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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police said on Friday that according to initial reports 10 family members had been killed in a mass shooting in Pietermaritzburg in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. “According to initial police reports, unknown gunmen stormed a Pietermaritzburg homestead and ambushed the family. Seven women and three men were fatally wounded during the shooting,” South Africa’s police ministry said in statement. Police Minister Bheki Cele and the […]

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks struggled on Friday as investors pored over economic data for clues on the likelihood of more interest rate hikes and possible recession in the United States as a new earnings season unfolded. The dollar edged up and looked set for its first weekly gain in more than a month on Friday. Oil prices also crept higher but were still on track for […]

LONDON (Reuters) -British Deputy Prime Minister and justice minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday, following an independent investigation into formal complaints about his behaviour. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published on Twitter, Raab said the inquiry had set a dangerous precedent, but that he would remain supportive of the government. (Reporting by Farouq Suleiman and Sachin Ravikumar, writing by William James; editing by Michael Holden) Brought to […]

By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s ruling party on Friday endorsed provincial governor Ganjar Pranowo as its candidate for the presidency, an expected move backed by popular incumbent Joko Widodo, who will leave office next year after a decade in power. Ganjar, governor of one of Indonesia’s most populous provinces, Central Java, has been the frontrunner in several opinion polls this year and goes up against […]

LONDON (Reuters) -British Deputy Prime Minister and justice minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday, following an independent investigation into formal complaints about his behaviour. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published on Twitter, Raab said the inquiry had set a dangerous precedent, but that he would remain supportive of the government. (Reporting by Farouq Suleiman and Sachin Ravikumar, writing by William James; editing by Michael Holden) Brought to […]

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will outline its defence plans next week, and its leaders are previewing a more assertive posture – in which it can strike farther, faster – while working with mid-size allies to reduce tensions as the United States and China square off. The Labor government of Anthony Albanese is expected to lay out those proposals in response to a wide-ranging and secret defence review […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication of a decree in the Official Journal on Thursday. This comes just over a year before the Paris 2024 Olympics and at a time when opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform has triggered huge protests that at times turned […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication of a decree in the Official Journal on Thursday. This comes just over a year before the Paris 2024 Olympics and at a time when opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform has triggered huge protests that at times turned […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication of a decree in the Official Journal on Thursday. This comes just over a year before the Paris 2024 Olympics and at a time when opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform has triggered huge protests that at times turned […]