(Reuters) – Armenia will leave a Russia-led security bloc, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed on Wednesday for the first time, accusing members of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation of having planned a war against his country with Azerbaijan. Pashinyan, who has tried to cultivate closer ties with the United States …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The vetting process for Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris Olympics has started but is far from complete, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the IOC initially recommended a ban from international competitions of …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s former foreign minister, the scion of a legendary political family, and a party boss are in contention for top energy-related jobs in President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s government, sources said, suggesting political savvy will trump technical expertise in running state energy companies. The cabinet of President-elect Claudia …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – France 2030 and Salt Lake City 2034 got the nod from the International Olympic Committee’s executive board on Wednesday, the penultimate step towards becoming Olympic winter Games hosts, the IOC said. The bids will now await a vote of the Olympic body’s session in Paris on …

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty will be heading to Paris at peace with himself and under no pressure, and that could make him an even more dangerous opponent, he said on Wednesday. The Briton is chasing a third successive 100m gold, the “three-Peaty” headlines at the …

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Senate kicked off debate of a sprawling bill on Wednesday that is key to new libertarian President Javier Milei’s economic reform plans, even as protests against the legislation grew outside Congress. The upper house, which is divided almost down the middle over the bill, is …