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Indonesia's Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan, talks during an interview at his office in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 24, 2022.

Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to attract overseas workers, minister says

Reuters |Updated 16 minutes ago |1 min read

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to people of Indonesian descent to entice more skilled workers into the country, a senior cabinet minister said on Tuesday. Indonesia does not recognise dual citizenship for adults, ...

Hezbollah supporters carry a flag and a picture of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, April 5, 2024.

Residents of northern Israel brace for possible all-out war with Hezbollah

Andrew MacAskill |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Andrew MacAskill HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - Eli Harel was an Israeli soldier in his early thirties when he was sent into Lebanon in 2006 to battle fighters from the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in a bloody, largely inconclusive month-long ...

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Sandoz reaches agreement with Amgen over patent dispute

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss generic and biosimilar manufacturer Sandoz said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with U.S. drugmaker Amgen resolving all patent litigation related to its U.S. denosumab biosimilars. The agreement clears the way for ...

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A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |2 min read

(Refiles to change media keywords from UKRAINE-CRISIS/DONETSK-ESCAPE, no changes to text) (Reuters) -A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 km (6 miles) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground, leaving ...

A man adjusts the spice boxes of MDH and Everest on the shelf of a shop at a market in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2024.

Australian regulator examines possible contamination of Indian spice mixes

Aditya Kalra, Rishika Sadam |Updated 7 minutes ago |2 min read

By Rishika Sadam and Aditya Kalra HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Australia's food safety agency is collecting information on the possible contamination of spice mixes sold by Indian companies MDH and Everest to decide if a food recall is required, ...

A view shows the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2024.

Reported Indian role in assassination plots a 'serious matter', White House says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two assassination plots in Canada and the United States as a serious matter. The Washington Post reported that an officer in ...

A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard at his position in a trench at a front line on the border with Russia, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy region, Ukraine January 20, 2024.

Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started

Oleksandr Kozhukhar |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV (Reuters) - About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine's borders and avoid fighting in the war against Russia which started in 2022, the spokesman for Ukraine's border service told Ukrinform ...

Visiting Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare speaks during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, July 10, 2023. Andy Wong/Pool via

Pro-China Sogavare out of the race as Solomon Islands votes for next leader

Kirsty Needham |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands, has bowed out of the race for ...

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Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Tuesday accused China's coast guard of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea, and rejected Beijing's position that it had expelled two vessels from the ...

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US blasts Cuban gov't sentencing of protesters as 'unconscionable' and 'outrageous'

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday blasted a Cuban court's decision to sentence a group of protesters to as many as 15 years in jail, calling the recent judgment "unconscionable" and "outrageous." The protests, which took place in the ...

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