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Spain Battles 14 Major Fires With 'Unfavourable Conditions' Expected to Fuel More

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain battled against 14 major fires on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle ...

Factbox-Bolivia Election: What You Need to Know

Ex-President Evo Morales, Bolivia's dominant political figure of recent decades, is barred from running and has called on the ...

South Korea Criticises Japanese Officials' Visit to Tokyo War Shrine

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands ...

Indonesia's 2026 Budget Designed to Make the Country Strong, President Says

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Friday said his budget for 2026 would be designed to ensure the ...

Putin Suggests Russia and US Could Make a Deal on Nuclear Arms Control

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the United States was making "sincere efforts" to ...

Factbox-Russian Energy Facilities Targeted in Drone Attacks

The Ukrainian military said on August 14 its drones hit a Russian refinery in the Volgograd region, causing huge fires. The Volgograd refinery, operated by Lukoil, was forced to halt operations for a ...

Mali Arrests Generals, French National Accused in Alleged Destabilisation Plot

Malian state media showed images of 10 other people detained for involvement in the alleged plot, including General Abass Dembele, who is the former governor of the central Mopti region, and General ...