Hot air balloons soar over snowy Swiss town
By Denis Balibouse CHATEAU D'OEX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Tucked in a valley surrounded by snow-capped peaks, the sleepy Swiss town of Chateau d'Oex emerges from... Read more.
Lebanese protest record-low value of local currency
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Protesters burned tyres and held up handfuls of local currency bills on Wednesday at the entrance of the Lebanese central bank in Beirut, furious... Read more.
Slovak parliament opens way to September early election
(Reuters) - Slovak lawmakers approved a change in the constitution on Wednesday which allows the parliament to shorten its term, paving the way for an early election... Read more.
Almost a quarter of young Dutch deny Holocaust or think it’s exaggerated-survey
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of Dutch people born after 1980 believe the Holocaust was a myth or that the number of its victims was greatly exaggerated,... Read more.
Former vice president Chen to become new Taiwan premier
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former vice president Chen Chien-jen will be Taiwan's new premier, the presidential office said on Wednesday, as part of a cabinet reshuffle following... Read more.
Ukraine dismisses five top regional prosecutors in shakeup
KYIV (Reuters) - Five top regional prosecutors were dismissed from their jobs on Wednesday, a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy launched Ukraine's largest... Read more.
Rwanda shoots at Congolese military jet over alleged airspace violation
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwandan forces on Tuesday fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it said had violated its airspace, prompting the... Read more.
Trainer plane crashes in Philippines, killing 2 air force pilots
MANILA (Reuters) - Two Philippine military pilots were killed when their plane crashed during a training flight on Wednesday, the air force said. The SF-260 TP Marchetti was... Read more.
Africa must fight ‘strongman’ backslide, billionaire Ibrahim says
By Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa must fight against a slide towards strongman authoritarianism that has resulted in a series of military coups and a... Read more.
Kremlin expresses alarm over ‘Doomsday Clock’, blames U.S. and NATO
(Reuters) - The Kremlin expressed alarm on Wednesday that the "Doomsday Clock" had edged closer to midnight than ever, even though the scientists who moved the symbolic... Read more.
