the countries even as the war in Ukraine raged on....
Pope urges Hamas to free hostages, says Israel has right to self-defence (www.reuters.com)
Pope Francis, in his strongest comments since the start of the conflict in Gaza, on Wednesday called for the release of all hostages taken by Hamas militants and said Israel has a right to defend itself....
Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach, Senate staffer says (www.reuters.com)
Chinese hackers who breached Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) email platform this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters on Wednesday....
Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia's Su-30 fighter jets - RIA (www.reuters.com)
LinkedIn says spy firm targeted Hungarian activists, journalists before 2022 election (www.reuters.com)
Arab and Muslim leaders demand immediate end to Gaza war (www.reuters.com)
Hundreds of thousands still without power days after storm hits Brazil's largest city (www.reuters.com)
India's spies infiltrated West long before Canada's murder claim (www.reuters.com)
India’s external intelligence service is a feared foe in its neighborhood: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal have all accused it of political meddling and involvement with outlawed groups that have perpetrated acts of violence....
Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag (www.reuters.com)
40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists to keep himself in office after an election he failed to win.
Canada considering foreign student visa cap to address housing shortage (www.reuters.com)
Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk (www.reuters.com)
Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise....
Hamburg airport remains closed as police deal with 'hostage situation' (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia is putting U.S.-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas....
Flexible hours, sick pay and meals: British workers get a better deal (www.reuters.com)
BRIGHTON, England, Oct 2 (Reuters) - For Josh Hughes-Davies, the best thing about his job in a bar in the coastal city of Brighton is the free meal with every shift....
Polish experts confirm missile that hit grain facility was Ukrainian (www.reuters.com)
London's clean-air zone expansion hit by camera vandalism (www.reuters.com)
Moody's turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire (www.reuters.com)
The move follows a rating downgrade of the sovereign by another ratings agency, Fitch, this year, which came after months of political brinkmanship around the U.S. debt ceiling....
Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
Julian Assange to be made honorary citizen of Rome (www.reuters.com)
Assange, 52, has been in London’s high-security Belmarsh prison since 2019 and is wanted in the United States over the release of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables in 2010....
About 100,000 protesters join pro-Palestinian march through London (www.reuters.com)
