[ad_1] WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government is boosting financial support for around 1.4 million citizens as it tries to offset three-decade high inflation ahead of the country’s election…
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Moldova Police Say They Foiled Russia-Backed Unrest Plot
[ad_1] CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan police said on Sunday they have foiled a plot by groups of Russia-backed actors who were specially trained to cause mass unrest during a…
French Senate Adopts Pension Bill Despite Street Protests
[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure…
Thousands Take Part in New Greece Protest Over Train Crash
[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of people protested on Sunday against safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network nearly two weeks after dozens were killed in the country’s deadliest train…
Russian Advance Stalls in Ukraine’s Bakhmut, Think Tank Says
[ad_1] The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said there were no confirmed advances by Russian forces in Bakhmut. Russian forces and units from the Kremlin-controlled paramilitary Wagner Group…
2 Foreign Tourists Die in Kenya Nature Reserve Crash
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two foreign tourists, German and Swiss nationals, have died after the vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned in Kenya’s Maasai…
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Has Profits of $161B in 2022
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported Sunday its profits surged to $161 billion last year off higher crude prices, a record result for an…
Australia to Buy Nuclear-Powered Submarines Made in the US
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and two people familiar with the matter said Thursday, amid growing concerns…
Germany, Denmark, Netherlands Pledge Ukraine Leopard 1 Tanks
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced Tuesday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks in the coming…
China Names Li Qiang Premier Nominally in Charge of Economy
[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country’s next premier nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest…