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Members of "World Central Kitchen" prepare food for Palestinians, in the location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas,  in this picture released on March 21, 2024 and obtained from social media. Courtesy of @chefjoseandres via X/via REUTERS /File Photo

World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

NICOSIA (Reuters) - World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike. Prior to halting operations, WCK had ...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on Europe in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, 25 April 2024. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via

France's nuclear weapons should be part of European defence debate, Macron says

Mathieu Rosemain |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's nuclear weapons should be part of the European defence debate, French President Emmanuel Macron told a group of regional newspapers on Sunday, in comments that drew fire from his political opponents ...

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One migrant dies, 25 rescued off Greek island

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has recovered the body of one migrant and rescued 25, while searching for at least four more believed missing after their boat sank off the island of Samos, the coastguard said on Sunday. The rescued migrants were taken ...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2024.

Pakistan PM discusses new loan programme with IMF chief

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed a new loan programme with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday, his office said in a statement. Sharif and Georgieva met on the sidelines of the ...

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Russian journalists placed in pre-trial detention in alleged extremism cases

Reuters |Updated 56 minutes ago |3 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Courts in Russia placed two journalists in pre-trial detention for two months on Saturday after state prosecutors accused them of taking part in the activities of an "extremist" organisation founded by late opposition ...

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024.

US senator questions whether State Dept properly assessing Israel conduct

Humeyra Pamuk |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic senator on Sunday questioned whether the Biden administration was properly assessing whether Israel was complying with international law, following a Reuters report that some senior U.S.

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2024.

Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah move, says White House

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -Israel has agreed to listen to U.S. concerns and thoughts before it launches an invasion of the border city of Rafah in Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday. Israel's military is poised to evacuate ...

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 22nd Separate Mechanised Brigade stands near empty shell cartridges at an artillery position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, April 19, 2024.

Ukraine pulls back from three villages as eastern front worsens, top commander says

Dan Peleschuk |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

By Dan Peleschuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday Kyiv's outnumbered troops had fallen back to new positions west of three villages on the eastern front where Russia has concentrated significant forces in ...

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gestures at a "Brothers of Italy" (Fratelli d'Italia) right-wing party conference in Pescara, Italy, April 28, 2024.

Italy PM Meloni announces candidacy at EU election

Giulia Segreti |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Giulia Segreti ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she will be a candidate at June's European elections in a bid to boost support for her Brothers of Italy party, though she will not take up a seat if ...

A man loads ice cubes on a cart from an ice factory, during a heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24, 2024.

Bangladesh reopens schools amid scorching heatwave

Ruma Paul |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday despite a heatwave continuing to sweep the South Asian nation, with temperatures expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the days ahead, according to ...

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