Haiti transitional government to vote for president on Tuesday
(Reuters) - Haiti's transition council on Saturday said it will vote for the country's next president on Tuesday as part of efforts to bring the Caribbean country under control amid rampant gang violence. The transition council took power in a cere...
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Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of U.S. university campuses on Saturday, as activists vowed to keep up the movement seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas among other demands. The Indiana Uni...
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Exclusive-Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international h...
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UN Security Council concerned over imminent attack in Sudan's North Darfur
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 Sudan...
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Zelenskiy says Russia targeted gas facilities that secure EU supply
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 u...
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Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
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 attac...
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Chile's President Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed
(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 Canete, in ...
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Russia holds in custody subordinate of arrested deputy minister, Tass says
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 as...
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Portugal's president suggests debt cancellation to repair colonial, slavery legacy
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Saturday Portugal could use several methods to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, such as cancelling the debt ...
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Israeli foreign minister says hostage deal would defer Rafah operation
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 internat...
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Two Israeli hostages seen in latest video issued by Hamas
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas released a new video on Saturday that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel. The video is similarly filmed to previous hostage videos made ...
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Gaza aid flotilla halted after vessels flag removed, activists say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A humanitarian aid flotilla destined for Gaza was halted after Guinea Bissau decided to remove its flag from two vessels, activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Saturday. "The Guinea-Bissau International Ships Regist...
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US State Secretary Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary for State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday to meet with regional partners and discuss efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages, the State Department...
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Rocked by spy scandal, Germany's far-right reprises old themes at campaign launch
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 the...
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Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
By Pulcherie Adjoha COTONOU (Reuters) - Police in Benin fired tear gas to break up a protest over the cost of living called by trade unions and they arrested several senior union figures on Saturday, witnesses and union officials said. Armed police...
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Russia says it struck Ukrainian energy plants in response to Kyiv targeting its own energy sector
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its forces had carried out 35 strikes in the last week against Ukrainian energy facilities, defence factories, railway infrastructure, air defences, and ammunition stocks. It sai...
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Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of U.S. citizens and investors in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, sa...
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Macron visit to Germany in May to focus on EU ties
By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Germany in May and will spend more days than planned with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, government sources said, in a sign of their ambition to bring more unity to EU relatio...
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Russia steps up offensive on east Ukraine village, Kyiv says its forces holding out
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia has sent more troops to Ocheretyne in eastern Ukraine to reinforce an offensive there, but Kyiv's forces largely hold the village and expect U.S. arms deliveries to turn the tide in their favour, the Ukrainian military said ...
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German chancellor shows support for debt brake reform in the future
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said for the first time on Saturday that he supports a reform of the country's constitutionally-enshrined debt brake, but does not currently see any possibility of doing it right now. Altering the ru...
20h ago
Lebanon moves towards accepting ICC jurisdiction for war crimes on its soil
(Reuters) - Lebanon has moved towards accepting the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction to prosecute violations on Lebanese territory since October, in what Human Rights Watch said on Saturday was a "landmark step" towards justice for war c...
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Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
By Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally at the party's Madrid headquarters on Saturday to call on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to stay on, after he stunned the country th...
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Germany needs an economic turnaround, says finance minister Lindner
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany needs an economic turnaround in order to secure its geopolitical position, German Finance Minister and head of the Free Democrats FDP Christian Lindner said on Saturday. The German economy was the weakest among its large ...
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Abbas, international leaders to hold Gaza talks in Riyadh this week
RIYADH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting, the WEF's...
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Kremlin, commenting on Blinken lobbying China on Russia, says Moscow and Beijing ties to continue
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin shrugged off a trip to China by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during which he raised concerns about Chinese support for Russia's military, saying Moscow and Beijing would continue to develop their own ties. B...
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