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Erdogan, Greek leader begin talks in Turkey to maintain positive momentum
ANKARA/ATHENS -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began talks in Ankara on Monday aimed at...
May 13, 20242 min read
Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
CANNES - The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival's opening night has been reined in this...
May 13, 20242 min read
Catalonia's separatist leader quits, refuses to back Socialists to form regional government
BARCELONA - Catalonia's outgoing president said on Monday he would quit politics after his separatist party's disastrous showing in the...
May 13, 20242 min read
'Choose France' investment push bags record $16 billion in pledges
PARIS - France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel...
May 13, 20243 min read
Putin taps economist to run defence, replacing Shoigu in unexpected move
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to...
May 13, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Japan's military needs more women. But it's still failing on harassment
TOKYO - As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its...
May 13, 20244 min read
Spain's Socialists hail 'new era' in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections
BARCELONA -Spain's Socialists won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's Catalan elections, dealing a serious blow to more than a...
May 13, 20242 min read
Lithuania's Nauseda wins first round of presidential election
VILNIUS -Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda appeared on track to secure his second and final term in office after the first round of...
May 13, 20243 min read
Factbox-Putin changes his defence minister, moves Patrushev
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed changing his defence minister and moving him to replace the powerful secretary of...
May 13, 20242 min read
About 50,000 march against foreign agent bill in Tbilisi, Georgia
TBILISI - About 50,000 protesters marched peacefully through the streets of the Georgian capital on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said,...
May 12, 20241 min read
Catalans vote in election that offers new chance to exiled separatist leader
BARCELONA -Catalans voted on Sunday in a regional election that offers the possibility of the return to power of a separatist politician...
May 12, 20242 min read
Factbox-Switzerland won Eurovision's jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden - Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song...
May 12, 20242 min read
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