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‘Ukraine’s greatest friend,’ UK’s Truss pledges more support for Kyiv
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign minister Liz Truss, frontrunner to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said she would be Ukraine's "greatest friend" if she won office and said she would call Ukra...
Jul 28, 2022
Police identify victims of British Columbia shooting
(Reuters) - Canadian police on Thursday identified the two men killed in a shooting spree in British Columbia earlier this week, which prompted the province to issue a rare public safety alert. Three ...
Jul 28, 2022
Estonia stops issuing visas, residence permits for Russian students
(Reuters) - Estonia on Thursday announced it would no longer issue visas or residence permits for Russian citizens wanting to study in the small Baltic country, saying the invasion of Ukraine threaten...
Jul 28, 2022
Argentina lower house leader Massa named economy ‘superminister’ -govt statement
(Reuters) - Argentine's head of lower house Sergio Massa will take charge of a new economy "superministry", the government said on Thursday in a statement. Massa will handle a new ministry overseeing ...
Jul 28, 2022
Who are the Americans held captive abroad?
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The plight of Americans detained by foreign governments has moved into the spotlight with the case of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who ...
Jul 28, 2022
UK leadership hopeful Truss will not impose more windfall taxes on energy firms
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a Conservative Party leadership election, said on Thursday she would not im...
Jul 28, 2022
Biden raised genocide and forced labor with Xi, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden raised genocide and forced labor issues with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in their phone call earlier on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-...
Jul 28, 2022
Colombia and Venezuela to appoint new ambassadors, reopening diplomatic relations
By Anggy Polanco SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - Colombia's incoming government and Venezuela will appoint ambassadors to the two countries' capitals after years without diplomatic relations and ...
Jul 28, 2022
Biden, Xi float face-to-face meeting and hold ‘honest’ talks on Taiwan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed a possible face-to-face meeting and engaged in "direct and honest" talks about Taiwan in a Thursday call, a s...
Jul 28, 2022
Moldova extends state of emergency, says risks from war are high
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's parliament on Thursday voted to extend a state of emergency for 60 days after the government said it still needed special powers to deal with the fallout from Russia's i...
Jul 28, 2022
