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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the “brink of a nuclear war,” state media KCNA said on Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit last week, during which Biden pledged to give Seoul more insight into its nuclear planning […]

(Reuters) – The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, telling reporters during a flight home after a three-day visit to Hungary that he was willing to do everything that has to be done. FIGHTING * Ukraine said on Sunday its troops were holding onto parts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, focus of a […]

GENEVA(Reuters) – Around a quarter of jobs are set to change in the next five years, according to a survey of employers published on Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the organisation known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Some 69 million jobs will be created and 83 million eliminated by 2027, it said, resulting in a net decrease of 2% of current employment, according to the Future […]

(Reuters) – The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, telling reporters during a flight home after a three-day visit to Hungary that he was willing to do everything that has to be done. FIGHTING * Ukraine said on Sunday its troops were holding onto parts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, focus of a […]

By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguay’s conservative ruling party candidate Santiago Pena led center-left opposition rival Efrain Alegre by some 46% to 29% with a quarter of the votes tallied on Sunday evening. Sunday’s race was widely expected to be a stern electoral challenge to the Colorado Party, with debates dominated by corruption and the country’s long-standing ties with Taiwan.  Polls officially shut at 4 p.m. (2000 […]

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria. “This individual was neutralized as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organization in Syria yesterday,” Erdogan said in an interview with TRT Turk broadcaster. Erdogan said the intelligence organization had pursued Qurashi for a long time. Syrian local and security sources said the raid […]

(Reuters) – Atletico Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 5-2 away in LaLiga on Sunday to move two points behind their second-placed city rivals Real Madrid. Nahuel Molina, Jose Maria Gimenez and Alvaro Morata were all on target for Atletico in the first half while an own goal from Joaquin and Memphis Depay added to their tally late on after Valladolid had fought back to 3-2. With six games to play, third-placed […]

By Chris Prentice and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – PNC Financial Services Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co were among banks set to submit final bids for First Republic Bank by midday Sunday in an auction being run by U.S. regulators, sources familiar with the matter said. Citizens Financial Group Inc was another bidder in the final phase of the process, according to one of the sources familiar with […]

Lacking a Lasting Truce, Humanitarian Aid in Sudan on Verge of Collapse Nongovernmental organizations are urging the warring sides to reach a cease-fire to benefit desperate citizens By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line The violent conflict in Sudan has entered its third week and continues to escalate. Thus far, the warring parties have agreed to five different cease-fire proposals, none of which has lasted more than a few hours before being […]