Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Palestinian state, which it said would be a reward for Hamas and its backer Iran. European Union members including Ireland, S...
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Factbox-What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?
(Reuters) - Rescuers in Iran were racing on Sunday to find the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi to find out the fate of all those on board. Below is brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens if a pre...
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Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina's President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife during a far-right rally in Madrid. Mil...
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Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the company's suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022, resuming its space tourism business. Si...
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Spain's far-right Vox holds mass rally with Argentina's Milei and foreign allies
By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish far-right party Vox held a mass rally in Madrid on Sunday ahead of the European election, touting the support of international allies including Argentinian President Javier Milei, the prime ministers of It...
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Helicopter carrying Iran's president Raisi makes rough landing, says state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi faced a rough landing, Iranian state TV said on Sunday, adding that rescue teams are on their way to the site. Iranian media provided contradi...
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Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'
TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and abroad after a wave of arrests that included journalists, activists and lawyers. The European Union, Franc...
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Israel launches strikes across Gaza as U.S. envoy visits region
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan travelled to the region amid U.S. calls for a more focused militar...
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Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Voters in the Dominican Republic head to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the next president and members of parliament in an election widely seen as a referendum on the hugely popular incumbent and anti-corruption c...
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Two dead and five missing after suspected boat collision on Danube
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Two people were killed and five more are missing after a suspected collision involving a small motor boat and a cruise ship on the Danube river north of Budapest late on Saturday, police said on Sunday. The bodies of an adult m...
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Russian air attack on Kharkiv kills at least four, says local official
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian air strikes killed at least four and injured eight others in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, local officials said. Reuters correspondents at the scene of the strike saw a recreation area destr...
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Democratic Republic of Congo army says it stopped attempted coup
DAKAR (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d'etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesperson said in a televised address. "An attempted coup d'etat has...
May 19, 2024
Forty-seven dead in heavy rain, floods in northern Afghanistan, official says
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 47 people have died after continued heavy rain and flooding in northern Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, a day after a similar number were killed in a central province. Shamsudden Mohammedi, head of the informatio...
May 19, 2024
Biden speaks to Morehouse grads after season of campus unrest over Gaza
By Trevor Hunnicutt ATLANTA (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Sunday delivers a commencement address at Morehouse College, a venue offering the U.S. president an election-year opportunity to address anger over his support for Israel and to repair bonds with...
May 19, 2024
Worst fears for Slovak PM's health are over, says deputy prime minister
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) - The worst fears regarding Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's health have passed for the time being, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak said on Sunday, although he said that he would not be transferred away ...
May 19, 2024
France mobilises police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road
PARIS (Reuters) - France has mobilised hundreds of police to regain control of the main road linking the airport to New Caledonia capital Noumea and restore order after days of unrest, the French minister of interior Gerald Darmanin said in a post ...
May 19, 2024
Uganda captures bomb expert of Islamic State-allied rebel group
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised explosive devices, or bombs, that the group has used to carry out deadly attacks in the past, the army said ...
May 19, 2024
Russia says Ukraine struck Crimea with ATACMS, 60 drones shot down, oil refinery halted
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian officials said on Sunday that Ukraine fired nine U.S. ATACMS at Crimea and attacked Russian regions with at least 60 drones in a major attack which forced one oil refinery in southern Russia to halt operations. Russian ai...
May 19, 2024
Britain's Shapps says stronger China-Russia ties threaten democracy
LONDON (Reuters) - British defence minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday he was very concerned about a recent strengthening of diplomatic relations between China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin, saying it posed a threat to democracy. "I'm ...
May 19, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's life and legal battles
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn on Monday whether he has lost his long-running legal battle in the English courts to prevent his extradition from Britain to the United States to face criminal charges, nearly all under...
May 19, 2024
Factbox-Foreign dignitaries attending Taiwan president inauguration
(Reuters) - Lai Ching-te is inaugurated as Taiwan's new president on Monday. Following is a list of some of the foreign leaders and dignitaries attending the ceremony. UNITED STATES Former White House economic adviser Brian Deese, one-time State De...
May 19, 2024
Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, denies targeting Rohingya
(Reuters) - A powerful armed ethnic group in Myanmar said on Sunday it had won control over a town in the western state of Rakhine after weeks of fighting, denying accusations it had targeted members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya during the offen...
May 19, 2024
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day
By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A British court could give a final decision on Monday on whether WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States over the mass leak of secret U.S. documents, the culmina...
May 19, 2024
Ukraine destroys all 37 drones launched by Russia overnight, air force says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's forces have destroyed all of 37 attack drones launched by Russia overnight, Ukraine's Air Force chief said on Sunday. "As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, all 37 'Shaheds' were shot down in Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sum...
May 19, 2024
Saudi king to undergo tests due to high fever, state news agency says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz will undergo medical tests on Sunday due to "high temperature and joint pain", state news agency SPA reported. The examinations will be conducted at the royal clinics at Al Salam Palace in ...
May 19, 2024