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France Says Belarus Could Face More Sanctions if It Gets Increasingly Involved in Ukraine Conflict
Date: October 11, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – Belarus could face more sanctions if it gets more and more involved in the Ukraine conflict, French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna told French radio on Tuesday. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that he had ordered troops to deploy with Russian forces near Ukraine in response to what he said...
Taiwan Says War With China ‘absolutely’ Not an Option, but Bolstering Defences
Date: October 10, 2022
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -War between Taiwan and China is “absolutely not an option”, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island’s defences including with precision missiles. Democratic Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has...
Central European Leaders Pledge New Measures to Stem Flow of Migrants to EU
Date: October 3, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Austria pledged new measures on Monday to contain the flow of illegal migrants into the European Union through the Western Balkans, as border control forces become increasingly strained. In the first eight months of this year, 86,581 irregular entries were detected at the external borders of...
Factbox-How Does the Nobel Peace Prize Work?
Date: October 3, 2022
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 7 in Oslo. Here is a look at how the award works: WHO CAN WIN? The prize should go to the person “who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition...
U.S. Says It Has Agreed Pacific Islands Partnership, Offering ‘big Dollar’ Aid
Date: September 29, 2022
By David Brunnstrom, Alexandra Alper and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said at a summit with Pacific island leaders on Wednesday that it had agreed on a partnership for the future with them and held out the prospect of “big dollar” help to a region where it hopes to stem China’s expanding influence....
Nations Seek Aviation Climate Pact Despite Global Tensions
Date: September 27, 2022
By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher MONTREAL/PARIS (Reuters) -A United Nations body has begun global talks to hammer out a consensus on reducing airline emissions in the face of lingering discord over climate change and the impact of war in Ukraine. The 193-nation International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) assembly, held every three years, is the...