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Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles looks on ahead of the Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers' meeting in Melbourne, Australia, May 1, 2024.

Australia criticizes China over 'unsafe' aerial confrontation over Yellow Sea

Lewis Jackson |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Chinese fighter jet endangered those aboard an Australian military helicopter during an "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea last week, Australia said on Monday. The incident ...

John Swinney speaks at the SNP Annual National Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain October 9, 2022.

SNP veteran John Swinney set to become Scotland's next leader

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish National Party (SNP) veteran John Swinney was confirmed as the party's new leader on Monday, set to succeed Humza Yousaf as the country's first minister after he emerged as the sole contender in the leadership race for ...

A nurse walks inside a quarantine room for coronavirus patients at finished but still unused building A2 of the Shanghai Public Clinical Center, in Shanghai, China February 17, 2020. Noel Celis/Pool via REUTERS

China should boost number of ICU beds, state agencies say

Andrew Silver |Updated 14 minutes ago |1 min read

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should increase the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds over the next few years as part of its public health measures, several state agencies recommended in a joint statement published on Monday.

Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic gestures prior to the pronouncement of his appeal judgement at the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague, Netherlands June 8, 2021. Peter Dejong/Pool via

Mladic defence seeks his release to Serbia on health grounds

Reuters |Updated 23 minutes ago |2 min read

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Defence lawyers for Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia, are seeking his urgent release to Serbia on health grounds. According a motion published ...

Photographers work on remote cameras at Launch Complex 41 in preparation for the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 4,, 2024.

Boeing's new Starliner capsule set for first crewed flight to space station

Joey Roulette, Steve Gorman |Updated 24 minutes ago |3 min read

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing Co's new Starliner astronaut capsule was poised for a Monday night launch of its long-delayed inaugural crewed test flight to the International Space Station, two years ...

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks during a press conference with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, as part of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union, in Slubice, Poland, May 1, 2024.

Unused EU recovery funds should go towards defence, Polish ministers say

Reuters |Updated 33 minutes ago |2 min read

WARSAW (Reuters) - Unused European Union funds meant for helping member states recover from the pandemic should be put towards building the defence industry, Poland's deputy prime minister and its foreign minister said on Monday. Poland is ...

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Hezbollah says its drone hits northern Israeli town, casualties reported

Reuters |Updated 33 minutes ago |1 min read

BEIRUT-JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hezbollah said on Monday it carried out a drone attack on an Israeli military position near the northern Israeli town of Metula that left several dead and injured. Israel's military said it could not yet confirm the ...

The logo of BioNTech is pictured at Biontech's research laboratory for individualised vaccines against cancer in Mainz, Germany, July 27, 2023.

BioNTech says 90% of 2024 revenues will accrue at end of year

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's BioNTech, whose COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with Pfizer was widely used during the pandemic, said on Monday that almost all of its expected 2024 revenues would come in at the end of the year. BioNTech said in a ...

Lakeland Ridges mayoralty candidates, from left, Lance Graham, Leonard Foster and Eric Cummings field questions at an open house in Debec on May 1.

N.B. lifts Lakeland Ridges council suspension as mayor’s race looms

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jim Dumville River Valley Sun |Updated 1 hour ago |5 min read

The successful mayoralty candidate and the acclaimed Ward 4 councillor will join a fully functioning Lakeland Ridges council when they take office following the May 6 by-election. Late Thursday, May 2, the Department of Environment and Local ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon May 2, 2024.

EU ends rule-of-law proceedings against Poland

Reuters |Updated 3 minutes ago |1 min read

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union Commission no longer believes there is a risk to the rule of law in Poland, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, adding that the EU would therefore end rule-of-law proceedings ...

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