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Kremlin tells Telegram owner: be more attentive after attack near Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin told Telegram owner Pavel Durov to be more attentive after the messaging application was allegedly used to help recruit the gunmen who attacked a concert hall outside Moscow. Telegram, now based in Dubai, was ...
Legal team of Indonesia's president-elect rebuffs losing candidates' bid to disqualify him
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The legal team of Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto said on Thursday the losing presidential candidates' bid in the country's top court to disqualify him would negate the people's right to vote. Losing candidates ...
Russian mine with 13 trapped miners almost completely flooded, RIA reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Water has almost completely flooded the Pioneer gold mine in Russia's Amur region, where 13 miners are stuck, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency said on Thursday, citing emergency services. The miners became trapped on ...
Explainer-Turkey's local vote a test for Erdogan and his main rival Imamoglu
By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey holds municipal elections across 81 provinces on Sunday March 31, with President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) aiming to reclaim cities it lost in 2019, including the country's largest city of Istanbul ...
Turkey opposition aims to hit back at Erdogan in local elections
By Birsen Altayli and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan's victory in 2023 general elections, Turkey's opposition aims to land a blow in Sunday's local polls, with the future of its biggest hope, Istanbul ...
Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces shot down 26 out of 28 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, Kyiv's military said on Thursday. The Iranian-made drones were destroyed over parts of eastern, southern and southeastern Ukraine, the air force ...
Pakistan benchmark share index hits record high, IMF cheer continues
(Corrects GMT conversion from 0520 to 0550 in paragraph 2) KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan's benchmark index touched an all-time high on Thursday, extending a rally following a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund earlier this ...
India open to joining trade blocs with China if its economy is WTO compliant, trade minister says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is open to being a part of trading blocs which include China if Beijing ensures its economy is open, transparent, and complies with the rules of the World Trade Organisation, India's trade minister Piyush Goyal said at ...
Malaysia open to extending China-led rail project to Thai border
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government has said it would consider extending a $10 billion China-led rail project to its border with Thailand to boost economic ties between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Part of China's Belt and Road ...
Singapore charges two ex-employees of Sembcorp Marine in Brazil graft case
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Authorities in Singapore said they charged two former officials of Sembcorp Marine on Thursday with handing bribes to Brazilian officials to advance the company's interests in the South American nation. ...