Canadian miner First Quantum has delivered an initial preservation and management plan to the Panamanian trade ministry regarding its lucrative copper mine in the country, the miner’s Panamanian unit said on Wednesday. Read More Government

By Victoria Waldersee DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – A number of European states, “concerned” Arab countries and the United States are working on a concept for a unified Palestinian government that could attract reconstruction funds, Norway’s foreign minister said in an interview in Davos. “A number … Read More Government

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s justice minister acted illegally in dismissing state prosecutor Dariusz Barski, a top presidential aide said on Monday, opening a new front in the conflict between the head of state and the new government. Justice Minister Adam Bodnar has been tasked with unpicking … Read More Government

ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a second … Read More Government

ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands of Greek students rallied in Athens and other cities on Thursday to protest against planned education reforms that would allow the introduction of private universities in the country. The conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a second … Read More Government

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal worked on Wednesday to pull together a cabinet, a day after Macron appointed the 34-year-old media-savvy ally to breathe new life into his second mandate. Attal has promised to be bold and fast to help the … Read More Government

As families of Flight PS752 victims mark the fourth anniversary of the aircraft’s destruction, the federal government isn’t ruling out designating the entire Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization — a measure the families have demanded for years. Read More Government

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House budget director Shalanda Young said Friday she is not optimistic about reaching a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. “I wouldn’t say pessimistic but I’m not optimistic,” Young said at a breakfast meeting with reporters, citing a trip by … Read More Government

(Reuters) – Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML on Monday said an export license for the shipment of some equipment has been partially revoked by the Dutch government. The revocation will impact a small number of customers in China, the company said. (Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Read More Government

Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, delivering a landmark decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. Read More Government