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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – An imbroglio over former Pope Benedict’s involvement in a book has sparked calls by some Vatican officials for clear rules about the status … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration violated federal law last year by withholding security aid for Ukraine that had been appropriated by Congress, a U.S. congressional watchdog said in a … Read More

By Abu Arqam Naqash MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Army helicopters flew rescue missions for the third day running in an avalanche-hit area of Pakistani-Kashmir as the death toll from the … Read More

By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to “high school bully” Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, commander of eastern Libyan forces, is committed to a ceasefire in the northern African country, Germany’s n-tv … Read More

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s main opposition party, Syriza, said on Thursday it would back the conservative government’s nominee for the presidency, paving the way for Katrina Sakellaropoulou to become the … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will advise Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the run-up to a major United Nations climate conference taking place in Glasgow … Read More

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced his intention to resign on Thursday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. The alert on its TV news channel gave no … Read More

DUBLIN (Reuters) – The plight of a homeless man badly injured when city workers cleared the tent he was sleeping in put Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on the backfoot … Read More

By Jason Lange and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday launched an effort to win over women voters as he faced questions … Read More