Ukraine’s Parliament Ratified Loan Agreement With EU

May ⁠28 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukraine’s ⁠parliament ratified ​on ‌Thursday ‌a €90 ⁠billion ($104 billion) ⁠loan agreement with ​the ​European ⁠Union ⁠with ⁠298 votes, well ​ahead ​of ⁠the ⁠226 votes required for ⁠a majority. (Reporting by Anna PruchnickaEditing by Tomasz Janowski) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026

South African Parliament Calls Impeachment Committee Meeting Over President’s Scandal

JOHANNESBURG, ⁠May ⁠28 (Reuters) – South ⁠Africa’s ​parliament ‌has scheduled ‌for ⁠Monday a ⁠meeting of an ​impeachment ​committee that ⁠will ⁠further ⁠probe allegations surrounding ​President ​Cyril ⁠Ramaphosa’s “Farmgate” ⁠scandal, the Democratic Alliance party ⁠said on Thursday. (Reporting by Anathi ⁠Madubela and Nilutpal Timsina;Editing by ​Alexander ​Winning) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – …

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Australia’s ABC Names Reuters Executive Robinson as News Director

SYDNEY, May 28 (Reuters) – The Australian Broadcasting ⁠Corporation ⁠has appointed a senior ⁠Reuters executive, Simon Robinson, as its director of ​news and current affairs, the two news organisations said on Thursday. Robinson, ‌now executive editor at ‌Reuters, will start with the Australian public broadcaster in September, ⁠ABC ⁠Managing Director Hugh Marks said in a …

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Judge Allows Trump to Implement Mail-In Voting Executive Order

May 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on ⁠Thursday ⁠declined to block President Donald ⁠Trump’s executive tightening rules on mail-in voting in a ​loss for the Democratic Party, whose lawyers argued that it could disenfranchise millions of ‌voters. The decision comes as Trump’s ‌Republicans are locked in a tight battle to keep control of both …

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Philippine Senator Estrada Faces Arrest on Corruption Charges

MANILA, May 28 (Reuters) – A Philippine senator and ⁠son ⁠of a former president ⁠could soon face arrest after an anti-graft body charged ​him on Thursday of receiving illicit payouts in an infrastructure scandal that has slowed ‌economic growth and hammered ‌consumer and investor confidence. The Office of the Ombudsman said Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada …

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NATO’s German-Netherlands Corps to Take Command Role in Estonia, Latvia, Says Germany

BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) – ⁠NATO’s ⁠German-Netherlands Corps ⁠will take on ​the role of a ‌tactical headquarters for ‌Estonia and ⁠Latvia ⁠within the defence alliance’s plans around mid-year, ​Germany’s defence ministry said on Thursday. “The deployment ​of an additional tactical headquarters ⁠to ⁠the region ⁠strengthens the ​cohesion of NATO and supports ​the ⁠deterrence of Russia,” …

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