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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape arrives to attend APEC Leader's Dialogue with APEC Business Advisory Council during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, November 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Lillian Suwanrumpha/Pool via

Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Friday he looked forward to visits by China's foreign minister and Australia's prime minister in the coming days that demonstrated strong ties with countries ...

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Opposition calls for boycott of Moldova EU referendum

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Moldovan President Maia Sandu attends a news conference in Chisinau, Moldova, March 18, 2024.

BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, US judge rules

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A view of a BNP Paribas bank building in Paris, France, February 24, 2023.

Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat

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EU's lending arm pledges to speed up Ukraine spending

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IAEA notes reported attack on Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia accuses Ukraine

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A da Vinci Xi Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical is demonstrated at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California December 3, 2014.

Medical device maker Intuitive beats estimates on strong demand for surgical robots

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(Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, riding on higher demand for its robots used in minimally invasive procedures. Investor expectations around the performance of medical ...

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump greets Polish President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., April 17, 2024.

Donald Trump says Ukraine's survival is important to US

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said on Thursday the survival of Ukraine is important to the United States, a shift in tone days before the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is due to vote on a $61 billion aid package. The former ...

Sanofi to overhaul US operations of vaccines, cut jobs

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(Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it would restructure the U.S. commercial operations for its vaccines and cut an undisclosed number of jobs. Sanofi would implement a "streamlined strategic sales structure" to better ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk gestures during a press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Warsaw, Poland, April 15, 2024.

UK's prime minister Sunak to visit Poland soon to discuss security, Polish PM says

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WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will soon host the British prime minister in Poland, Tusk told reporters Thursday evening as European countries eye initiatives to improve their air defences. Poland, which borders Ukraine, ...

Vehicles carrying election materials move through Buxa Tiger Reserve forest to reach to a remote polling station, ahead of the first phase of India's general election, in Alipurduar district in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 18, 2024.

India votes in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term

YP Rajesh |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India votes on Friday in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism. The vote ...

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga arrives for the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting at the IMF and World Bank’s 2024 annual Spring Meetings in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2024.

World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030

David Lawder |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver affordable healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030 by expanding services to remote areas, cutting fees and other financial ...

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to members of Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., April 18, 2024.

UN chief: limited, 'sometimes nil' improvement from Israel action on Gaza aid

Michelle Nichols |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel's commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip have had "limited and sometimes nil" impact, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday as he pushed for urgent, ...

The Indian Point Energy Center nuclear power plant, which New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced will shutdown as planned, is pictured along the eastern shore of the Hudson River in Buchanan, New York, U.S., April 30, 2021.

Holtec files lawsuit against New York's radioactive materials discharge law

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - Holtec International, which is in charge of decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the state over its rules regarding the discharge of radioactive materials from nuclear ...

A Ukrainian flag is seen as pro-Ukrainian demonstrators march along the National Mall in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2022.

US aid to Ukraine moves closer to possible passage

Patricia Zengerle |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to ending a months-long stalemate and voting on legislation to provide billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite bitter ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaks to members of Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., April 18, 2024.

At UN, Iran warns Israel against further military action

Michelle Nichols |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that Israel "must be compelled to stop any further military adventurism against our interests" as the U.N. secretary-general warned that the ...