Today: May 18, 2024
Today: May 18, 2024

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Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters) -A vaunted 'new era' of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in Beijing on Thursday may not exactly have been sealed

Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing

French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue

France’s Interior Minister says that a man who was shot and killed by police after a suspected arson attack on a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen was an Algerian national who’d sought medical treatment in France and wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist

French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue

8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns

The governments of eight European Union member states say the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland

8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns

Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's ‘expansionism’

Russia and China helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press

Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's ‘expansionism’

Israel finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, as first aid unloaded by sea

Israeli troops have recovered the bodies of three hostages in the Gaza Strip

Israel finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, as first aid unloaded by sea

Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast

After sealing pledges of a "new era" of strategic partnership with China's Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is set to highlight the growing

Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast

Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier

GAZA (Reuters) -Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave,

Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier

Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition

Officials in Slovakia say Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after as assassination attempt and remains in serious condition

Slovakia's prime minister underwent another operation. He remains in serious condition

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump's son-in-law Kushner

Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development project that will be financed by the firm of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the site of the former Serbian army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999

Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump's son-in-law Kushner

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting-down of an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Reaper drone

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage

Grief and anger as Congo mourners blame Rwanda-backed rebels for attack

Families huddled near the line of small coffins in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all mourning the children and others killed

Grief and anger as Congo mourners blame Rwanda-backed rebels for attack

IMF to launch new Ukraine mission to review loan, latest economic developments

The International Monetary Fund will start a new Ukraine mission in coming weeks to assess the war-torn country's $15.6 billion loan program and latest economic

IMF to launch new Ukraine mission to review loan, latest economic developments

US bars imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor

By Karen Freifeld and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods

US bars imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor

Belgium's Ghent university severs ties with three Israeli institutions

Belgium's University of Ghent (UGent) is severing ties with three Israeli educational or research institutions which it says no longer align with UGent's human rights policy, its

Belgium's Ghent university severs ties with three Israeli institutions

Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror

Shoshan Haran, her daughter and two grandchildren were taken hostage by Hamas militants in Israel on Oct. 7.

Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror

Shanghai eases data-export curbs sought by Tesla, other firms, document shows

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai has compiled a list of data that can be transferred overseas without security assessments, according to a government document seen by Reuters, a much anticipated move as

Shanghai eases data-export curbs sought by Tesla, other firms, document shows

Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory

Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on Thursday in a wide-ranging speech that also touched on

Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory

Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden's handling of both the war in Gaza and the U.S. campus protests against it, a new Reuters

Democratic divide on Gaza war, campus protests hurting Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

North Korea leader's sister denies arms exchange with Russia, KCNA says

By Ju-min Park and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, again denied arms exchanges with Russia, state media KCNA reported on Friday, saying

North Korea leader's sister denies arms exchange with Russia, KCNA says

Spain denied port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel

(This May 16 story has been corrected to fix the name of the ship operator from Danica Maritime to H.

Spain denied port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel

G7 to back EU line on frozen Russian assets, Italian official says

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies meeting in Italy next week will back a European Union plan to use the income from frozen

G7 to back EU line on frozen Russian assets, Italian official says

Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time as U.S. stock indexes drifted around their record heights to close their latest winning week

Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week

Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America

Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany

Brazil picked by FIFA to get soccer's 2027 Women's World Cup, a first for South America

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill

North Korea has fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a drill that the North views as a major security threat

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a fighter jet drill

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow’s offensive on Ukraine’s Kharkiv aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the city

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city
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