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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government suffered a fourth defeat on its Brexit legislation when members of parliament’s upper chamber voted on Tuesday to ensure protections for child … Read More

By Crispian Balmer BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) – In a country where governments have a life expectancy of barely a year, the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna has been a … Read More

By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s top defense lawyer accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday of undermining the rule of law through his refusal to accept two court … Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers backed measures on Tuesday to clamp down on abuse of EU pet passports by criminals and gangs that illegally trade cats and dogs. The … Read More

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s caretaker Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Tuesday the formation of a new government was “hours away” as the country suffers its worst economic crisis … Read More

By Leela de Kretser DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum kicked off on Tuesday in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Here’s what to … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will elect a new leader after veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn said he would step down following his party’s general election defeat by Prime … Read More

By Stephanie van den Berg ASSEN (Reuters) – A father facing charges of sexual abuse in a Dutch court had held six of his nine children captive for nearly a … Read More

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Rescuers began digging through several feet snow at two mountainside locations in Nepal on Tuesday where four South Korean trekkers and three Nepali guides … Read More

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that if elected to the White House she would ask for the resignations of all of … Read More