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US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

U.S.

US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

Former top Baltimore prosecutor applies for presidential pardon

Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of sentencing on her recent perjury and mortgage fraud convictions

Former top Baltimore prosecutor applies for presidential pardon

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

Biden has spoken to Black leaders at the National Museum of African American History and Culture about the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that desegregated schools

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day

King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, while skipping the larger international event a few miles away as he continues to be treated for cancer

King Charles III to travel to France for UK ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas

FIFA to seek legal advice on Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer

US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has stressed the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the forefront of Tokyo's tension with Beijing

US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly

Markets are hoping for evidence that will solidify a brightening global economic outlook, though rising trade tensions are casting a cloud, while G7 finance ministers gather in Italy.

Take Five: The good, the bad and the ugly

Factbox-From tax to green power, UK's Conservatives and Labour lock horns on economy

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party are increasingly making the economy a battleground of their early election

Factbox-From tax to green power, UK's Conservatives and Labour lock horns on economy

French response in New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say

French President Emmanuel Macron's ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be

French response in New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say

US labor board will suspend case against SpaceX pending company's legal challenge

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The U.S.

US labor board will suspend case against SpaceX pending company's legal challenge

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

By Gonzalo Fuentes and Dominique Vidalon ROUEN, France (Reuters) -French police shot dead a knife-wielding Algerian man who set fire to a synagogue and threatened police in the city of Rouen on Friday

French police kill Algerian who set fire to Rouen synagogue

Georgia's prime minister joins tens of thousands in a march to promote 'family purity'

Georgia's prime minister has joined tens of thousands of people on march through the country's capital to mark the Day of Family Purity

Georgia's prime minister joins tens of thousands in a march to promote 'family purity'

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

Microsoft asks some China staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions

(Reuters) -Microsoft is asking some of its China-based staff to consider transferring outside the country, the company said on Thursday, as Sino-U.S. relations strain amid a race for cutting-edge

Microsoft asks some China staff to relocate amid Sino-US tensions

Taking presidential debates out of commission's hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers

The two planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that were swiftly organized this week are good news for CNN and ABC News

Taking presidential debates out of commission's hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers

China to let local govt officials buy affordable housing at 'reasonable' prices

China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provide affordable housing, Vice Premier He Lifeng told an online meeting on housing

China to let local govt officials buy affordable housing at 'reasonable' prices

Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS

Russia's diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode and is focused on trying to ensure that tensions do not spill over into a large-scale conflict, the TASS news agency on

Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS

Dominican Republic`s Abinader looks set for first-round election win

The Dominican Republic's Luis Abinader, an anti-corruption crusader who helped catapult the island nation's economy from pandemic lows to one of the fastest growing in

Dominican Republic`s Abinader looks set for first-round election win

Despite consumer watchdog's US Supreme Court win, agency powers still on chopping block

The U.S.

Despite consumer watchdog's US Supreme Court win, agency powers still on chopping block

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice and asked judges to throw out a request by South Africa to order it to

Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

New York race for US House becomes latest Israel lobby battleground

The Democratic primary race for a U.S.

New York race for US House becomes latest Israel lobby battleground

With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S.

With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds

Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says Russia carving out 'buffer zone'

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's top commander warned on Friday of "heavy battles" looming on the war's new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region as Russian President

Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says Russia carving out 'buffer zone'

Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a law allowing some convicts to join the armed forces as it battles to hold the line against Russian offensives in Ukraine's northeast, east and south,

Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push
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