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Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022. Danish Defence Command/Forsvaret  Ritzau Scanpix/via

Nord Stream insurers say policies did not cover war risks, Kommersant reports

Reuters |Updated 19 minutes ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Insurance policies for the Nord Stream gas pipelines damaged by blasts in 2022 did not provide for coverage in the case of war, Kommersant daily reported on Thursday, citing documents filed at London's High Court. Nord Stream ...

Wanlov, the Kubolor, 43, a musician and an LGBT rights activist, is photographed at his home studio as the signing of Ghana's anti-LGBT bill into law delays, in Accra, Ghana March 21, 2024.

LGBT Ghanaians await court ruling on restrictive new law

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila |Updated 19 minutes ago |3 min read

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) - Members of Ghana's LGBT community and activists are waiting to see whether the West African country's president will sign into law a bill that would further restrict their rights and likely worsen ...

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Germany arrests two for alleged military sabotage plot on behalf of Russia

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in Germany for allegedly plotting sabotage attacks designed to undermine military support for Ukraine, the German federal prosecutor's office said on Thursday. Authorities have ...

A dog stands on rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attacks on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine April 17, 2024.

Toll from Russia's deadliest airstrike on Ukraine in weeks rises to 18

Reuters |Updated 19 minutes ago |1 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - The death toll from a Russian airstrike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine has risen to 18, officials said on Thursday, while another 78 were wounded when three missiles slammed into the city centre. Wednesday's attack, which ...

Members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Joint Task Force assist in delivering ballot boxes by NH90 helicopter to remote areas of the Solomon Islands ahead of the upcoming election, Solomon Islands, in this handout image released on April 17, 2024. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via

Counting underway in Solomon Islands national election watched by US, China

Kirsty Needham |Updated 20 minutes ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Counting was underway on Thursday in the Solomon Islands after a national election a day earlier, although electoral officials said they were searching for a larger venue in the Pacific Island capital Honiara to ...

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Ukraine shot down all 13 drones used in overnight Russian attack, air force says

Reuters |Updated 29 minutes ago |1 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force said it shot down all 13 drones used in Russia's overnight attack on seven regions on Thursday. The Russian forces targeted critical infrastructure in the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk with debris causing ...

View from the tower of the Parliament as emergency management is still working on the fire at Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, the Boersen, in Denmark, April 17, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via

Flames still flare at Denmark's historic stock exchange

Reuters |Updated 29 minutes ago |2 min read

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Fire fighters worked through a second night to quell remaining flames that destroyed Denmark's Old Stock Exchange and will stay on site for at least another 24 hours, Copenhagen's fire department said early on Thursday ...

Climate Minister Robert Habeck attends a session of the lower house of German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, April 11, 2024.

German economy minister arrives in Kyiv for talks

Reuters |Updated 49 minutes ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck arrived in Kyiv on Thursday morning, saying his visit came at a time when Ukraine needed all the support it can get in its fight for freedom. "Even in the third year of the brutal and ...

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Papua New Guinea to host China, Australia high level visits

Kirsty Needham |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - China's foreign minister is expected to sign an economic cooperation deal on a visit to Papua New Guinea on Saturday, just days before Australia's prime minister arrives to mark historical defence ties by walking a ...

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Russian drone attack in Ivano-Frankivsk region targeted critical infrastructure, governor says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk region targeted critical infrastructure on Thursday, with debris causing fires, the governor said. Ivano-Frankivsk Governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said on the Telegram messaging ...

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