Radev sets out plans for new Bulgarian government after election win

Item 1 of 2 Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova gives a mandate to Rumen Radev, leader of Bulgaria’s largest political coalition “Progressive...

US targets Iraq oil official and militias with sanctions for aiding Iran

By Timothy Gardner United States Department of the Treasury logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23,...

Two men found guilty of spying on Hong Kong dissidents in UK for China

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin Chung Biu Yuen arrives at the Old Bailey court, during a trial where he and...

Explainer: Can Trump pull thousands of US troops out of Germany?

By Patricia Zengerle U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he visits U.S. troops at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, December 27,...

UK to summon Chinese Ambassador after spying convictions

Dan Jarvis MP, The Minister of State, Home Department speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, November 18, 2025....

Zelenskiy says Russian war commemoration ceasefire shows ‘strange and inappropriate’ logic

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives to attend an informal European leaders’ summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File...

Tunisian court sentences journalist Zied Heni to one year in prison

May 7 (Reuters) – A Tunisian court sentenced the prominent reporter Zied Heni to one year in prison on Thursday, after...

US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia

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Iran’s Fars news agency says sounds of explosions heard near Bandar Abbas city

May 7 (Reuters) – Iran’s Fars ​news agency ‌said on ​Thursday ​that several sounds ⁠resembling ​explosions were ​heard near Bandar ​Abbas...

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