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A view of German, French, Japanese, European Union, Italian, Capri and US flags blowing in the wind, ahead of the G7 Foreign Ministers summit, in Capri, Italy, April 17, 2024.

Explainer-How the West might use Russia's frozen reserves to help Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) - The G7 group of nations are looking to use nearly $300 billion worth of Russian financial assets frozen by sanctions since 2022 to help support Ukraine, but how it will be done remains highly complex given it would set a ...

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Thermo Fisher lifts profit forecast as medical equipment demand improves

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A sign marks the offices of Thermo Fisher Scientific offices in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S., August 2, 2023.

Explainer-Why you should care about the European Parliament election

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Members of the EU Parliament vote during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Starsbourg, France June 13, 2023.

Biogen beats quarterly profit estimates, Alzheimer's drug sales jump

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Humana beats first-quarter profit estimates on strength of Medicare business

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Northern Ireland's Donaldson charged with rape, other sexual offences

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FIEL PHOTO: A Palestinian woman bakes bread as children sit next to her, while Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger and soaring malnutrition, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip January 24, 2024.

Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Programme said on Wednesday. "We are getting closer by the ...

Boston Scientific raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for heart devices

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(Reuters) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday as the company banks on resilient demand for its heart devices, with post-pandemic elective surgical procedures picking up pace. The company now ...

King of Jordan Abdullah II speaks while making a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 16 February 2024. YOAN VALAT/Pool via

Jordan's king issues decree to hold parliamentary election, state TV says

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AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah issued a royal decree on Wednesday announcing that a parliamentary election will be held, state TV said. Under the constitution, the multi-party election is usually held within four months of the end of a ...

Palestinians rest at the rubble of a residential building destroyed by Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the northern Gaza Strip, April 22, 2024.

Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza

Nidal al-Mughrabi |Updated 3 minutes ago |3 min read

By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) - Some Palestinian civilians were fleeing their homes in northern Gaza on Wednesday just weeks after returning because of an Israeli bombardment which they said was as intense as at the start of the war. Much of ...

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks during a briefing about the bipartisan infrastructure law at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2022.

US sets plan for 12 offshore wind auctions over five years

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(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration unveiled plans on Wednesday to hold up to a dozen auctions of offshore wind development rights through 2028, including four before the end of this year. The schedule will help companies, states and ...

Graduating cadets toss their hats into the air at the end of the 2023 graduation ceremony at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, U.S., May 27, 2023.

Need a US hotel for Graduation Day? Good luck

Chris Taylor |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel room in an American college town for Graduation Day. Toni Milbourne faced this before her daughter's ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump listens as his lawyer Todd Blanche argues with Judge Juan Merchan (not seen) during a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, at a court in New York, U.S., February 15, 2024 in this courtroom sketch.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway

Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush career at a New York law firm to become the first attorney in history to defend a former U.S. president at a criminal trial, ...

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks with his attorney Todd Blanche, as his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, at Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far

Andy Sullivan, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Andy Sullivan, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York on criminal charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg attends a press briefing the day after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2024.

US mandates new airline fee disclosure, refund rules

David Shepardson |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is finalizing on Tuesday new rules that require upfront disclosure of airline fees and mandate refunds for delayed baggage or inoperative services like onboard Wi-Fi. ...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 21, 2023. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin via

Russia to push Ukraine further back if Kyiv gets long range U.S. missiles, says Kremlin

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will need to push Ukrainian forces further back and expand what it regards as a "buffer zone" if Kyiv takes delivery of advanced longer-range ATACM guided missile systems from the United States, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.