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A police member looks on in Wimereux, near Calais, after migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel, in France, April 23, 2024.

UK police make additional arrest over migrants' deaths in Channel

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had arrested an additional individual over the deaths of five migrants, including a child, who died attempting to cross the Channel from France on a small boat earlier this week. The deaths ...

Merck CEO Belen Garijo speaks to the media, on the day of a groundbreaking ceremony for drugmaker Merck's new research centre aiming at mRNA technology, in Darmstadt, Germany April 25, 2024.

Scholz promises support for pharma sector in Germany as Merck invests

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was committed to supporting the pharmaceuticals sector with tax advantages for research and cutting red tape for trials at a ceremony with Merck, which is investing 1.5 billion euros ($1.61 ...

The United States Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2024.

Explainer-How Trump's immunity claim stalled 2020 election subversion case

Andrew Goudsward |Updated 12 minutes ago |4 min read

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump’s claim that he enjoys sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took as president, a claim that has delayed by months ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan Supreme Court on the 6th day of the hush money trial against him on April 23 2024. Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS

Hush money testimony expected to focus on payment to ex-Playboy model

Jack Queen |Updated 12 minutes ago |3 min read

By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is set to resume in New York on Thursday with a former tabloid publisher testifying about efforts to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid by burying negative stories, including an ...

Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseev and other navy representatives attend the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 22, 2024.

Chinese military officials met US and Russian naval officials this week

Laurie Chen |Updated 23 minutes ago |2 min read

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officials held separate meetings with U.S. and Russian naval counterparts during a Western Pacific naval symposium in Qingdao this week, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said on ...

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Turkey offers Iraq technical help to bolster border security

Reuters |Updated 33 minutes ago |1 min read

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is in discussions with Iraq to provide technical assistance to Baghdad for securing its borders to prevent movements of outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants around the region, a Turkish defence ministry ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands across the table during a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. September 21, 2023.

Kremlin says U.S. long-range missiles sent to Ukraine will not change war's outcome

Reuters |Updated 33 minutes ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that deliveries of U.S. long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine would not change the outcome of the war but would create more problems for Ukraine itself. The United States in ...

Jack Whalen and his wife, Glennis Whalen, stand outside the replica isolation cell Jack built and brought to Confederation Building in St. John's, Monday, June 12, 2023. TARA BRADBURY • THE TELEGRAM

Man from N.L. glad to hear of Limitations Act amendments

Tara Bradbury · Reporter |Updated 42 minutes ago |6 min read Premium content

Jack Whalen made a Facebook post this week that was short, sweet and, for him, a long time coming. “Thank you to everyone who had a part in making this happen,” he wrote. “I am so excited. God bless you.” Whalen, 64, spent last week in the gallery at ...

An official adjusts the flags before G7 foreign ministers gather for a family photo during their meetings in Tokyo, Japan, November 8, 2023.

US proposal for frozen Russian asset revenues gaining ground, G7 officials say

Andrea Shalal |Updated 43 minutes ago |3 min read

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. proposal for using future interest on some $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, instead of seizing them outright, is gaining momentum among the Group of Seven nations, two G7 ...

Scotland's first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf arrives at St Giles' Cathedral to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in Edinburgh on July 5, 2023. PAUL ELLIS/Pool via

Scotland's Yousaf says end of coalition is in country's best interest

Reuters |Updated 53 minutes ago |1 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, said on Thursday he had decided it was in his country's best interest to end a coalition agreement with the Green Party, a move he admitted might make governing more difficult.

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