Today: May 05, 2024
Today: May 05, 2024

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Colombia missing 'significantly' less ammunition than reported by president

By Luis Jaime Acosta (Reuters) -Ammunition and weapons missing from Colombia's army are far less than figures reported by President Gustavo Petro this week, a military report seen by Reuters showed,

Turkey halts trade with Israel until permanent Gaza ceasefire

By Ceyda Caglayan and Huseyin Hayatsever ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion a year, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are

Canada probe finds evidence of foreign meddling in elections, but results not affected

OTTAWA (Reuters) - An official probe found evidence of foreign interference in Canada's last two federal elections but the results of the votes were not affected and the electoral system was robust,

US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal

(Reuters) -The U.S.

Venezuela opposition's Gonzalez says gov't would have blocked candidacy by now if that was its plan

By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Friday that President Nicolas Maduro's government would have already banned him from

Russia says U.S. secondary sanctions aim to 'contain' China

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States is using the threat of secondary sanctions against Chinese businesses seen as engaging with Russia as a "pretext" to try and contain Beijing, Russian foreign

Prosecutors seek trial for Italian minister over alleged fraud

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors said on Friday they wanted to charge Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche for alleged benefit fraud at her former publishing company during the COVID pandemic.

Yemen's Houthis say they will target ships heading for Israel anywhere within range

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area that is within their range, military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Friday.

US ends Tesla rear-view camera investigation after 2021 recall

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S.

Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits

By David Shepardson and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.

Kremlin calls Cameron statement on UK arms for Ukraine a 'direct escalation'

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin called British Foreign Secretary David Cameron's statement that Ukraine could use British weapons against targets inside Russia if it wanted to a direct and dangerous

WHO chief urges countries to finalise pandemic accord by deadline

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization on Friday urged countries to agree to an accord to help fight future pandemics as negotiations approach a deadline this month.

Violence shuts crucial aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur, UN agency says

(Reuters) - Violence around the city of al-Fashir in Darfur, Sudan, has blocked a recently opened humanitarian corridor from Chad and time is running out to prevent starvation in the vast region, the

Georgian NGO worker says she's fighting for her country's future

By Felix Light and Ali Kucukgocmen TBILISI (Reuters) - Mariam Tsertsvadze, the co-founder of an animal charity in the Georgian capital, has managed only three or four hours of sleep a night in the

Skeletons missing hands and feet found in Hitler's Wolf's Lair

WARSAW (Reuters) - Five human skeletons - all missing their hands and feet - have been discovered at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s eastern front military headquarters in present-day Poland, buried inside

Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but which has

Global equity funds attract robust weekly inflows, led by Asia

(Reuters) - Global equity funds experienced renewed interest from investors in the seven days through May 1, buoyed by a surge in inflows to Asia amid optimism about an economic recovery in the region

Panama top court deems presidential frontrunner's candidacy constitutional

(Reuters) -Panama's top court on Friday ruled the presidential candidacy of ex-President Ricardo Martinelli's former running mate Jose Raul Mulino is constitutional, days before the election.

Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against

Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended

Daughter of Thai heavyweight Thaksin calls central bank independence an 'obstacle'

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The politician daughter of Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday said the central bank's independence was an "obstacle" in resolving economic problems,

Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says

(Removes duplicate words in paragraph 3) By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

By Eduardo Baptista WENCHANG, China (Reuters) - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first

US stands to lose Canadian natural gas when LNG Canada terminal starts up

By Rod Nickel and Scott DiSavino The start-up of LNG Canada, the country's first such export terminal, is likely to strain its natural gas supplies for multiple years and force producers to reduce

Ban on Russian uranium helps US build nuclear fuel capacity, official says

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has been preparing since 2022 for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin would stop selling it nuclear power fuel, and a pending ban

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