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Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024.

UN gives update on 19 staff accused by Israel of Oct. 7 involvement

Michelle Nichols |Updated 5 minutes ago |3 min read

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 ...

A woman with a child leaves a hospital after local authorities declared that there was possible danger of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2024.

Kyiv evacuates two hospitals after Belarus KGB chief sparks airstrike fears

Reuters |Updated 15 minutes ago |2 min read

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 ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with China's Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China.     Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

Factbox-Key issues discussed by Blinken in talks with Chinese leaders

Reuters |Updated 27 minutes ago |4 min read

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 ...

Bill Anderson, who will take over as CEO of German drugmaker Bayer on June 1, 2023 poses for a picture before a meeting with journalists in Leverkusen, Germany, April 4, 2023.

Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote

Reuters |Updated 46 minutes ago |1 min read

(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 ...

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Missiles sighted 15 nautical miles SW of Yemen's Mokha - security firm Ambrey

Reuters |Updated 53 minutes ago |1 min read

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 ...

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'I can't breathe': Black man in Ohio tells police before he died, video shows

Brendan O'Brien |Updated 56 minutes ago |3 min read

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 ...

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at a convention calling for Israel to rebuild settlements in the Gaza Strip and the northern part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024.

Israeli minister Ben-Gvir slightly hurt in car accident

Reuters |Updated 5 minutes ago |1 min read

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 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.     AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Pool via

Turkey's Erdogan postpones tentative White House visit, sources say

Reuters |Updated 6 minutes ago |2 min read

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 ...

The Municipality of Colchester County office in Truro.

No tax rate increase for Colchester County residents and business owners in 2024/25 budget

Brendyn Creamer |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read Premium content

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 ...

Pictures of U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen during a campaign rally for Trump in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., April 2, 2024.

Biden says he plans to debate Trump

Reuters |Updated 5 minutes ago |1 min read

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 ...

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