Today: May 03, 2024
Today: May 03, 2024

Political

Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi

By Krishn Kaushik, Praveen Paramasivam and YP Rajesh KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -The first of India's almost one billion voters cast ballots on Friday in the country's multi-day election, as

Bomb kills 5 people, including children, at a refugee camp in eastern Congo

The Congolese army says a bomb at a refugee camp in eastern Congo has killed at least 5 people, including children

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

A U.K. High Court judge has ruled that the government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets without evidence it could be delivered

The Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous'

The Kremlin’s spokesman says recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are “dangerous” and will deepen international tension around the conflict

What Shakespeare can teach us about racism

Considered the greatest writer in English literature, William Shakespeare illustrates views on race and whiteness throughout all of his dramatic works.

Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case

By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case

German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for cyberattack. NATO, EU show support

Germany says Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack

Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to attract overseas workers, minister says

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to people of Indonesian descent to entice more skilled workers into the country, a senior cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

China to step up support for economy, flexibly use policy tools, Politburo says

By Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China will step up support for the economy with prudent monetary and proactive fiscal policies, including interest rates and bank reserve requirement

Turkish national stabs Israeli policeman in Jerusalem, is shot dead -police statement

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A Turkish national on Tuesday stabbed an Israeli border policeman in Jerusalem and was then shot dead by officers at the scene, Israeli police said.

Analysis-Inflation hasn't lost its grip on bond markets yet

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - Government borrowing costs across developed economies saw their biggest jumps in months in April, evidence that bond markets are not yet out of the woods when it comes to

Gaza war separates parents from their new born baby

By Mohammad Salem and Mahmoud Issa RAFAH/JABALIA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Born two months premature as war raged in Gaza, Palestinian baby Yehia Hamuda was evacuated to southern Gaza after Israeli

Austrian court defers ruling on rapist Fritzl's move to regular prison

By Francois Murphy KREMS AN DER DONAU, Austria (Reuters) -A court on Tuesday deferred until next week a ruling on whether Austria's most infamous living criminal, 89-year-old incestuous rapist Josef

Global banking regulators target mismanagement in handling risks from clients

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Global banking regulators on Tuesday proposed stricter standards for banks when assessing risks from customers to avoid the mismanagement highlighted by the collapse of

White House denounces takeover of campus building as protests escalate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House denounced non-peaceful efforts to protest the war in Gaza on Tuesday as students at Columbia University occupied a campus building, saying it was "the wrong

French actor Gerard Depardieu to be tried in October over alleged sexual assaults

PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu will be tried next October for alleged sexual assaults against two women during a 2021 film shoot, the Paris public prosecutor said on Monday.

China, US to hold climate meetings in Washington in May

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin in Washington in May, resuming bilateral talks on climate cooperation

Netanyahu vows again to storm Rafah as Israel awaits Hamas reply to truce proposal

By Dan Williams and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to go ahead with a long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah

US FCC resumes full oversight of broadband service providers

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday it has terminated a 2017 memorandum of understanding with the Federal Trade Commission that had

Wells Fargo investors approve executive pay, CEO underscores risk controls

By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo shareholders on Tuesday approved its plans for executive compensation with a majority vote, including hiking CEO Charlie Scharf's 2023 package to $29

Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino

The Latest | Trump's hush money trial enters 11th day as second week of testimony is set to wrap up

Donald Trump has returned to court as his hush money trial enters its 11th day

US employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175,000 jobs in the face of higher rates

The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market

Panama Supreme Court rejects challenge to candidacy of presidential frontrunner days before vote

Panama’s Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the candidacy of leading presidential contender José Raúl Mulino

Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy

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