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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on how the CHIPS and Science Act and his investing in America agenda are growing the economy and creating jobs in Central New York and communities across the country, during a visit to the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, New York, U.S., April 25, 2024.

Biden to speak at White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests planned

Stephanie Kelly |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will speak on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, with protests against his staunch support for Israel's war against Hamas expected to ...

Israeli soldiers sit in a military vehicle near Israel's border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 17, 2024.

Exclusive-Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza

Humeyra Pamuk |Updated 7 minutes ago |5 min read

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SOME SENIOR STATE DEPT OFFICIALS IN INTERNAL MEMO TOLD SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN THEY DO NOT FIND "CREDIBLE OR RELIABLE" ISRAEL'S ASSURANCES THAT IT IS USING U.S.-SUPPLIED WEAPONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine  on August 23, 2022.REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

Zelenskiy says Russia targeted gas facilities that secure EU supply

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a Russian attack on his country's energy sector on Saturday had targeted gas facilities important for supply to the European Union. Russia continues to supply gas to the EU via Ukraine ...

A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2022.

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by rights advocates as the latest ...

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UN Security Council concerned over imminent attack in Sudan's North Darfur

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Saturday expressed its "deep concern" over an imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan's North Darfur region by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). War erupted in Sudan one year ago between the ...

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Russia holds in custody subordinate of arrested deputy minister, Tass says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered another suspect to be held in custody following the arrest of an ally of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on suspicion of taking bribes, TASS news agency reported on Saturday. It cited court documents ...

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addresses the nation from Belem Palace to announce his decision to dissolve parliament triggering snap general elections on March 10th, after Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned due to an ongoing investigation on the alleged corruption in multi-billion dollar lithium, green hydrogen and data centre deals, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 9, 2023.

Portugal's government rejects paying reparations for colonial, slavery legacy

Sergio Goncalves |Updated 37 minutes ago |2 min read

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President ...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric listens to a question at La Moneda government house in Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2024.

Chile's President Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Three police officers were killed on Saturday in southern Chile during what President Gabriel Boric called a cowardly attack that led him to declare three days of national mourning. The attack occurred in the municipality of ...

Israel Katz, Foreign Minister to the United Nations points at family members of hostages in the audience during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 11, 2024.

Israeli foreign minister says hostage deal would defer Rafah operation

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's foreign minister said on Saturday that a planned incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah could be suspended should a deal emerge to secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The comments came as ...

Member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right party Marc Jongen speaks, as the party launches its campaign for highly contested elections in the three east German regions of Saxony, Thuringia, Brandenburg and the European Parliament elections, in Donaueschingen, Germany April 27, 2024.

Rocked by spy scandal, Germany's far-right reprises old themes at campaign launch

Thomas Escritt |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Thomas Escritt DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany (Reuters) - Buffeted by sliding poll ratings and reeling from allegations that it had harboured a Chinese spy in its ranks, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany sought to recover lost momentum at ...

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