By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act …
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US envoy to UN urges Russia, China not to ‘reward’ North Korea’s bad behaviour
by Reutersby ReutersBy Hyunsu Yim PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran’s missile programme and proscribe its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation …
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Instant view: China’s Q1 GDP grows 5.3% y/y, well above forecast
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – China’s economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter year-on-year, official data showed on Tuesday, comfortably beating analysts’ expectations, a welcome sign for policymakers as they try to shore …
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Asian shares slide on US rate cut rethink; China GDP beats estimates
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales for March further reinforced expectations …
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Pentagon chief stresses Middle East stability in calls with counterparts
by Reutersby ReutersBy Idrees Ali and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held calls on Monday with counterparts in the Middle East and Europe, expressing support for Israel …
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By Mike Stone (Reuters) -Lockheed Martin has won a $17 billion contract to develop the next generation of interceptors to defend the United States against an intercontinental ballistic missile attack, …
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Iraqi leader calls for restraint in Middle East during Washington visit
by Reutersby ReutersBy Trevor Hunnicutt and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called for restraint in the Middle East on Monday during talks in Washington as tensions soar …
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Kiribati court rules suspended Australian judge cannot be deported
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – A Kiribati court has ruled that a High Court judge in the Pacific Island nation who has been suspended by the president cannot be deported …
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Migrant boat evades surfers in high-speed landing on California beach
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daniel Trotta CARLSBAD, California (Reuters) – Local leaders from the San Diego area called for more U.S. border enforcement on Monday after a motor boat loaded with migrants navigated …
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Mexico presidential frontrunner pledges $13.6 billion for energy investments
by Reutersby ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The favorite to win Mexico’s presidential election in June, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Monday outlined a plan to invest $13.57 billion in new energy generation projects through …
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US ties renewal of easing of Venezuela oil sanctions to progress on elections
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daphne Psaledakis, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will not renew a temporary license that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector unless progress …
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Iran able to ‘handle situation’ and spare Middle East more tension, China’s foreign minister says
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) – China said it believed Iran could “handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil” while safeguarding its sovereignty and dignity, referring to an attack on …
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FBI opens criminal probe in Baltimore bridge collapse; fourth body recovered
by Reutersby ReutersBy Susan Heavey, Brendan O’Brien and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI said on Monday it opened a criminal probe into the collapse of a Baltimore bridge in March when …
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Ukraine, Israel aid to hit US House floor as separate bills soon
by Reutersby ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will consider aid to Israel and Ukraine as separate legislation this week, Republican Speaker …
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NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in the midst of a budget crunch – retrieving …
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GAZA CITY (Reuters) – A bakery in Gaza City has started operating for the first time in six months with aid from the World Food Programme (WFP), providing desperately needed …
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‘Rust’ armorer sentenced to 18 months in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Hay SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) -Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie “Rust,” was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday in the …
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Explainer-What’s next after Arizona’s highest court upheld an abortion ban?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision reviving a near-total abortion ban dating back to the 19th century is at odds with a pledge from the state’s …
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US employers must accommodate abortions, birth control, agency says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – U.S. employers’ obligation to accommodate workers’ pregnancies also extends to abortions and the use of contraception, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said …
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Analysis-Dollar’s rally supercharged by diverging US rate outlook
by Reutersby ReutersBy Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews (Reuters) – A rally in the U.S. dollar is accelerating, as stubborn inflation sows doubts over how aggressively the Federal Reserve will be …
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Biden and his wife report $620,000 income in 2023 tax returns
by Reutersby ReutersBy Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill on Monday released tax returns showing that their income rose 7% to $619,976 in 2023 and that …
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Tesla laying off more than 10% of staff globally as sales fall
by Reutersby ReutersBy Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday shows, as it grapples with falling …
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By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The judge in Donald Trump’s trial dismissed dozens of potential New York City jurors on Monday who said they could not …
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Stocks close lower as Middle East tensions, Treasury yields weigh
by Reutersby ReutersBy Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Monday, as an early lift from a strong retail sales report succumbed to a jump in Treasury yields …