Environmental groups urge funding halt for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Environmental groups urge funding halt for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

TotalEnergies signs are seen at a petrol station in Nice, France, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights CAPE TOWN, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies’ (TTEF.PA) $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique, environmental lobby groups urged in a letter sent to … Read more

In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US bishop Strickland

In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US bishop Strickland

Pope Francis presides over the closing Mass at the end of the Synod of Bishops in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, October 29, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights VATICAN CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among … Read more

Erdogan stokes judicial crisis, calling for new constitution

Erdogan stokes judicial crisis, calling for new constitution

ANKARA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into a brewing judicial crisis on Friday, calling for a new constitution to resolve an unprecedented clash between two of the country’s top courts, as opponents marched in Ankara. The comments stoked a debate over the rule of law that erupted on Wednesday when the … Read more

Australia signs security, migration pact with Pacific’s Tuvalu

Australia signs security, migration pact with Pacific’s Tuvalu

[1/2]A man riding a motorbike is seen reflected in a puddle of water in Funafuti, Tuvalu, August 13, 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikasvia via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Australia announced on Friday a security guarantee to the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate … Read more

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Smoke is seen in the Rehovot area as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and … Read more

India-Canada diplomatic thaw remains remote despite visa easing

India-Canada diplomatic thaw remains remote despite visa easing

Maximalist stands hinder recovery of India-Canada ties Indian elections, Canada murder trial could be obstacles Diplomatic crisis to hurt people movement, Indian students NEW DELHI/OTTAWA, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Mending frayed diplomatic relations between India and Canada will be a long process after each side adopted maximalist positions, despite New Delhi’s surprise move to ease … Read more

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct 31 (Reuters) – As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. “We’d live here our whole life if they didn’t send us back,” said the 35-year-old Afghan national, who was … Read more

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russian authorities closed an airport in the city of Makhachkala in the northern Caucasus region and diverted flights, including one from Israel, after media reports showed demonstrators denouncing Israeli actions in Gaza had gathered at the facility. The Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia said security forces had by 10:20 p.m. Moscow time … Read more

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

New US House speaker says Ukraine, Israel funding request should be split

Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) smiles as he reacts to the applause of members of the House after being elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the … Read more

US House Republicans eye stopgap funding measure to head off shutdown risk

US House Republicans eye stopgap funding measure to head off shutdown risk

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday were debating their next move on how to avert a partial government shutdown next month, with one prominent lawmaker saying they needed to agree quickly on a “path forward.” Newly installed Speaker Mike Johnson was floating the possibility of extending funding … Read more