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PoliticsSeparatist amnesty propels Spanish PM's re-electionPostedSpain's parliament has voted to give Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a new term in office, after securing an alliance of political backers with an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists that has sparked protests across the country. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Matthew Larotonda Organizations: Spanish
PoliticsErdogan, a jailed politician and Turkey's judicial crisisPostedA dispute between two of Turkey's top courts over a politician's imprisonment is raising concerns over the rule of law, with the bar association in the country denouncing it as an "attempted coup." President Erdogan says the country needs a new constitution to restore order. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Erdogan, Matthew Larotonda
What closes in a U.S. government shutdown?
  + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsWhat closes in a U.S. government shutdown? PostedU.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. What does it mean for agencies such as the military, national parks, Social Security, or Medicare? Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Matthew Larotonda Organizations: Social Security Locations: U.S
PoliticsMoscow holds elections in occupied parts of UkrainePostedRussian-installed authorities are holding elections in parts of Ukraine that Russia has claimed as its own, seeking to cement Moscow's authority in what it calls its "new territories" despite the ongoing conflict. The exiled Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol says citizens are being forced to vote at gunpoint. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Matthew Larotonda Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Mariupol
Why is Trump skipping the first GOP debate?
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsWhy is Trump skipping the first GOP debate? PostedFormer U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly plans to skip the first Republican primary debate next week and instead sit for an online interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Matthew Larotonda Organizations: Trump, Fox News
Blinken visits China's Xi: why it matters
  + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsBlinken visits China's Xi: why it mattersPostedChina's Xi Jinping hailed "progress" in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Monday, the final engagement of a closely watched trip aimed at ensuring the superpowers' disputes do not spiral into conflict. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Blinken, China's, Xi Jinping, Antony Blinken, Matthew Larotonda Organizations: U.S Locations: Beijing
Berlusconi shaped 'generations' of Italian debate
  + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsBerlusconi shaped 'generations' of Italian debatePostedBrash, ebullient and a self-made billionaire, four-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was a media mogul and political showman whose financial and sexual scandals made him the most polarizing figure in modern Italy. He died on Monday aged 86. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Berlusconi, Brash, ebullient, Silvio Berlusconi, Matthew Larotonda Locations: Italy
Italy's brash political icon Berlusconi has died
  + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsItaly's brash political icon Berlusconi has diedPostedBrash, ebullient and a self-made billionaire, four-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was a media mogul and political showman whose financial and sexual scandals made him the most polarizing figure in modern Italy. He died on Monday aged 86, sources said. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Persons: Berlusconi, Brash, ebullient, Silvio Berlusconi, Matthew Larotonda Locations: Italy
PoliticsRussia's Navalny says he faces new terrorism chargesPostedImprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that he is being investigated on "absurd" terrorism charges that could see him sentenced to an additional 30 years. It comes weeks after the murder of a prominent Russian war blogger in a bombing investigators say was linked to Navalny supporters. Matthew Larotonda reports.
PoliticsUkraine war: China downplays USSR quip after uproarPostedChina's foreign ministry is saying it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet countries such as Ukraine, an apparent effort to distance itself from comments by Beijing's "wolf warrior" ambassador to Paris that's triggered an uproar in Europe. Matthew Larotonda reports.
PoliticsFears that jailed Putin critic Navalny is poisonedPostedAlexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with a mystery ailment in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison and has lost about 17 pounds in weight in just over two weeks, his spokeswoman said. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Why Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland matters
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsWhy Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland mattersPostedU.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Belfast comes at a delicate political time in Northern Ireland as he helps mark the 25-year anniversary of a peace deal that largely ended 30 years of bloodshed there. Matthew Larotonda reports.
What legal woes does Trump face?
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsWhat legal woes does Trump face? PostedThe decision by the Manhattan District Attorney to charge Donald Trump for hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels is just one of the many probes facing the former U.S. president. Matthew Larotonda explains.
'We're all Chinese': Ex Taiwan president in China
  + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Politics'We're all Chinese': Ex Taiwan president in ChinaPostedTaiwan's former President Ma Ying-jeou is making a historic trip to China, the first past or current Taiwanese leader to visit since the 1949 civil war between them. It's being billed as an effort to defuse hostilities, but is also condemned by Taiwan's ruling political party. Matthew Larotonda reports.
Japan and S.Korea's historic rivalry is softening
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsJapan and S.Korea's historic rivalry is softeningPostedSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Japan is the first for a Seoul leader in 12 years. The urgency of the regional security situation - and the threat posed by North Korea - were underscored just hours earlier when the North fired another ballistic missile that landed in the sea between the three countries. Matthew Larotonda reports.
In Nigeria's long war, a young woman is brutalised by both sides
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +16 min
It was a pleasant evening in the summer of 2014, in her Nigerian village near the Cameroon border. Reuters could not reach representatives of Boko Haram or its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province, for comment. But by October 2014, the militants were enforcing extreme sharia law in her village, Aisha said. Boko Haram men often came looking for them, knocking on their door and forcing them to hide. But she did not believe she could do so with Bana, as boys were particularly valued in the Boko Haram community.
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