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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Nicole Shanahan greet people as she becomes the vice presidential candidate of Kennedy, in Oakland, California., U.S., March 26, 2024.

RFK Jr running mate injects needed cash in independent's campaign

By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The role Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, will play in his White House bid is coming into focus, as the wealthy lawyer injects millions of dollars into their independent campaign and amplifies ...

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Organisers of Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancel annual celebrations over Gaza

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Jewish worshippers arrive at the Ghriba synagogue, during an annual pilgrimage in Djerba, Tunisia May 18, 2022.

Person covered in flames outside NY courthouse where Trump trial underway, says CNN

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UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations

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Butler Hall Capital urges Vanda to engage in sales discussions

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Three California police officers charged in 2021 death of man in custody

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U.S. national dies in Russian-controlled Donetsk - Russian journalist

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russell Bentley, a U.S. national, has died in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in Ukraine, Margarita Simonyan, head of Russia's state media outlet RT, wrote on Telegram on Friday. Simonyan said Bentley had been "fighting ...

The Capitol Dome is seen from the inside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024.

US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote

Makini Brice, Moira Warburton |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming ...

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan reacts, as he attends the Berlin Global Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, September 28, 2023.

IMF committee acknowledges conflicts risk but opts against joint communique

Andrea Shalal, David Lawder |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's steering committee failed to issue a joint communique on Friday amid disagreements over wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, opting instead for a statement from the ...

US to launch carbon offset guidelines to boost integrity

Valerie Volcovici |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will unveil in the coming days guidelines for the use of carbon offsets inside and outside of government to build confidence in the market and ensure credits reflect real emissions ...

Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021.

Superfund designations could fuel PFAS litigation, enforcement

Clark Mindock |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated two of the most commonly used "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law, in a bid to clean up properties across the United ...

Russian missiles hit port infrastructure in Odesa region, Ukraine says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Russian missiles hit the port of Pivdennyi in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on Friday, damaging Ukrainian and Singaporean facilities at the site, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. "... they hit the Sea Port Pivdennyi. Several ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a press conference at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon February 10, 2024.

Israeli drones caused no damage or casualties in Isfahan, says Iran foreign minister

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said drones that sources say Israel fired at the city of Isfahan on Friday caused no damage or casualties, in comments made to the envoys of Muslim nations in New York and cited by ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he enters Manhattan Criminal Court for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments in New York, U.S., April 19, 2024. Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS

Trump campaign launches effort to fight voter fraud

Gram Slattery |Updated 4 minutes ago |2 min read

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a program on Friday to combat voter fraud in the lead-up to the November election, even as voting irregularities have proven extremely ...

A man rides a horse along a road near the Armenia-Azerbaijan border outside the village of Kornidzor, Armenia, September 23, 2023.

Foes Azerbaijan and Armenia agree 'historic' return of villages

Reuters |Updated 24 minutes ago |2 min read

By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) -Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both sides said on Friday was an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after fighting two wars since the collapse of the Soviet ...

An Italian Coast Guard vessel carrying migrants rescued at sea passes near a tourist boat, on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 18, 2023.

Italian judge throws out case against migrant NGOs after seven years

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration in complicity with human traffickers, throwing out a case opened more than seven years ago. A pre-trial ...