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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday oversaw military exercises from a naval vessel in the Black Sea near Crimea, including the test launch of a hypersonic air-launched … Read More

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy scrambled to salvage diplomatic credibility on Thursday after its bid to play a central role in resolving Libya’s long-running conflict came off the … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s moderate CFDT trade union is still a long way from a deal with the government over a planned pension reform that unions oppose, CFDT head Laurent … Read More

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Beijing should not see Taiwan’s elections as representing a win or loss for China, Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Thursday, days … Read More

By David Milliken and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will step back from senior roles in Britain’s royal family and spend more time in … Read More

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is evaluating bringing Mexican asylum seekers who are sent from the United States to Guatemala back to Mexico, Interior Minister Olga Sanchez told Reuters. Under … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, announced on Thursday that it will endorse Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ run for the Democratic presidential nomination. The endorsement … Read More

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial on rape charges is expected to last up to two months, and the former film producer appears to be planning … Read More

By Alicja Ptak WARSAW (Reuters) – Europe’s top judge issued a veiled warning to Poland on Thursday over its overhaul of the judiciary, saying there is no place in the … Read More

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – The powerful Lebanese group Hezbollah is working to remove obstacles to a deal on a new government which must be formed as soon as … Read More