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US flag is sacred, White House says, amid flap involving Supreme Court's Alito

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -A report about a U.S. flag flying upside-down in January 2021 outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home caused a furor in Washington, with the White House saying on

US flag is sacred, White House says, amid flap involving Supreme Court's Alito

Ukraine restores consular services for military-age men abroad

Ukraine will lift a temporary ban it imposed on consular services for military-age men living abroad starting on Saturday, the foreign ministry said.

Ukraine restores consular services for military-age men abroad

Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

Senegal’s new prime minister has criticized the French military presence in the West African country

Senegal's new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest, foremost among them immigration

Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development

Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary

The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral

Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary

Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence

When a gunman shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico this week, shock rippled across the Central European country — even though the pro-Russia leader himself warned that the country was so divided that an assassination attempt was possible

Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence

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

Ship crew still stuck seven weeks after bridge disaster

Nearly two dozen sailors have been trapped aboard a massive container ship in Baltimore for the past seven weeks, forced to remain on board even as explosives rocked the vessel during a controlled demolition of a collapsed bridge. The Dali, a 948-foot (289-meter) ship, was on its way from Baltimore to Sri Lanka when it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, causing the entire structure to collapse into the Patapsco River, claiming the lives of six construction workers. In the aftermath of this devastating event, the 21-member crew, consisting of 20 Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan

Ship crew still stuck seven weeks after bridge disaster

Forty Thai senators seek PM's dismissal over cabinet appointment

Forty caretaker senators on Friday petitioned Thailand's Constitutional Court to dismiss Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over a cabinet appointment which they say breaches the

Forty Thai senators seek PM's dismissal over cabinet appointment

Ghana parliament reconvenes, approves World Bank loan and appointees

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana's parliament, which had been adjourned since March following a dispute between the speaker and the president over an anti-LGBT bill, reconvened on

Ghana parliament reconvenes, approves World Bank loan and appointees

Russian guided bombs kill three, injure 28 in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian guided bombs killed at least three people and injured 28 in the northeastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on Friday, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram.

Russian guided bombs kill three, injure 28 in Ukraine's Kharkiv

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

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

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

Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over 2014 Kobani protests

By Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) -A Turkish court sentenced former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas to more than 40 years in jail on Thursday for instigating protests in 2014

Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over 2014 Kobani protests

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

Russia and China to sign Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline contract 'in near future', says Novak

Russia and China expect to a sign a contract "in the near future" on the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to China, Russian Deputy Prime Minister

Russia and China to sign Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline contract 'in near future', says Novak

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

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who found refuge in southern Brazil after escaping hunger, violence and natural disasters are

Uprooted by Brazil floods, foreign refugees 'start all over again'

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

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

Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen

Pressure on Japan to prop up a weak yen may have ebbed, but currency weakness remains a headache for Tokyo.

Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen

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'
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