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Aid trucks begin moving ashore via Gaza pier, US says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Central Command said on Friday that trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza at 9 a.m. local time (0600 GMT). No U.S. troops ...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
German minister: Ukraine needs long-range weapons to defend Kharkiv
STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Ukraine needs more long-range weapons to fight off Russian advances in the northern Kharkiv region where the situation around the country's second-largest city remains "highly d...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Belgium's Ghent university severs ties with three Israeli institutions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's University of Ghent (UGent) is severing ties with three Israeli educational or research institutions which it says no longer align with UGent's human rights policy, its ...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms
By Ben Blanchard and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days befor...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will not authorise ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday, after the country refused to let a ship call at...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) - A vaunted 'new era' of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in Beijing on Thursday may not exactly have been sealed w...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Foreigners sell Vietnam securities amid political turbulence, data show
By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Foreign investors have reduced by nearly $2 billion their securities holdings in Vietnam's main stock market since early 2023 despite the bou...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
French police 'neutralised' armed person who tried to set fire to synagogue in Rouen - Darmanin
PARIS (Reuters) - French police officers in Rouen 'neutralised' an armed individual who was intent on setting fire to the town's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday. The incide...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Slovak doctors to discuss transporting PM Fico to Bratislava on Monday - local media
(Reuters) - Slovak doctors will meet on Monday to assess Prime Minister Robert Fico's health and discuss the possibility of transporting him from Banska Bystrica to the capital Bratislava, local media...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024
Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode and is focused on trying to ensure that tensions do not spill over into a large-scale conflict, the TASS news agency on...
Thomson Reuters May 17, 2024

