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EU staff members protest Israel's war in Gaza

Marta Fiorin |Updated 6 minutes ago |2 min read

By Marta Fiorin BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than 100 staff members of European Union institutions gathered in Brussels on Wednesday in a protest against Israel's war in Gaza. Protesters laid three rolled-up white sheets with red stains on them on ...

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Israel, Hezbollah trade heavy fire as violence escalates

Reuters |Updated 6 minutes ago |2 min read

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel carried out heavy airstrikes in south Lebanon and Hezbollah said it had launched explosive drones and powerful rockets at Israeli targets on Wednesday in an escalation of seven months of hostilities in the ...

Hungary's Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto looks on during a press conference after a bilateral meeting at Eigtveds Pakhus in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 15, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via

Hungary will stay out of NATO's 'crazy mission' to aid Ukraine, foreign minister says

Reuters |Updated 16 minutes ago |2 min read

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will not participate in NATO's long-term plan to aid Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, calling the plan a "crazy mission". NATO allies agreed in April to initiate planning on long-term military support ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening ceremony marking Israel's national Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem May 5, 2024.

Netanyahu weighs risks of Rafah assault as hostage dilemma divides Israelis

James Mackenzie |Updated 16 minutes ago |4 min read

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces competing pressures at home and abroad when he weighs how far to push the operation to defeat Hamas in Rafah that complicates hopes of bringing Israeli hostages ...

Pfizer logo is seen in this illustration taken, May 1, 2022.

Pfizer agrees to settle more than 10,000 Zantac cancer lawsuits - Bloomberg News

Reuters |Updated 18 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc has agreed to settle more than 10,000 cases about cancer risks related to the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the deal. (Reporting by Leroy Leo in ...

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023.

Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO

Reuters |Updated 6 minutes ago |1 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge in the south of Gaza from ...

U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia - United Kingdom - U.S. (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California U.S. March 13, 2023.

US bill would require US to coordinate Japan AUKUS role with UK and Australia

Reuters |Updated 26 minutes ago |2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senior U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to require officials involved in the AUKUS defense project with Britain and Australia to engage with them and Japan on how Japan could be ...

The Stockholm district court holds the main hearing in the case where the climate activist Greta Thunberg is charged with two cases of disobedience to the authorities after protest actions at the Riksdag, in Stockholm, Sweden, May 8, 2024.  Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/via REUTERS

Greta Thunberg fined for blocking Swedish parliament entrance

Reuters |Updated 36 minutes ago |1 min read

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined in her native Sweden for disobeying police orders after blocking an entrance to parliament on two occasions in March, the Stockholm District Court said on Wednesday. Thunberg ...

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Ukraine reaches parity with Russia on production of deep strike drones, says arms maker

Reuters |Updated 56 minutes ago |2 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it was producing the same number of deep strike drones as Russia, claiming to have reached parity on a key type of weapon that Moscow has used for long-range attacks for much of its invasion. Unable ...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Alex Slitz/Pool via

Georgia appeals court to hear Trump's bid to disqualify Fani Willis

Andrew Goudsward |Updated 6 minutes ago |1 min read

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - Georgia's appeals court has agreed to hear former U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him over his attempts to undue his defeat in the 2020 election, according to a ...

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