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UN gives update on 19 staff accused by Israel of Oct. 7 involvement
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. investigators examining Israeli accusations that 12 staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks have closed one case due to a lack of evidence from ...
Kyiv evacuates two hospitals after Belarus KGB chief sparks airstrike fears
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian capital Kyiv evacuated two civilian hospitals on Friday after the head of the Belarusian KGB security service said they were housing soldiers, sparking fears of an airstrike. The Kyiv city administration said a ...
Factbox-Key issues discussed by Blinken in talks with Chinese leaders
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday in the latest high-level contacts between the superpowers aimed at keeping tense relations under ...
Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote
(Reuters) - Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on Friday won a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting (AGM) at the helm of the embattled healthcare and agriculture group, defying a challenge from one German fund managing house. Bayer said ...
Missiles sighted 15 nautical miles SW of Yemen's Mokha - security firm Ambrey
CAIRO (Reuters) - British security firm Ambrey said on Friday that three missiles had been sighted approximately 15 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Mokha. "A Panama-flagged tanker, formerly UK-owned before its ownership changed in November ...
'I can't breathe': Black man in Ohio tells police before he died, video shows
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Ohio police released video of a Black man who died at a local hospital after repeatedly telling officers "I can't breathe" as they pinned him to the floor of a bar and handcuffed him, evoking memories of the killing ...
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir slightly hurt in car accident
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's hardline security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was slightly hurt in a car accident and taken to hospital on Friday, police said, adding that they were investigating the circumstances. Video aired on Israeli media showed ...
Turkey's Erdogan postpones tentative White House visit, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official said on Friday of a visit that had been tentatively planned for May 9. A ...
No tax rate increase for Colchester County residents and business owners in 2024/25 budget
Residents and business owners in Colchester County will not see a rise in taxes this year after Colchester Council approved its operating budget for 2024/25 on Thursday, April 25. The residential and commercial tax rates have been the same since 2019 ...
Biden says he plans to debate Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Republican opponent in November's election. "I don't know when," Biden said in an interview with broadcaster Howard Stern in ...