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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Judge Amy Coney Barrett after she was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. October 26, 2020.

Trump's three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim

Will Dunham |Updated 11 minutes ago |4 min read

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.

A serviceman of the 1148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Troops of Ukraine prepares a M777 howitzer to fire towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 20, 2024. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via

US preparing to announce $6 billion in weapons for Ukraine, Politico reports

Reuters |Updated 31 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The United States is preparing to announce $6 billion in weapons contracts for Ukraine, Politico reported on Thursday. The package, which could be made public as early as Friday, was expected to include Patriot air defense systems, ...

A trench is seen in the field of grain farmer Oleksandr Klepach, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Snihurivka, southeast Ukraine, February 20, 2023.

Ukraine's farm minister tenders resignation over corruption allegations

Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa |Updated 39 minutes ago |2 min read

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's agriculture minister tendered his resignation on Thursday as he faces criminal allegations for involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth $7 million. Mykola Solsky, 44, ...

Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Abbvie logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021.

Cigna to offer Humira rivals with $0 copay at specialty pharmacy

Amina Niasse, Patrick Wingrove |Updated 52 minutes ago |2 min read

By Patrick Wingrove and Amina Niasse (Reuters) - Cigna plans to make close copies of AbbVie's blockbuster arthritis drug Humira available with no out-of-pocket payment to eligible patients in the U.S. using its specialty pharmacy beginning in ...

Children hold pots with food, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip April 22, 2024.

Northern Gaza still heading toward famine, says deputy WFP chief

Michelle Nichols |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The northern Gaza Strip is still heading toward a famine, the deputy U.N. food chief said on Thursday, appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be allowed into the enclave and for ...

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Detained official held by Azerbaijan ends hunger strike, family says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - A former senior official in the Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, detained since last September in Azerbaijan, has been persuaded to end a hunger strike, his family said on Thursday. Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian-born ...

Harvey Weinstein watches as Jessica Mann makes a statement during the sentencing following his conviction on sexual assault and rape charges in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. March 11, 2020 in this courtroom sketch.

Explainer-Why was Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned, and what's next?

Brendan Pierson |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Thursday's ruling overturning Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases. ...

A Kaiser Permanente health care center is pictured in Anaheim, California, U.S., October 3, 2023.

Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. health conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of its members of a data breach earlier this month, it reported in a notice posted on Thursday. As per a legally required notice filed with the U.S. government on April 12 and ...

Mayor Mike Savage talks the crowd gathered at the annual state of the municipality address to members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Savage’s swan song includes advice for next mayor and what’s ahead for Halifax

Jen Taplin · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |5 min read Premium content

It wasn’t until he reached the end of his last state of the municipality speech to a sold-out crowd of business leaders on Thursday that Mayor Mike Savage was overcome with emotion. That’s the part when he talked about his family. He said his family ...

A Palestinian kid inspects the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 25, 2024.

US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy

Kanishka Singh |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Arabic language spokesperson of the U.S. State Department has resigned, citing her opposition to Washington's policy related to the war in Gaza, in at least the third resignation from the department ...

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