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Turkey’s Erdogan tells Biden U.S. has responsibility to secure Gaza ceasefire
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told President Joe Biden in a phone call that the United States has a historic responsibility to achieve a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza conflict ...
Dec 14, 2023
Brazil’s Congress blocks Lula’s veto on extended payroll tax exemption
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The Brazilian Congress voted on Thursday to block President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's veto on a bill focused on extending payroll tax exemptions for 17 labor sectors until 2027, ...
Dec 14, 2023
How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28
By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an end to the fossil-fue...
Dec 14, 2023
Explainer-Why quick Ukraine membership would be a challenge for EU
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will declare the start of accession talks with Ukraine at their summit in Brussels, their chairman Charles Michel said on Thursday in a ...
Dec 14, 2023
Ecuador detains judicial chief, 28 others, in drug trafficking case
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's attorney general's office said Thursday it had detained 29 people, including the head of the country's judicial regulator, as part of an investigation into an alleged drug ...
Dec 14, 2023
New Polish government faces constitutional hurdle in media reforms
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's new government will not be able to take action aimed at liquidating public radio and television companies until a court has ruled on whether such measures break the constit...
Dec 14, 2023
No casualties, damage after Russian missile attack on Kyiv region, governor says
KYIV (Reuters) - Kyiv region authorities said there were no casualties or damage to critical and civilian infrastructure following a Russian missile attack on Thursday afternoon. The sound of explosio...
Dec 14, 2023
Mexican president says he will directly appoint new supreme court judge
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he will directly appoint a new Supreme Court judge later in the day, after the lawmakers refused to approve one o...
Dec 14, 2023
Seven arrested in Italy, Germany in swoop on fake luxury car rentals
MILAN (Reuters) - Seven people have been arrested in Italy and Germany as part of coordinated action against money laundering through fake long-term rentals of luxury cars, Eurojust, the EU Agency for...
Dec 14, 2023
Bulk carrier reportedly boarded in eastern Indian Ocean off Yemen -Ambrey
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Malta-flagged, Bulgarian-owned bulk carrier was reportedly boarded on Thursday after being involved in an incident in the Arabian Sea off Yemen's Socotra Island, British maritime s...
Dec 14, 2023
