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The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022.

RFK Jr and super PAC sue Meta, claiming election interference

Stephanie Kelly |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr and a super PAC supporting him filed a lawsuit on Monday against Facebook parent Meta Platforms, alleging the tech giant interfered in the ...

A damaged gate of Al-Aqsa university, which was destroyed during Israel's military offensive, stands in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip April 14, 2024.

White House: We do not believe genocide is occurring in Gaza

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration did not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as a ...

STORY: :: Israel's prime minister and his cabinet ministers are heckled during Memorial Day ceremonies :: May 13, 2024 :: Jerusalem :: Ashdod, Israel :: Tel Aviv, Israel A person called Netanyahu "garbage" as he ended his speech addressing bereaved families in Jerusalem. Separately, a woman shouted at a far-right member of Netanyahu's cabinet, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, as

Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages

Maytaal Angel |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

By Maytaal Angel JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests growing and internal divisions festering. As the ...

An Israeli tank holds a position as smoke rises in Gaza, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, May 13, 2024.

UN says Gaza death toll still over 35,000 but not all bodies identified

Emma Farge, Michelle Nichols |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Michelle Nichols and Emma Farge UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-Hamas war is still more than 35,000, but the enclave's Ministry of Health has updated its breakdown of the fatalities, the ...

Palestinians stand behind the railings at a nearly deserted school used as a shelter by displaced people who fled Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 13, 2024.

Former US military intelligence official says he resigned over Gaza war

Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former U.S. military intelligence official released a letter on Monday that explained to his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that his November resignation was in fact due to ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Laos' President Thongloun Sisoulith in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024.

Shoigu reshuffle shows Putin 'desperation' to sustain Ukraine war, State Department says

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's defense minister reshuffle was a further indication of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "desperation to sustain" his invasion of Ukraine, U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a joint news conference with the Nordic prime ministers on Skeppsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden, May 13, 2024, during a two day long Nordic Summit, on security and competitiveness. Christine Olsson/TT News Agency/via REUTERS

Europe can't lag behind in 5G technology - German Chancellor Scholz

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Monday for an expansion of the 5G mobile network in Europe at the Nordic summit on security and competitiveness in Stockholm. "We have to make it happen, that this progressive ...

International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside the headquarters at the end of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2016.

IMF, Islamabad open talks for a new loan, says Pakistan finance ministry

Asif Shahzad |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has opened discussions with Islamabad on a new loan programme, a Pakistan finance ministry statement said on Monday. The mission chief, Nathan Porter, met ...

The male savannah elephant Doma and the male savannah elephant Mainos engage in greeting behavior at Jafuta Reserve in Zimbabwe, in this undated handout picture. Vesta Eleuteri/Handout via REUTERS

For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair

Will Dunham |Updated 5 hours ago |3 min read

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag," "hola," "konnichiwa" or "g'day." They might shake hands, bump fists, make a fist-and-palm gesture or press their hands together with a ...

Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are seen inside a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, New York, U.S., July 15, 2022.

US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector

Mrinalika Roy |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors amid renewed interest from pharmaceutical firms, should a proposal to reclassify cannabis as a lower-risk substance be ...

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