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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top member of the powerful Mexican drug cartel formerly led by notorious kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is facing international drug trafficking and firearms charges after …

By Andrew Osborn and Jake Cordell MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Tuesday Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance was a dangerous historic mistake that would weaken security in the …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal inmates who were allowed to serve their prison terms at home during the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to remain there after …

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Citizens of St Petersburg, the Russian city closest to Finland, on Tuesday accused their neighbour of turning its back on them by joining the Western military …

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Life on our planet faced a stern test during the Cryogenian Period that lasted from 720 million to 635 million years ago when Earth …

By Henriette Chacar SAKHNIN, Israel (Reuters) – A plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to limit powers of the Supreme Court sparked huge protests across Israel before it was …

By Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) – A second-time presidential candidate who lost out to Tayyip Erdogan in a 2018 vote could push Turkey’s May election to a …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian authorities plan to evacuate people living within 15 kilometers of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which is being monitored for a possible eruption, with more evacuations …

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights on Tuesday dismissed International Criminal Court (ICC) allegations that she was responsible for unlawfully deporting children …

By Zarir Hussain and Shivam Patel GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – An avalanche killed seven tourists in India’s Himalayan state of Sikkim near a mountain pass to the Chinese region of …

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -The U.S. military killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, another blow to a group …

By Michael Kahn PRAGUE (Reuters) – Eugene Nayshtetik and his five co-workers shuttered their company developing medical and biotech startups to join the defense forces days after Russia invaded Ukraine. …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s indictment has thrust into the spotlight Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor whose office convinced a New York grand jury to bring the first …

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office following an investigation related to hush money payments to a [censored] star who has said she …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finland became a member of NATO on Tuesday, completing a historic security policy shift triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto completed the …

By Toby Sterling VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands (Reuters) -A Dutch passenger train rammed into a maintenance crane that stood on the railway tracks early on Tuesday near The Hague, killing the equipment …

By Tom Hals (Reuters) -When Donald Trump walks into Justice Juan Merchan’s courtroom on Tuesday to face criminal charges, it will be a first for a former U.S. president but …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to $30 million to …

By Ivana Sekularac THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaci expressed sorrow on Tuesday for all victims of the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule but told judges on the …

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that elections in two provinces should go ahead by May 15 despite government reluctance to hold the votes …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved the opposite of his Ukraine war aims by triggering Finland’s “historic” accession to NATO later on Tuesday, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg …

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the …

By Jose Sanchez BELIZE CITY (Reuters) – The prime minister of Belize gave Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a welcome diplomatic boost during her visit on Monday, underlining his nation’s support …

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, is likely to brief an informal …