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By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan is moving toward temporarily cutting its consumption tax on food to 1% in what would be the first effective reduction of its kind, further straining...

OSLO, June 17 (Reuters) - Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant and is recovering from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday. The...

JOHANNESBURG, June 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa for changes to his party's representatives in the cabinet, the second...

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the firing of warning shots by a Russian frigate to divert a UK-flagged civilian yacht near British t...

June 17 (Reuters) - European shares were muted at the open on Wednesday as investors awaited details of the U.S.-Iran peace agreement and the Federal Reserve's outlook on monetary policy, while auto s...

COLOMBO, June 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, local media reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by Uditha Jaya...

By Martin Petty SANTA CLARA, California, June 16 (Reuters) - Austria celebrated their long-awaited return to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over determined debutants Jordan on Tuesday, with substitute M...

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - The United States and U.S. President Donald Trump have pivoted in its view of the war in Ukraine, taking what other G7 leaders thought was a more realistic...

By Felix Light and Muhammadsharif Mamatkulov TASHKENT, June 17 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev promised on Wednesday to continue economic reforms in the fast-growing Central Asia...

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, June 17 (Reuters) - Messaging app Telegram has filed a petition in a New Delhi court challenging an Indian government order that has temporarily blocked use of the platf...