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Palestinian children inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 27, 2024.

At least 13 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, medical officials say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 13 people and wounded many others, medics said on Monday. Hamas media outlets put the death toll at 15. In Gaza City, in the ...

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Germany's 'Reichsbuerger' coup suspects go on trial

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A crime scene is cordoned off following a raid in the so-called Reichsbuerger scene, who do not recognize the legitimacy of modern Germany, insisting the far larger "Deutsche Reich" still exists, in Reutlingen, Germany March 22, 2023.

Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez set to announce if he's staying or quitting

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People march to show support for Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2024.

North Korea criticizes US for supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine, KCNA says

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US Secretary of State to travel to Jordan and Israel — State Dept

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Supporters of Spain's prime minister rally in Madrid to urge him not to quit

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Opposition supporters take part in a rally to protest against the government and demand an early parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia November 25, 2019.

Thousands protest in Georgia against 'foreign agents' bill

Felix Light |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of Georgians marched through the capital, Tbilisi, on Sunday, as protests built against a bill on "foreign agents" that the country's opposition and Western countries have said is authoritarian and ...

A man walks past a damaged building after it was hit by a tornado the night before in Sulphur, Oklahoma, U.S. April 28, 2024. Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

At least four dead after dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma

Rich McKay |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -At least four people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S. Southern Plains, while weather alerts on Sunday put more than 7 million ...

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Miriam Alster/Pool via

Biden reiterated position on Rafah in Netanyahu call, says White House

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "reiterated his clear position" on a possible invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah, the White House said. A statement issued by the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via

Blinken speaks to Azeri, Armenian leaders about peace talks

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan and reaffirmed Washington's support for a peace treaty between the South Caucasus neighbors, the State Department said on Sunday. Yerevan suffered a ...

Students continue to maintain a protest encampment on the main campus of Columbia University in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2024.

UCLA skirmish highlights weekend of protests on US campuses

Rich McKay |Updated 1 minutes ago |3 min read

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with more arrests on campuses and a brief skirmish between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators at California's UCLA, where a tent ...

A truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip drives at the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, March 14, 2024.

Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The amount of humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip will be ramped up in coming days, Israel's military said on Sunday, citing new corridors that use an Israeli seaport and border crossings into the Palestinian enclave.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 23, 2022.REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo/File Photo

Ukraine's Zelenskiy issues fresh plea for Patriots, EU accession, NATO entry

Reuters |Updated 7 hours ago |2 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea to the international community to hurry up and deliver more air defences, start formal talks for his country to enter the European Union, and invite Ukraine to join ...

Members of "World Central Kitchen" prepare food for Palestinians, in the location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in this picture released on March 21, 2024 and obtained from social media. Courtesy of @chefjoseandres via X/via REUTERS /File Photo

World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike

Reuters |Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

NICOSIA (Reuters) - World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike. Prior to halting operations, WCK had ...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on Europe in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, 25 April 2024. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via

France's nuclear weapons should be part of European defence debate, Macron says

Mathieu Rosemain |Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's nuclear weapons should be part of the European defence debate, French President Emmanuel Macron told a group of regional newspapers on Sunday, in comments that drew fire from his political opponents ...

One migrant dies, 25 rescued off Greek island

Reuters |Updated 8 hours ago |1 min read

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has recovered the body of one migrant and rescued 25, while searching for at least four more believed missing after their boat sank off the island of Samos, the coastguard said on Sunday. The rescued migrants were taken ...