Gunmen ambush French prison van to free drug dealer, killing two guards
PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) – Gunmen wearing balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer known as “The…
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India’s Modi denies stoking divisions to win election, files nomination
NEW DELHI, May 14 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended himself against criticism that he is stoking divisions between Hindus and Muslims to…
‘Trust me’, UK’s Sunak appeals to voters before national election
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on voters on Monday to trust him to keep them safe in an increasingly dangerous world,…
Floods kill 43 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra, 15 missing
TANAH DATAR, (Reuters) – Flash floods and mudslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for…
Australia backs gas beyond 2050 despite climate fears
Australia has announced it will ramp up its extraction and use of gas until “2050 and beyond”, despite global calls to phase out fossil fuels….
Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers’ mistake
LONDON, (Reuters) – Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault…
Israeli military takes control of vital Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli forces seized the main border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza on Tuesday, shutting down a vital aid route…
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to Rafah offensive
President Joe Biden again urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching an offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as Israel on Monday…
Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment
AP – The military defector was killed in a hail of gunfire and then run over by a car in Spain. The opposition figure was…
Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue
AP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of…