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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The seized assets of Indian diamond magnate Nirav Modi, arrested in Britain last year over fraud allegations, will be auctioned within the next two months, the Mumbai-based … Read More

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine wants to speak to Germany and France about an increase in shooting in the east of the country, Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said on Monday. Two … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will visit Spain and meet the new foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spain’s government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday, without … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain wants a future relationship with the European Union to be based on friendly cooperation, the prime minister’s spokesman said on Tuesday when asked about a report … Read More

By Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG (Reuters) – For Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the World Economic Forum in Davos is a chance to convince global business and political leaders … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had a “great discussion” with U.S. President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris and said the … Read More

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior Thai official met an envoy of the main insurgent group fighting in the country’s largely Muslim south in what both sides described … Read More

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss officials foiled an apparent spying operation by Russians posing as plumbers in Davos, site of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, a newspaper reported on … Read More

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday and was cautiously optimistic about the global outlook, though … Read More

ANKARA (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution to the conflict in Libya and take steps to secure “calm on the … Read More