Leader of Lithuanian government party found guilty of hatred against Jews
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A Lithuanian court found the leader of a junior party in the ruling coalition government on Thursday guilty of incitement... Read more.
Iraq backtracks after Hezbollah, Houthis mistakenly listed for asset freeze
By Jana Choukeir BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iraq will remove Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis from an asset-freeze list, officials said on Thursday, after... Read more.
UK sets out new sanctions against Russia after Novichok report
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions against Russia, including the entire GRU military intelligence agency, which was singled out... Read more.
Ukraine stares down the barrel of population collapse
By Max Hunder HOSHCHA, Ukraine, Dec 4 (Reuters) - While many Ukrainian hospitals are struggling to cope with the endless influx of wounded, a maternity ward in the... Read more.
Russia warns Faroe Islands of potential retaliation over sanctions related to alleged spy ships
MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia is considering retaliatory measures against the Faroe Islands after the Faroese parliament passed a law giving the government the... Read more.
Swiss parliament relaxes restrictions on arms exports
ZURICH, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Swiss parliament on Thursday voted to relax restrictions on weapons exports in a move aimed at supporting the domestic arms industry... Read more.
Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire
By Clare Jim and Mei Mei Chu HONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation... Read more.
From Litvinenko to Skripals and Bulgarians: UK-Russian tensions this century
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A British public inquiry concluded on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent assassination... Read more.
Russia mocks EU deliberations on frozen assets, says seizure will prompt ‘harshest response’
MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that any "illegal action" by the European Union in relation to its frozen assets would elicit "the harshest reaction",... Read more.
Wife of former Honduran president says he will not immediately return home after Trump pardon
By Laura Garcia TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will not immediately return to the Central American country after... Read more.
