Solar probe embarks on unprecedented mission to map sun’s polar regions
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new probe built by NASA and the European Space Agency set off on a blazing hot journey to the sun on Sunday to … Read More
U.S. warns Israel against ‘unilateral’ West Bank moves
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washington’s consent, pushing back against calls for immediate … Read More
EU’s top diplomat under fire again for ‘Greta syndrome’ remark
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission had to apologize again on Monday for a comment by foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who had questioned young people’s commitment to the fight … Read More
Azeri ruling party leads in snap parliamentary vote
By Nailia Bagirova and Margarita Antidze BAKU (Reuters) – International monitors found widespread procedural violations in a vote count in Azerbaijan on Monday that they said raised doubt about the … Read More
Engineers working around the clock to complete Genoa bridge by summer
GENOA, Italy (Reuters) – Day and night for months on end hundreds of workers have been toiling with cranes, pipes, concrete blocks and steel rods to complete a new bridge … Read More
Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to bushfire-hit Australia
By Sonali Paul and Jonathan Barrett MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A four-day downpour across Australia’s east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bushfires and years of drought, but also … Read More
Azerbaijan election marred by violations, say international observers
BAKU (Reuters) – A weekend parliamentary election in Azerbaijan was marred by numerous procedural violations, raising serious doubts about how free or fair it was, international observers said on Monday. … Read More
West African countries to investigate Nigeria border closure
ABUJA (Reuters) – West African countries have agreed to conduct an investigation into the impact of Nigeria’s decision last year to close off its land borders to trade, Nigeria’s presidency … Read More
Factbox: Countries evacuating nationals from China coronavirus areas
(Reuters) – A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by the new coronavirus. Following … Read More
Pope trip to Malta in May to spotlight migrants’ plight
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will make the first trip by a pontiff in 10 years to the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta in May, … Read More