New Indian bill proposes to revamp Muslim land management, faces backlash
By Rupam Jain New Delhi (Reuters) - The Indian government on Wednesday presented a bill in parliament that plans sweeping changes in the management of vast tracts of land set aside solely for Muslim use, potentially stoking tensions between the gov...
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Norway won't exit landmine treaty, foreign minister says
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - NATO member Norway will not withdraw from the global convention banning anti-personnel landmines as all the other countries bordering Russia have done, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Finland on ...
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Gabon junta leader Nguema seeks democratic legitimacy in post-coup vote
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome (Reuters) - Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema will try to ride the advantages of incumbency and a popular crackdown on corruption to make the jump from junta leader to democratically-elected president in an election scheduled...
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Gabon's old guard PM 'Bilie' challenges coup leader for presidency
By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Alain Claude Bilie By Nze enjoyed just seven months as prime minister of Gabon before a 2023 military coup. Now "Bilie", as he is known, is back to face off against putsch leader Brice Oligui Ngue...
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Angola needs $240 million to clear hundreds of civil war minefields, official says
HUAMBO, Angola (Reuters) - Angola requires $240 million from government or donor funding to clear nearly 1,000 minefields from the civil war that ended more than two decades ago, the National Mine Action Agency head said. The landmines, planted dur...
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Italy business lobby lowers GDP forecast as U.S. tariffs loom
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's main business lobby Confindustria on Wednesday cut its economic growth forecast for the country, warning that looming U.S. trade tariffs risked further worsening the outlook. U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to unveil a...
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Nigeria's net FX reserves hit three-year high, central bank says
By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's net foreign exchange reserves stood at $23.11 billion at the end of 2024, their highest level in three years, the Central Bank of Nigeria said, signalling a major improvement in the country's extern...
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BNP slides as media reports Belgium considers selling stake
(Reuters) - Shares in BNP Paribas fell after French financial media Les Echos on Tuesday reported the Belgian government is considering selling its shares to set up a defence fund. Shares in the French lender were down 2.6% around 0816 GMT, while t...
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Trump's reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say
By Lisa Baertlein, Victoria Waldersee and Renee Maltezou LOS ANGELES/BERLIN/ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff plan has the ocean shipping industry on edge as he stokes a trade war destined to stanch transport demand and se...
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Turkey denounces opposition calls for a day of no shopping
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's government denounced opposition calls for a mass commercial boycott following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu that sparked nationwide protests, describing them on Wednesday as an economic "sabotage attempt". ...
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