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India stares at summer water crisis as reservoir levels slide
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main reservoirs have hit their lowest March levels in five years, government data showed, indicating a possible squeeze on drinking water and power availability this summer. In major centres such as India's 'Silicon ...
Hong Kong legislature unanimously passes new national security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the city's new national security bill, 11 days after it was published by the government. The 90-member council, stacked with Beijing loyalists, has been ...
Chicagoans vote on real estate tax hike to fight homelessness
By Eric Cox CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicagoans will vote in Tuesday's primary election on whether to increase the tax rate on real estate transfers worth over $1 million in order to raise funds for affordable housing and fighting homelessness. The ...
Russia gets new head of Navy after Black Sea Fleet suffers at hand of Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The new head of Russia's Navy was formally presented in his new role for the first time on Tuesday at a pomp-filled ceremony, the state RIA news agency reported, confirming the appointment of Admiral Alexander Moiseev as acting ...
Hong Kong legislature passes third reading of national security bill
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday passed a third reading of a new national security bill which edged a step closer to being fully passed. Nearly 90 lawmakers in the financial hub's largely pro-Beijing legislature are expected ...
EU's Borrell wants to use 90% of frozen Russian assets revenues to buy arms for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday he will propose that the EU uses 90 percent of the revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe to buy arms for Ukraine via the European Peace Facility fund. The ...
Germany to order new JASSM-ER cruise missiles from US, says Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government has started the ordering process for JASSM-ER cruise missiles from the United States in a package that could have a total price of more than 8 billion euros ($8.67 billion), German daily Bild reported on ...
Russian Defence Ministry says its forces have captured the village of Orlivka from Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its forces had captured the village of Orlivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, 9.5 kilometres (5.9 miles) from the Russian-controlled town of Avdiivka. The Ukrainian General ...
Hungary's sovereignty law threatens free debate, says rights watchdog
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's new sovereignty law could have "a chilling effect" on free and democratic debate in the country, a panel of constitutional law experts from the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog, said on ...
Israel's restrictions to Gaza aid may be war crime, says UN rights office
GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel's restrictions on humanitarian aid for Gaza may amount to a starvation tactic that could be a war crime, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday. The stark appraisal followed a U.N.-backed report on Monday ...
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