politics
Downed Planes Spell New Peril for Trump as Tehran Hunts Missing US Pilot
Pope Leo Urges Israel's Herzog to End Iran War in Phone Call, Vatican Says
French Far-Left Mep Rima Hassan to Be Tried in July Over Post on X
Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Elected President by Pro-Military Parliament
Medvedev Says Russia Should Drop Its 'tolerant Attitude' Towards Ukraine's EU Drive
Date: April 3, 2026
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, said on Friday that Moscow should drop its "tolerant attitude" towards Ukraine's possible EU...
Myanmar's Junta Chief Set for Parliamentary Vote on Presidential Bid
Date: April 3, 2026
April 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing faces a parliamentary vote on Friday on his bid to become the country's president, as he seeks to formalise his grip on political power five...
Russian Court Convicts German Sculptor in Absentia for Depicting Putin and Patriarch in Sex Act
Date: April 2, 2026
By Anna Peverieri April 2 (Reuters) - German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill engaging in a sex act...
French Far-Left Member of European Parliament Rima Hassan Held in Police Custody
Date: April 2, 2026
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - Rima Hassan, a French far-left Member of European Parliament (MEP), was being held in police custody on Thursday over a comment she posted on X last month, said her fellow...
Serbian President Invites Parties for Talks as Anti-Government Protests Continue
Date: April 2, 2026
BELGRADE, April 2 (Reuters) - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will begin talks on Friday as part of what he has billed as a way to lift the country out of a political crisis but which critics have...
Azerbaijan Upholds Conviction of Opposition Politician, Lawyer Says
Date: April 2, 2026
BAKU, April 2 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan on Thursday rejected an appeal by a prominent opposition politician who is serving a nine-year prison sentence, his lawyer told Reuters. Tofig...