French President Macron rejected Prime Minister Borne's offer to resign
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron and French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne attend a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of late French General Charles de Gaulle's resistance call of June 18, 1940, at the Mont Valerien memorial in...more
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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Bonin Islands - EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands, Japan region on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
Jun 21 2022Russia's security council secretary to chair meeting on national security in Kaliningrad region - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev has arrived in Kaliningrad region where he will chair a meeting on national...
Jun 21 2022Sunny Spain's green energy plan leaves needy feeling cold
MADRID (Reuters) - Standing by his swimming pool at his home in an affluent Madrid suburb, retired engineer Juan Manuel Cosmes Cuesta enthuses over the 30%...
Jun 21 2022Macau hotel locked down after COVID case, 700 people to be quarantined-media
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A hotel and casino resort in the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau was locked down by authorities with 700 people inside on...
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Fire rages at Cuban fuel storage port
A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba's main oil terminal in Matanzas as an oil spill spread flames from a second tank that caught fire two days earlier in the island's biggest oil industry accident in decades.
Record rain causes deadly flooding in South Korean capital
At least eight people died in and around Seoul overnight, South Korean authorities said after torrential rain knocked out power, caused landslides and left roads and subways submerged.
Serena Williams to retire from tennis after U.S. Open
Serena Williams said on Tuesday that she is "evolving away from tennis" and planned to retire from the sport she dominated with 23 Grand Slam titles following the U.S. Open, which begins later this month.
Kenya votes
Kenyans voted in national elections on Tuesday, forming long queues at ballot stations in the heartlands of presidential frontrunners Raila Odinga and William Ruto, while elsewhere turnout was dampened by widespread voter apathy and frustration.
Day of Ashura around the world
Shi'ite Muslims around the world observed Ashura - a commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Trump supporters gather after FBI search of Mar-a-Lago estate
Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation into Trump's removal of official presidential records from the White House to his Florida resort.
Commonwealth Games closing ceremony
The Birmingham Commonwealth Games reached a high-octane conclusion by celebrating 11 days of compelling competition and sending the multi-sport event back to Australia in 2026 with new relevance and purpose.
Scenes from CPAC
Stars of the right wing converge on the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas.
WW2 bomb revealed in drought-hit waters of Italy's River Po
Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: the drought-stricken waters of Italy's River Po are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War Two bomb.