Sri Lankans sift mud to unearth victims four days after deadly cyclone
By Uditha Jayasinghe MAWATHURA, Sri Lanka, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Villagers in Sri Lanka used spades on Wednesday to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of... Read more.
Israel publishes draft law seeking to boost state revenues from Dead Sea minerals
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday published a draft law that aims to boost state revenues from a concession for extracting minerals... Read more.
Ukraine’s Parliament approves 2026 budget, focuses on defence
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Parliament approved the 2026 budget on Wednesday, planning to allocate nearly a third of the country's gross domestic... Read more.
China’s foreign minister urges France to support its position on Japan
BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's position on Tuesday on remarks made by Japan's prime minister regarding Taiwan during talks... Read more.
Hong Kong apartment fire toll hits 159, infant among dead
By Mei Mei Chu, Jessie Pang and Laurie Chen HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The death toll in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades hit 159 on Wednesday, with police... Read more.
Two-thirds of NATO member states committed to PURL, Rutte says
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the member states of NATO have committed to the weapons for Ukraine through the so-called Prioritised Ukraine Requirements... Read more.
Netanyahu’s coalition skips parliamentary vote backing Trump’s Gaza plan
JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition skipped a parliamentary vote on Wednesday endorsing U.S. President Donald... Read more.
Fresh round of Afghanistan-Pakistan talks fails to reach a deal, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A new round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan has failed to produce a breakthrough to end tensions between the... Read more.
Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or government
KABUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C., over which an Afghan immigrant has been charged, has nothing to do with Afghanistan's... Read more.
Bulgaria’s president calls on government to resign
SOFIA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev has called on the minority government of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to resign following mass protests... Read more.
