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Beijing Hosts First-of-its-kind Counterterrorism Talks with Iran, Pakistan The meeting represents the Chinese ambition to replace the US as the main player in the Middle East By Arshad Mehmood/The Media Line [Islamabad] Heavy rains followed by strong winds killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan over the weekend, officials said on Sunday. At least 140 people were injured and at least 200 farm animals died. The […]

(Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump used the first public appearance since his federal indictment to ratchet up attacks on the Justice Department, accusing prosecutors, without evidence, of a politically motivated campaign to keep him from the White House. Speaking on Saturday at Georgia’s state Republican convention, Trump alleged that President Joe Biden, a Democrat, orchestrated the criminal charges in order to undermine his main political rival’s presidential campaign, as […]

MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, has died aged 86. Here are some reactions to news of his death: GIORGIA MELONI, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER “Silvio Berlusconi was above all a fighter, he was a man who was never afraid to defend his beliefs and it was exactly that courage, that determination that made him […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Three British nationals died in a fire on a boat in Egypt’s Red Sea on Sunday, British holiday company Scuba Travel said in a statement on Monday. Twelve other people also on the scuba diving holiday and 14 crew members were rescued from the ship, the ‘Hurricane’, after the fire broke out at 0530 GMT on June 11, the company said. The three tourists who died had […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would not suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon after her arrest as part of a police inquiry into the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). The police are investigating what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($750,000) in funding raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017 that was supposed to have been ring-fenced, but may have […]

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Thyssenkrupp launched on Monday the long-awaited listing of its hydrogen division Nucera, suggesting its new chief executive intends to waste no time in reviving the fortunes of the embattled conglomerate. Thyssenkrupp Nucera, a 66:34 joint venture with Italy’s De Nora, is targeting proceeds of up to 600 million euros ($647 million) via the sale of new shares, confirming initial listing plans first […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would not suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon after her arrest as part of a police inquiry into the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). The police are investigating what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($750,000) in funding raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017 that was supposed to have been ring-fenced, but may have […]

ALMATY (Reuters) – Flags were lowered across Kazakhstan on Monday as the country mourned 14 forestry workers killed in a wildfire in the eastern Abai region. Firefighters were still struggling to contain the blaze raging across 43,000 hectares (106,000 acres) of land in the Central Asian nation, the government said. Officials said they had last heard from the workers on Thursday last week and their bodies were found on Saturday. […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would not suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon after her arrest as part of a police inquiry into the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). The police are investigating what happened to more than 600,000 pounds ($750,000) in funding raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017 that was supposed to have been ring-fenced, but may have […]