By Adam Jourdan and Stephanie van den Berg BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A Ukrainian man who alleges he was tortured by Russian occupying forces has filed a legal complaint halfway …
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Justice Clarence Thomas returns to US Supreme Court after absence
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas returned to the bench on Tuesday, a day after he missed arguments in two cases with no explanation offered by the …
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Putin tells the Middle East to pull back from a catastrophic clash
by Reutersby ReutersBy Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged all sides in the Middle East to refrain from action that would trigger a new …
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Russia, Kazakhstan fight floods as Putin ally says officials should have done better
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tamara Vaal and Lucy Papachristou PETROPAVLOVSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Kazakhstan’s president described floods across the north of the country as a national disaster on Tuesday and ordered his government to …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he may meet Donald Trump during a visit to New York this week, as European leaders prepare for the possibility of …
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New Mexico mental health first responders are increasingly civilians, not police
by Reutersby Reuters(This April 6 story has been refiled to say Mariela, not Maria, in paragraph 10) By Andrew Hay ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) – Unarmed emergency responders Nevada Sanchez and Sean Martin take …
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Analysis-Biden unlikely to cut Iran’s oil lifeline after Israel attack
by Reutersby ReutersBy Arshad Mohammed, Timothy Gardner and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone strike on Israel is unlikely to prompt dramatic sanctions action on Iran’s oil exports from …
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Spain’s Canary Islands plan tighter short term rental rules with police backup
by Reutersby ReutersBy Corina Pons SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) -Soon after Maria Rosa Sanchez reported her neighbour for renting her building’s rooftop in Tenerife as a campsite on Airbnb, police …
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US House speaker says spending, sanctions bills to come Tuesday
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures, as the House prepares to vote on …
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Israel still imposing ‘unlawful’ restrictions on Gaza aid, UN rights office says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel is still imposing “unlawful” restrictions on humanitarian relief for Gaza, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, despite assertions from Israel and others …
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French ‘bollard man’ hero invited to stay in Australia permanently
by Reutersby ReutersBy Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has invited a French national who confronted a knife-wielding attacker during a rampage in a Sydney mall to stay in the country permanently, heeding …
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US awards Samsung $6.4 billion in grants to boost Texas chip output
by Reutersby ReutersBy Leah Douglas and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -The Biden administration will award up to $6.4 billion in grants to South Korea’s Samsung to expand its chip production in central Texas …
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US trade chief Tai says taking ‘serious look’ at tools to deal with China
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will tell lawmakers on Tuesday that the Biden administration is “taking a serious look” at U.S. trade defense tools …
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Native American group seeks to overturn US court ruling on Rio’s Arizona copper mine
by Reutersby ReutersBy Mrinmay Dey and Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -A Native American group has asked all members of a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn an earlier ruling that granted land …
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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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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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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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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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‘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 …