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Ukraine forces hit oil depot in Russian-held city, local leader says

Reuters |Updated 6 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces attacked an oil storage depot and sparked a fire late on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the region's Russia-installed leader said. Leonid Pasechnik, head of the ...

A vial labelled "AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022.

AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine worldwide, The Telegraph reports

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid vaccine worldwide, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The application to withdraw the vaccine was made on March 5 and came into effect on Tuesday, the report added. ...

Dragline excavators stand at the construction site of a new Chinese mega port, in Chancay, Peru August 22, 2023.

Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms

Marco Aquino |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru's Pacific coast insisted on Tuesday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials have ...

A protest encampment in support of Palestinians is re-occupied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 6, 2024.

Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencements, White House says

Andrea Shalal, Trevor Hunnicutt |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencement ceremonies where he and other administration officials will speak, the White House said on Tuesday as ...

U.S. President Joe Biden meets Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2024.

Romanian president says he's open to discussing sending Patriot system to Ukraine

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday he was open to discussing sending a Patriot missile system to Ukraine after German appeals to European Union and NATO member states to bolster Ukraine's air defences. Following ...

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answers questions during the press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2024.

White House: Behavior in video captured at University of Mississippi is 'undignified and racist'

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said the behavior captured in a video at the University of Mississippi is "undignified and racist", after a student was accused of mocking a Black protestor by making monkey noises during an anti-war ...

Israeli soldiers stand next to military vehicles, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza Border, in southern Israel, May 7, 2024.

Biden administration to miss deadline for report on Israeli weapons use, sources say

Patricia Zengerle, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Patricia Zengerle, Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will miss a Wednesday deadline to report to Congress on whether Israel is violating international humanitarian law in Gaza, four sources said on ...

An Italian Coast Guard vessel carrying migrants rescued at sea passes between tourist boats, on Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, September 18, 2023.

Italy bans NGO planes from using airports close to migrant routes

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Tuesday that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty would no longer be able to fly from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa that are close to the shipping routes. The ...

Hamas official Osama Hamdan speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon April 4, 2024.

Hamas official warns of no ceasefire deal if Israeli aggression on Gaza continues

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned on Tuesday that if Israel's military aggression continues in Rafah, there will be no ceasefire deal. Hamdan's comments were made during a press conference in Beirut as a delegation from Hamas, ...

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Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

ATHENS (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters during a pro-Palestinian rally in central Athens on Tuesday, a day after the Israeli military launched a ground and air operation in part of eastern Rafah in the Gaza Strip. More ...

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