Today: May 02, 2024
Today: May 02, 2024

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President Joe Biden calls Japan and India 'xenophobic' nations that do not welcome immigrants

President Joe Biden has called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia as he tried to explain the four countries’ economic circumstances and contrasted them with the U.S. on immigration

Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn

By Cath Turner and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, some of which included Jewish Passover

Landmark Google antitrust case ready to conclude

Lawyers for both the Department of Justice and Google will present arguments Thursday and Friday to conclude the biggest antitrust case in a quarter century

Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama

Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riots shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building

Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols

Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden

Germany signals it will resume funding UN agency for Palestinians

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany said on Wednesday it would resume cooperation with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), signalling a resumption of funding that was frozen after Israel accused

US plans 12 offshore wind auctions over five years

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -U.S.

Iran sentences rapper Toomaj Salehi to death over 2022-23 unrest, lawyer tells paper

DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death for charges linked to Iran's 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on

Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is following through on promises to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life

The Latest | Protesters being cleared from library at Portland State

Arrests continue on campuses around the U.S. as police dismantle camps of students protesting Israel's war in Gaza

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone

Czech central bank cuts a key interest rate again with inflation down and the economy on the mend

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy has shown signs of recovery

Kyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says

A senior Ukrainian military official says the situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped forces

Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI

EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration

The European Union has announced an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — that will mostly go to strengthening border control to halt the flow of asylum seekers and migrants from the small, crisis-wracked country across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus and Italy

The Latest | With no immediate ruling on sanctions, testimony resumes in Trump's hush money case

Lawyer Keith Davidson has returned to the witness stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial after a contempt hearing over more alleged gag order violations

Hakeem Jeffries isn't speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now

US issues hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes aim at Chinese companies

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow's circumvention

US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United States continues to seek to disrupt Russia's efforts in its war against Ukraine.

Clashes erupt on UCLA campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators,

The Latest | Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo to keep up cease-fire talks

Hamas said Thursday that it will send a delegation to Cairo as soon as possible to keep working on cease-fire talks, in response to Egypt’s latest proposal

As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group's destruction?

Hamas says it is considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah

Georgia parliament cancels session after building damaged during huge protests

The parliament of Georgia has cancelled its plenary session following massive protests against a proposed law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s bid for membership in the European Union

Biden will speak about student protests over the war in Gaza, White House official says

President Joe Biden will speak about student protests over the war in Gaza

Goldman Sachs, BofA shareholders reject proposals for CEO-chair split

By Saeed Azhar and Nupur Anand SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs and Bank of America shareholders voted against proposals to divide the CEO and chairman roles at both banks on

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