By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security bill within a fortnight of it being tabled, fast-tracking a …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers have reached a preliminary deal to keep the government funded through the rest of the fiscal year that began in October, a …
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Washington makes new push for Gaza ceasefire to head off famine, Rafah assault
by Reutersby ReutersBy Bassam Masoud, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States made a fresh push on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza to avert a …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid for Gaza may amount to a starvation tactic that could be a war crime, the United Nations human rights chief …
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(Reuters) -Brazil’s federal police indicted the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his vaccination records, two sources related to the matter said on Tuesday. An investigation by …
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By Yoruk Bahceli, Nell Mackenzie, Harry Robertson and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds are piling into the euro zone’s $10 trillion government bond market, scenting opportunities as funding …
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Canada’s parliament passes vote after language on Palestinian statehood dropped
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s parliament passed a non-binding motion late Monday calling on the international community to work toward a two-state solution to resolve the conflict between Israel …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s sway over Ohio Republicans will be tested in the state’s U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, when they decide whether to nominate a political newcomer backed …
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By Eric Cox CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicagoans will vote in Tuesday’s primary election on whether to increase the tax rate on real estate transfers worth over $1 million in order …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday passed a third reading of a new national security bill which edged a step closer to being fully passed. Nearly 90 …
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By Ankur Banerjee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares dipped on Tuesday while the yen slid after the Bank of Japan met market expectations and ended eight years of …
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MANILA (Reuters) -U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and secure the release …
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By Laurie Chen, Yew Lun Tian and Guy Faulconbridge BEIJING/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China in May for talks with Xi Jinping, in what could be …
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Out of money, Pentagon chief tries to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine
by Reutersby ReutersBy Idrees Ali RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday sought to convince European allies that President Joe Biden’s administration is still committed to supporting …
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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider a California woman’s bid to overturn her conviction for smuggling drugs across …
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Factbox-At a glance: March 19 US presidential primary states and delegate counts
by Reutersby ReutersBy Helen Coster (Reuters) – Five states will hold their presidential nominating contests on Tuesday, a week after both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump netted enough delegates …
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Six former Mississippi police officers to be sentenced in federal assault case
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Six former law enforcement officers who prosecutors say called themselves the “Goon Squad” are expected to be sentenced this week after they pled guilty last …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift …
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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A New Mexico jury on Monday found an Afghan asylum seeker guilty of murdering a Pakistani immigrant in one of three ambush-style shootings of Muslim …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden travels to Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday to promote his affordable housing proposals and pitch his case for re-election in two …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the …
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By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed on Tuesday a recent strengthening of defence ties with the Philippines as “extraordinary”, saying they would only grow …
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‘Correct’: Joe Biden’s Financial Manager Says He Was Kept In Dark On Some Of Hunter’s Key Overseas Business Dealings Nick Pope on March 18, 2024 A former associate of Hunter …