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By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States signaled on Thursday that it would not grant Iran access to $6 billion in Iranian funds parked …

By Henriette Chacar, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Humeyra Pamuk JERUSALEM/GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Gaza moved closer to a humanitarian catastrophe on Thursday as the death toll rose and vital supplies ran low, …

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Thursday blocked the sale of six flavors of British American Tobacco’s (BAT) main vape brand, Vuse Alto, in the market including the menthol flavor …

By Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune (Reuters) – Dawn Heidlebaugh felt trapped in a disturbing pattern while taking Ozempic, the popular drug used to treat diabetes and obesity. Each Sunday …

By James Oliphant, Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The 2024 presidential election promises to be like no other modern U.S. election. Leading the field of Republican presidential candidates is former President …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. citizens confirmed dead in the Hamas attack in Israel over the weekend has risen to 27, with 14 more still unaccounted for, White …

(Reuters) -Most U.S. presidential contenders have thrown their support behind Israel over the surprise attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas while Republican frontrunner Donald Trump accused Israel of being …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -When star witness Caroline Ellison first took the stand on Tuesday at Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, she needed longer than previous witnesses to point …

By Jody Godoy and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, testified this week that the 31-year-old former billionaire, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Qatar on Friday to discuss with its prime minister developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict, ways to de-escalate it …

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes have made major cemeteries in Gaza dangerous to reach so mourning families are burying their dead in informal graveyards dug in …

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – More than 7 million Americans had rolled up their sleeves for the updated COVID-19 vaccines as of Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of Health …

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Russia’s parliament will vote next week on withdrawing Moscow’s ratification of the global treaty that bans nuclear tests, lawmakers said on Thursday. At a time of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined credit reporting agency TransUnion a total of $23 million over inaccurate rental background checks and poor …

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali (Reuters) – The U.S. military is placing no conditions on its security assistance to Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, adding …

By Oriana Boselli ROME (Reuters) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that crucial supplies were running dangerously low in the Gaza Strip after Israel imposed …

By Helen Coster and Alexander Cornwell NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) – Some were on their honeymoon, others were studying abroad, many were building new lives in foreign countries. But when Israel …

BEIJING (Reuters) -There are no “so-called defectors” in China, a spokesperson for its foreign ministry said on Thursday, responding to a query about a report that the country had deported …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments calling Hezbollah “smart” and criticizing Israel’s defense minister were “dangerous and unhinged,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said on Thursday. “Statements …

By Steven Scheer, Michael Kahn and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -Governments and airlines scrambled to lay on flights to evacuate thousands of tourists from Israel and repatriate the country’s citizens, as …

By Bruno Kelly MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) – Clouds of dense gray smoke from dozens of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon, many of them illegally started, have hung over the region’s …

By Rachael Kennedy (Reuters) – Misinformation has spread online following Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel from Gaza and Israel’s response with air strikes, as the two sides continued to battle. …

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Most of the 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip have no electricity and no water. And, with hundreds of Israeli strikes raining down …

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Daniel Noboa, who grew up accompanying his businessman father during the latter’s five failed attempts to become president of Ecuador, is betting his employment-focused …

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Her deep admiration for Ecuador’s former President Rafael Correa inspired lawyer Luisa Gonzalez to work for his government. Now she is the best hope …