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People walk past remains of vehicles near the presidential palace, after they were set on fire by gangs, as violence spreads and armed gangs expand their control over the capital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 25, 2024.

Haiti's death toll rises as international support lags, UN report says

Sarah Morland |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - More than 2,500 people were killed or injured in gang violence in Haiti from January through March, up 53% from the last three months of 2023, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said on Friday. At ...

A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.  MSF/Mohamed Zakaria/Handout via

UN warns 800,000 people in Sudan city in 'extreme, immediate danger'

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in "extreme and immediate danger" as worsening violence advances and threatens to "unleash bloody intercommunal strife throughout Darfur," top U.N. officials warned the ...

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Chad air force chief orders US to halt activities at army base, letter shows

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

(Reuters) - Chad's air force chief ordered the United States to halt activities at an air base near the capital N'Djamena, according to a letter sent to the transitional government and seen by Reuters. Chad has so far not followed the steps of ...

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 State Dept 'fully expects' to finalize new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |3 min read

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it fully expects to finalize new trade exemptions for the AUKUS defense project with Australia and Britain in the next 120 days, signaling a further delay in the move, ...

Presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party Claudia Sheinbaum holds a campaign rally in Nezahualcoyotl, State of Mexico, Mexico April 9, 2024.

Mexican presidential frontrunner would focus on renewable energy, water

Anthony Esposito |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

By Anthony Esposito ACAPULCO (Reuters) - Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that if elected, her administration would focus on water management and renewable energy as part of a plan to boost the country's ...

The corporate logo of the UnitedHealth Group appears on the side of one of their office buildings in Santa Ana, California, U.S., April 13, 2020.

UnitedHealth CEO to testify before US House panel on cyberattack at tech unit

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 1 about a recent cyberattack at the company's technology unit and its impact on patients and providers, the Energy and Commerce Committee said on ...

A Wells Fargo logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017.

Wells Fargo bond saleswoman sues over 'unapologetically sexist' workplace

Jonathan Stempel |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Wells Fargo was accused of sex discrimination in a lawsuit by a bond saleswoman who said the fourth-largest U.S. bank denied pay and promotions available to men and tolerated an "unapologetically sexist" workplace.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, as they attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 1, 2021.

French, Lebanese leaders discuss effort to quell Hezbollah, Israel clashes

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron met Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the country's army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday for talks on how to end cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel and ease a ...

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard's cows stand in their pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024.

USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread

Tom Polansek |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being moved around.

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

Stephanie Kelly |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

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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