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French PM plans new tax on people earning over 250,000 euros a year, Les Echos says
PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans a tax targeting individuals with annual incomes of over 250,000 euros to try to win the Socialist opposition’s backing for his government’s […]
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation […]
Analysis-Did Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington work? It’s complicated
WASHINGTON, October 4 (Reuters) -After mobilizing hundreds of federal agents and thousands of soldiers to the nation’s capital, President Donald Trump has declared victory over what he called a “crisis” […]
Centrist Republicans warn against Trump’s partisan shutdown strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s freezing of funds for Democratic-led states has raised concerns among some centrist Republicans in the U.S. Congress, who worry that leaning into these divisions could […]
Russian strike hits passenger train in Ukraine, causing casualties
KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian strike hit a passenger train in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region causing casualties among the passengers, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Saturday. Read full story Date: […]
Japan’s Takaichi vows Nordic levels of women in cabinet. Can she deliver?
TOKYO (Reuters) -In her campaign to become Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi made a bold promise to narrow the country’s wide gender gap in politics and lift the […]
Populist billionaire Babis seeks comeback in Czech election
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czechs vote on Saturday in the final day of an election likely to return populist billionaire Andrej Babis to power on pledges to raise wages and lift growth, […]
Pope Leo to release first document, on world’s poor, on Oct 9
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will publish the first document of his tenure on October 9, the Vatican said on Saturday, with a text that is likely to offer hints […]
Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner […]
Hamas ready for lasting peace, Israel must immediately stop bombing Gaza, says Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed Hamas’ response to his ceasefire and prisoner-exchange proposal, saying he believes the Palestinian group is “ready for a lasting peace.” Read full […]