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Far-right European Parliament group expels Germany's AfD after SS remark
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament said on Thursday it had decided to expel the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) delegation, weeks before el...
May 23, 2024
Houthis say they targeted the Mediterranean this week, no confirmation available
DUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday that one of their operations this week targeted the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this month, al-Houthi had said t...
May 23, 2024
US Supreme Court backs S. Carolina Republicans in race-based voting map fight
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to South Carolina Republicans on Thursday, ruling against a challenge to an electoral map they devised that moved 30,000 Bl...
May 23, 2024
Yellen concerned about Israel's threats to cut off Palestinian banks
By David Lawder STRESA, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday she was concerned by a threat from Israel to cut off Palestinian banks from their Israeli correspondent ...
May 23, 2024
Activists chide pope over handling of sex abuse and cover-ups
By Matteo Negri ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has not done enough to stamp out clerical sex abuse and its cover-up, activists and abuse survivors said on Thursday, protesting before a Vatican-hosted W...
May 23, 2024
Factbox-What did Ireland, Norway and Spain announce on a Palestinian state?
(Reuters) - Spain, Norway and Ireland announced that they will recognise a Palestinian state on May 28 and they urged other European states to follow their lead. The three countries said they hoped th...
May 23, 2024
With no flights before election, UK's Rwanda migrant scheme may never get off ground
By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda may never get off the ground, after Prime Minister Rishi Suna...
May 23, 2024
Russia says main power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant goes down, no safety threats
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that the main power line supplying the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine had gone down, but that there was no threat to s...
May 23, 2024
World Court rejects Mexico request for measures against Ecuador
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday rejected a demand by Mexico to order emergency measures after Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito. ICJ pre...
May 23, 2024
UK's anti-smoking laws could be lost in pre-election parliamentary rush
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's proposed law to ban smoking for younger generations could be shelved after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise election, putting one of his flagship policies in j...
May 23, 2024
