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Joy in Israel and Gaza after ceasefire announced
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters): Israelis and Palestinians rejoiced on Thursday after a ceasefire and hostage deal was announced under the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the war […]
Pope Leo invokes criticism of Trump’s policies in first major document
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo urged the world’s Catholics to help immigrants in his first major document, which was released on Thursday and invoked one of the late Pope Francis’ […]
Britain’s Princess Kate warns screen time feeds ‘epidemic of disconnection’
LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, warned on Thursday that smartphones and other digital devices were playing a key role in an “epidemic of disconnection” that threatened the development […]
Who’s to blame for the shutdown? All of the above, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans blame both Republicans and Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown and are worried services could falter as a third of the federal workforce sits on unpaid leave, according […]
EU’s von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in parliament
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived two bids to remove her when the European Parliament rejected no-confidence motions from hard-right and left groups on […]
Pope hails role of news agencies in ‘post-truth’, AI world
Vatican City (AFP): Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (Oct 9) hailed the work of news agencies as a bulwark in an increasingly “post-truth” world, and warned of the dangers of […]
France’s Macron seeks sixth prime minister in under two years
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday searching for his sixth prime minister in under two years, hoping his next pick can steer a budget through a legislature […]
Trump’s National Guard deployments face pair of court challenges
CHICAGO (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s aggressive and unprecedented National Guard deployments will be further tested in two court hearings in different U.S. states on Thursday, as governors resisting the militarization […]
South Sudan president fires military chief after three months, reinstates predecessor
JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has removed the country’s military chief and reinstated his predecessor whom Kiir had sacked three months earlier, state-run television announced. Read full story […]
UK signs $468 million deal to supply India with missiles
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening […]