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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A former model has filed a lawsuit claiming a one-time executive at movie studio Miramax raped her after luring her to a hotel with the promise …

By Elvira Pollina and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is “better than he was”, his friend Fedele Confalonieri said on Friday after visiting him in …

(This April 6 story has been corrected to say that 124,000, not 100,000, people were flown out of Kabul in paragraph 18) By Nandita Bose and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) …

(Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday defended luxury trips he has taken over decades, funded by real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow, saying he had …

By Daphne Psaledakis and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Treasury Department official said on Friday that the coalition of partners that has imposed sanctions on Russia over …

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Clarence Thomas’ career as a U.S. Supreme Court justice began following one of the most contentious confirmation battles in Senate history and 32 years …

(Reuters) – Kansas lawmakers approved a bill early on Friday that would require healthcare providers to tell patients that medication abortions can be reversed once started, a claim medical experts …

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Mohammed Alghobari RIYADH/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi and Omani envoys are planning to visit Yemen’s capital Sanaa next week to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with …

(Reuters) – Births in Italy dropped to a new historic low below 400,000 in 2022, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink. Italy’s dearth …

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia warned the West on Friday that unless obstacles to its exports of grain and fertilisers were removed, then Ukraine would have to export …

By Cheney Orr and Brad Brooks NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -Republicans in control of the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Democratic representatives on Thursday for breaking decorum during a gun …

TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Tension with China has escalated under Taiwan’s government and the island will in future have to choose between “peace and war”, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou …

By Michel Rose and James Pomfret GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts …

By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has chosen a finance director for his prospective presidential campaign, two sources close to DeSantis said on Thursday. …

By Henriette Chacar and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel’s military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A senior U.S. lawmaker said on Friday he was doing everything possible to speed up the delivery of weapons to Taiwan, suggesting other countries that have the …

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner said he was at fault in a New Year’s Day snowplow accident that left him close to death and …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died from a fentanyl overdose, his manager said on Thursday, six months after the musician was found dead at a friend’s home in Los …

GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the …

‘No One Cares About The Rules’: CNN Panel Defends Dems Who Joined With Mob In State Capitol Protest Harold Hutchison on April 6, 2023 A panel on CNN defended three …

(Reuters) – A Moscow court will consider an appeal by lawyers of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to lift his pre-trial detention on April 18, the Interfax news …

Christian Group Sues Over City Ordinance Prohibiting Protests Outside Abortion Clinics Kate Anderson on April 6, 2023 A Christian pro-life group filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis Wednesday …

Nord Stream Investigator Rules Out ‘Hot Theories’ Behind Pipeline Sabotage Micaela Burrow on April 6, 2023 A Swedish prosecutor investigating the suspected Nord Stream sabotage now says that a state …