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People celebrate during the annual Rainbow Parade, a Pride parade to support the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in Vienna, Austria June 11, 2022.

LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

VIENNA (Reuters) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in the European Union face less discrimination but more physical or sexual attacks than three years ago, a vast survey by an EU rights body showed on ...

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Houses damaged in Ukraine attack on Russia's Belgorod, governor says

Reuters |Updated 32 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -A power line and nearly two dozen houses were damaged in Ukraine's latest air attack on the city of Belgorod, with Russia's air forces destroying 25 missiles over the broader Belgorod region, Russian officials said on Tuesday. "There is ...

Members of rescue teams search for survivors amidst the debris after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in Mumbai, India, May 13, 2024.

At least 14 killed after billboard collapses in Mumbai during thunderstorm

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least 14 people have died and dozens were injured after a huge billboard fell on them during a thunderstorm in India's financial capital Mumbai, according to local authorities. The billboard collapsed on some houses and a ...

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks during the National Security Education Day opening ceremony in Hong Kong, China April 15, 2024.

Hong Kong pressures UK over national security arrest of trade office official

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader John Lee on Tuesday called for full information from British authorities on the arrests of three men, including a manager at a Hong Kong government office in the UK, who were charged with assisting Hong ...

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Australian court jails former military lawyer for sharing secret documents with journalists

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court has sentenced a former military lawyer to five years and eight months in jail for sharing with journalists classified military documents about the special forces actions in Afghanistan, media reported on ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks on his way to board his airplane prior to departure from Brussels airport after the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting on Ukraine at its Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium November 29, 2023.     SAUL LOEB/Pool via

Blinken arrives in Ukraine in show of US solidarity amid Russian attacks

Simon Lewis |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

By Simon Lewis KYIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in the first visit to Ukraine by a senior U.S. official since Congress passed a long-delayed $61 billion military aid package for the country last ...

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Lidar maker Hesai sues US government, denies alleged link to China's military

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -China-based Hesai Group sued the U.S. government on Monday for adding the maker of lidar light sensors to a list of companies allegedly working with Beijing's military. Hesai, whose lidars help self-driving cars and ...

A man stands near a damaged car in an area affected by heavy rain brought flash floods and landslides in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, May 12, 2024, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Iggo El Fitra/via REUTERS

Death toll from floods in Indonesia's West Sumatra rises to 50

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, authorities said on Tuesday. Torrential rain on Saturday evening ...

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Russian general detained in suspected criminal prosecution, Tass says

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - A Russian general in charge of personnel issues has been detained on suspicion of engaging in criminal activity, Tass news agency reported early on Tuesday, quoting a source in the security services. News of the arrest of ...

Members of Taiwan's Navy and media onboard a special operation boat navigate near a Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat, during a drill part of a demonstration for the media, to show combat readiness ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, on the waters near a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan January 31, 2024.

Exclusive-U.S. and Taiwan navies quietly held Pacific drills in April, sources say

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

TAIPEI (Reuters) -The U.S. and Taiwan navies conducted joint drills in the Pacific in April that, officially, did not take place, four people briefed on the matter said, as the two militaries boost cooperation amid rising Chinese military threats.

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