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A girl sits inside a large yellow coloured ribbon dedicated to victims of the sunken Sewol ferry disaster that killed 304 people, mostly school students, during a ceremony to commemorate its tenth anniversary in Ansan, South Korea, April 16, 2024.

South Koreans still seek answers 10 years after Sewol ferry disaster

Dogyun Kim, Sebin Choi |Updated just now |2 min read

By Sebin Choi and Dogyun Kim ANSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea remembered the 304 people, most of them school children, who died on the Sewol ferry on the 10th anniversary of its sinking on Tuesday, with families calling for a proper ...

Customers walk outside a Patanjali store in Ahmedabad, India, March 28, 2019. Picture taken March 28, 2019.

Indian yoga guru seeks mercy from judges in misleading ads case

Shivam Patel |Updated 11 minutes ago |2 min read

By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Popular Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev said on Tuesday he made a mistake and apologised to a court for defying its orders to stop misleading advertisements that claim his traditional ayurvedic medicines can ...

Law enforcement officers block a street during a protest against a draft bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia April 15, 2024.

Georgia's parliament presses forward with 'foreign agent' bill despite protests

Felix Light |Updated 21 minutes ago |2 min read

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - The speaker of Georgia's parliament said that lawmakers would debate the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" on Tuesday as opponents called for a second day of protests against a measure they see as ...

A woman walks past graffiti on the wall that says "tourist go home" in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, April 13, 2024.

Spain's Canary Islands plan tighter short term rental rules with police backup

Corina Pons |Updated 21 minutes ago |4 min read

By Corina Pons SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - Soon after Maria Rosa Sanchez reported her neighbour for renting her building's rooftop in Tenerife as a campsite on Airbnb, police officers carried out an early morning raid and local ...

A view of a police car outside Westfield Bondi Junction as the mall remains under lockdown following Saturday’s stabbings in Sydney, Australia April 14, 2024.

Sydney knife attack hero welcome to stay in Australia, PM says

Reuters |Updated 41 minutes ago |1 min read

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A French national who confronted a knife-wielding attacker during a rampage in a mall in the Sydney suburb of Bondi is welcome to stay in Australia for as long as he wants, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. Six ...

Flowers are laid outside the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in support of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel who is recovering after a knife attack took place during a service the night before, in Wakely in Sydney, Australia, April 16, 2024.

Stabbed Sydney bishop is a TikTok star beloved by his community

Lewis Jackson |Updated 51 minutes ago |3 min read

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel who was stabbed during a church service live streamed from Sydney on Monday is a social media star with followers around the world, but the bearded clergyman is also a divisive ...

A firefighter works as fire burns at the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark April 16, 2024.  Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS

Fire breaks out at Copenhagen's historic stock exchange, spire collapses

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire hit Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one of the Danish capital's most iconic buildings, engulfing its spire which collapsed onto the roof. There were no reports of injuries. Live video from local media ...

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield listens to military officers in the conference building of United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) during a visit to the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, South Korea, April 16, 2024.  JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS

US envoy to UN urges Russia, China not to 'reward' North Korea's bad behaviour

Hyunsu Yim |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Hyunsu Yim PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea's bad behaviour and shielding it from sanctions evading activities over ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2023. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via

Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will respond to any action against its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, a day after Israel warned it will respond to Tehran's weekend drone and missile ...

Israeli transportation minister Israel Katz attends the cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem February 17, 2019. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via

Israel pushing for more sanctions against Iran

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran's missile programme and proscribe its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation after Iran's first-ever direct attack ...

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