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A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a house destroyed by Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the northern Gaza Strip, April 22, 2024.

UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to a ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks to commemorate Earth Day during a visit to Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia, U.S., April 22, 2024.

Biden sets new target to protect vast US water sources

Reuters |Updated 23 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday set a new goal to protect vast U.S. water sources, from rivers to wetlands, as part of a series of announcements marking Earth Week. The administration plans to announce a new goal of ...

U.S. President Joe Biden takes the stage to announce a new plan for federal student loan relief during a visit to Madison Area Technical College Truax Campus, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S, April 8, 2024.

In Florida, Biden to blame Trump for abortion ban

Nandita Bose |Updated 33 minutes ago |3 min read

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden visits Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday to tie opponent Donald Trump to new abortion restrictions, hoping to boost his own chances in a state that has drifted out of Democrats' reach in recent ...

United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins attends the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 27, 2023.

US confident about meeting new deadline for UK, Australia AUKUS exemptions

Lewis Jackson |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - A top U.S. arms control official said on Tuesday the country was likely, although not guaranteed, to meet a new deadline to finalise trade exemptions for the AUKUS defence project with Australia and Britain.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak records a statement on the Iranian attacks on Israel overnight, inside 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, April 14, 2024. BENJAMIN CREMEL/Pool via

UK's Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy, migrants die in channel

Kate Holton |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed that nothing would prevent him from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament finally approved the divisive policy that is designed to deter migrants from ...

Admiral John C. Aquilino, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command speaks at the IISS Special Lecture in Singapore March 16, 2023.

China's military spending concerning given 'failing economy', US admiral says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

TOKYO (Reuters) - The increase in China's defence spending is concerning given its economy is "failing", the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Admiral John Aquilino said China's economy had ...

Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov attends a commemoration ceremony marking 40 days since the deadly shelling, which local authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Belgorod, Russia, February 7, 2024.

Russia's Belgorod region says 120 civilians killed by Ukraine strikes since 2022

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Belgorod region which borders Ukraine said that 120 civilians had been killed there in Ukrainian strikes and 651 people injured since the start of the war over two years ago. Belgorod has been repeatedly attacked by ...

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At least five migrants die in attempt to cross English Channel, French police says

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |2 min read

PARIS (Reuters) -At least five migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from an area near the French town of Wimereux on Tuesday, police said. The French coast guard confirmed a police rescue operation had found several "lifeless ...

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Ukraine's farm minister named as suspect in corruption case, Kyiv media reports

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption agency is treating Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky as a suspect in an investigation into the illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth about $7 million, Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday. The ...

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Truce crumbles in Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout

Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Attacks around the Sudanese city of al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from a year-old war, leading to warnings of a new wave of inter-communal violence and ...

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