(Reuters) - The upper chamber of the Russian parliament on Wednesday approved a law withdrawing Moscow's ratification of the global nuclear test ban treaty, the final stage before it goes to President Vladimir Putin for signing. The Federation Council approved the law by 156 votes to zero. (Reporting by Filipp Lebedev; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
VIENNA (Reuters) - Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of discrimination and harassment, a survey of first- and second-generation Black immigrants in 13 EU countries published on Wednesday found. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which commissioned the survey and analyzed its findings...
A Mon Valley teen dropped his iPhone after fatally shooting a 47-year-old man this March – and that, combined with surveillance footage of the crime, led to his arrest this week, Allegheny County Police said. Sanchez Spence, 18, of McKeesport, remained in Allegheny County Jail on Friday after being charged in the March 1 killing of...
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan, and banned from travelling to the United States on account of his alleged dark past, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now in pole position to be Indonesia's next leader. The two-time presidential loser announced on Sunday he will contest the post...
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva had her detention extended by 72 hours on Friday in a case where she is accused of violating Russia's law on foreign agents. Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the U.S. Congress and designated by Russia as a foreign...
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit calling for the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates to be lowered to 35, shutting down one avenue for President Joko Widodo's son to run on an election ticket next year. The court was on Monday also reading rulings on six other cases...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians will vote on Saturday in the first referendum to alter the national constitution in almost a quarter century. The referendum asks whether to recognise Indigenous people and establish a representative body that can provide non-binding advice to parliament. This is how it will play out. HOW DO AUSTRALIANS VOTE? A record 17,676,347 people are enrolled...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a final plea to vote in favour of recognising Indigenous people in the constitution in a referendum on Saturday, as opinion polls show the vote is set to fail. Australians have to vote 'Yes' or 'No' to a question asking whether they agree to alter the 122-year-old...
JERUSALEM (Reuters): Human Rights Watch on Thursday (Oct 12) accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury. Asked for comment on the allegations, Israel's military said it was "currently not aware of the use...
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters): Israel and the White House on Thursday (Oct 12) condemned remarks by Donald Trump in which he praised the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over an attack by Palestinian group Hamas that killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Trump, a former Republican president who is the frontrunner...
