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A general view shows the Al-Jazeera headquarter building in Doha, Qatar, May 11, 2022.

Israeli cabinet moves to close Al Jazeera's local operations

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to close Qatari television network Al Jazeera's operations in Israel, according to a government statement, which did not stipulate when the decision ...

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Death toll from Kenya floods rises to 228

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View of a swollen river near a safari lodge following heavy rainfall in the Talek region, of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok County, Kenya May 1, 2024.

Ex-US Capitol cop, Jan. 6 rioter's runs for Congress illustrate a divided America

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A police officer guards an entrance to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024.

Hamas killing spree haunts Holocaust survivors in 'March of the Living'

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Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Cairo, Israel pounds the Palestinian enclave

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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy system caused $1 billion in damages - minister

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses Ukrainian people with Orthodox Easter message, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at the Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine April 23, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via

On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskiy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer

Lidia Kelly, Pavel Polityuk |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Pavel Polityuk and Lidia Kelly KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a "Ukrainian ...

Russia blames Baltic countries for the severing of most ties

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The "hostile line" of the Baltic countries have led to the severance of most of their ties with Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said in remarks published on Sunday, warning also that Moscow will respond with asymmetric measures.

Panamanians vote in crowded field of presidential contenders

Elida Moreno, Valentine Hilaire |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanians will head to the polls in Sunday's general election to elect one of eight contenders to be the nation's next president and vote for hundreds of local lawmakers and ...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia, May 5, 2024. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin attends Easter service led by head of Russia's Orthodox Church

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin and scores of other Moscow worshippers attended an Easter service on Sunday, led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a staunch supporter of the Russian leader and his war in Ukraine. ...

BJP President Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture after the election results in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2019.

Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in India election

Munsif Vengattil, Saurabh Sharma and Rishika Sadam |Updated 7 hours ago |3 min read

By Munsif Vengattil, Saurabh Sharma and Rishika Sadam BENGALURU/LUCKNOW (Reuters) - Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India's election, with fake clips involving two top aides of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Australian police shoot boy dead after stabbing with 'hallmarks' of terrorism

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police said on Sunday they had shot dead a boy after he stabbed a man in Western Australia's capital Perth, in an attack authorities said indicated terrorism. There were signs the 16-year-old, armed with a kitchen knife, ...

North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song speaks during a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly after China and Russia vetoed new sanctions on North Korea in the U.N. Security Council, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., June 8, 2022.

North Korea's UN ambassador says new sanctions monitoring groups will fail

Reuters |Updated 7 hours ago |1 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) -Efforts led by the U.S. and other Western countries to form new groups to monitor sanctions on North Korea will fail, the country's U.N. envoy said on Sunday, according to state media KCNA. Ambassador Kim Song made the comment in ...

New York synagogues, museum got fake bomb threats, officials say

David Shepardson |Updated 7 hours ago |2 min read

By David Shepardson and Maria Caspani (Reuters) -At least three synagogues and a museum in New York received bomb threats on Saturday but none were deemed credible by the New York Police Department, a city official and police said. Manhattan Borough ...

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump waves a flag during a gathering in Palm Harbor, Florida, U.S. March 10, 2024.

Trump, RNC raise over $76 million in April, half from small donors

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign and the Republican National Committee said on Saturday that they raised more than $76 million in April, over half of it from small donors. The monthly fundraising haul ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron stand in front of Chinese and EU flags at a signing ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 6, 2019.

France's Macron set to press China's Xi on trade, Ukraine

Ingrid Melander, John Irish |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By John Irish and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will likely urge China's President Xi Jinping, who arrives in Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, to reduce trade imbalances and to use his influence with Russia over ...