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Russian priest presiding over Navalny's memorial suspended from duties
(Reuters) - A Russian Orthodox priest who presided over the memorial service for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in March has been suspended from clerical duties for three years, the Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church ...
Better US-China ties but still deep disagreements as Blinken starts visit
By Simon Lewis and Antoni Slodkowski WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Shanghai on Wednesday with U.S.-China ties on a steadier footing, but with a daunting array of unresolved issues threatening the ...
EU opens investigation into Chinese medical device market
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation on Wednesday into Chinese public procurement of medical devices to determine if European suppliers have been granted fair access, the EU's official journal said on Wednesday. The ...
Victims' families to urge US prosecute Boeing over fatal crashes
By Mike Spector and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Families of the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 will press U.S. Justice Department officials Wednesday to criminally prosecute the planemaker after ...
Russian deputy defence minister detained on bribe allegations, officials say
(Reuters) -A Russian deputy defence minister in charge of military construction has been detained on Tuesday on suspicion of "large-scale" bribe-taking, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine. A brief ...
Myanmar rebel group says it withdraws from key town on Thai border
(Reuters) - A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said on ...
Fire, evacuation after Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Smolensk, Lipetsk
(Reuters) -Fire broke out at energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region after a Ukraine-launched drone attack and people were evacuated from parts of Lipetsk in Russia's southwest after a drone there fell on an industrial park, regional officials ...
Solomon Islands' Sogavare says he runs security amid tense wait for new government
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said he narrowly won his seat and still exercises power over security in the Pacific Islands nation, as he vies with opposition parties to form government after an ...
Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to space, marking more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. Of the 13 crewed missions, half were visits to ...
US Senate has enough votes to pass Ukraine, Israel aid bill, voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday providing security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with enough votes to send the measure to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into ...