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A chair is left in front of posters with pictures of hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 26, 2024.

Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's deputy Gaza chief said in a statement. "Hamas has ...

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Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'

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Yemen's Houthis say their missile hit Andromeda Star oil ship in Red Sea

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Lawyers for Russia's deputy defence minister appeal his pre-trial detention, TASS reports

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Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm

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US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada

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View of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 4, 2024.

Stranded ships exit Baltimore port via temporary channel

Lisa Baertlein |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, have exited this week via a temporary channel, according to shipping data. Large ...

Emergency slide falls off Delta plane after takeoff

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The emergency exit slide fell off a Delta Airlines jet after taking off from New York en route to Los Angeles on Friday, Delta said. Delta said that crew on the flight, which had 183 people on board, declared an emergency ...

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2024.

Netherlands will consider resuming support to Palestinian UNRWA agency

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday said it would consider resuming funding for the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza if the agency implements recommendations to strengthen its neutrality. The decision follows an ...

Taiwan rattled by quakes again, no immediate reports of damage

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the ...

US soldiers from the 11th Engineer Battalion and 2nd Infantry Combined Division participate in the joint river-crossing exercise conducted for South Korean and US soldiers in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, 20 March 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via

US, South Korea outline visions for cost-sharing on troops, US negotiator says

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks this week and will continue to consult as necessary, the chief U.S.

China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks

Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi |Updated 6 hours ago |3 min read

By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) - China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray ...

CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union

Reuters |Updated 6 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at the national pharmacy chain to join the union. About 87% of workers at CVS Omnicare, a provider of pharmacy services to ...

Israeli strike kills Lebanese militants in Beqaa area

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli strike in Lebanon's Beqaa region has killed two members of a Lebanese militant group that has fired rockets across the southern border at Israel, the group said on Friday. Israel's military said in a statement on ...

People take part in a demonstration in support of Israel outside the Columbia University campus as student protest encampment in support of Palestinians continues, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2024.

Columbia leadership rebuked by faculty panel for police crackdown on protesters

Julia Harte, Kia Johnson |Updated 3 hours ago |4 min read

By Julia Harte and Kia Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) -Columbia's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a university oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest, saying the ...

Newport and Camel cigarettes are stacked on a shelf inside a tobacco store in New York July 11, 2014.

Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday delayed its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a move that reflected the potential for a political backlash from Black voters in an election year. For decades, menthol cigarettes have been ...