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Hungary says its backing of EU’s Russia oil ban hinges on hundreds of millions of dollars
By Krisztina Than and Marek Strzelecki BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary upped the stakes in talks about European Union oil sanctions on Wednesday, saying a deal was out of reach until Brussels…
UK rejects EU proposals to resolve N.Irish trade dispute
By Kate Holton and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday rejected European Union proposals to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, saying it would not…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shell militant bases north of Iraq’s Erbil – state media
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's Revolutionary Guards artillery fire hit an area north of the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Erbil on Wednesday, targeting what Iranian state television described as terrorist bases. Iraqi…
China says warned U.S. warship as it transited Taiwan Strait
SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China's military said on Wednesday that it had monitored and warned a U.S. warship that had sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that happened shortly after…
Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's president urged people on Wednesday to reject what he called attempts to foment racial and religious disharmony, as clashes broke…
S.Korea’s Yoon says security situation tense amid talk of N.Korea’s possible nuclear test
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday the security situation on the Korean peninsula was difficult, citing talk of a possible nuclear test by the North.…
Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on…
Ukraine pushes back Russian troops in counter-offensive near Kharkiv
By Jonathan Landay KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of the city of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at ‘bit of a stalemate’ -U.S. intel official
By Patricia Zengerle, Idrees Ali and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia's war in Ukraine is at a "bit of a stalemate" and Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing…
Ukraine death toll ‘thousands higher’ than reported – U.N. rights official
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official U.N. death toll of 3,381, the head…
S.Korea’s Yoon suggests ‘audacious’ economic plan if N.Korea abandons nukes
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea's weapons programmes pose a threat but that he is ready to provide an…
U.S. says it will increase pressure on Taliban if it does not reverse decisions on women, girls
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of…
