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A worker prepares a polling station ahead of Sunday's elections in Spain's autonomous Basque Country, where left-wing separatists of EH Bildu party seek to dislodge the conservative Basque Nationalist Party, in power almost continuously since the 1980's, in Bilbao, Spain, April 19, 2024.

Spain's Basque separatist party Bildu could win regional ballot

Reuters |Updated 5 minutes ago |2 min read

BILBAO/MADRID (Reuters) - A Basque separatist party with origins in the political wing of the now-defunct armed group ETA could win a regional election in Spain's Basque Country for the first time on Sunday, with potential implications for the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024.

Blinken says China is Russia's primary military complex supplier

Crispian Balmer, Humeyra Pamuk |Updated 16 minutes ago |2 min read

By Crispian Balmer and Humeyra Pamuk CAPRI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised on Friday Chinese support for Russia's defence industry, saying Beijing was currently the primary contributor to Moscow's war in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Pool via

Putin to hold talks with Azerbaijan's Aliyev as Russian troops quit Karabakh

Reuters |Updated 46 minutes ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on April 22, the Kremlin said on Friday. The meeting comes after the Kremlin confirmed that Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from ...

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Nigerian airstrike killed 33 villagers during Eid, witnesses say

Ahmed, Kingimi and Ope Adetayo |Updated 5 minutes ago |2 min read

By Ahmed, Kingimi and Ope Adetayo MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - An airstrike on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state killed at least 33 people last week, four residents and a traditional leader said, after a military operation ...

French police and members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) secure the area near Iran consulate where a man is threatening to blow himself up, in Paris, France, April 19, 2024.

Police cordon off Iran consulate in Paris where man threatens to blow himself up - French media

Reuters |Updated 5 minutes ago |1 min read

PARIS (Reuters) -French police cordoned off the Iranian consulate in Paris on Friday, where a man was threatening to blow himself up, Europe 1 radio and BFM TV. Police said they were on the scene and have asked the public to avoid the area. Service ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks after a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024.

Blinken says U.S. not involved in "any offensive operations" when asked about Iran

Reuters |Updated 46 minutes ago |2 min read

CAPRI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly declined to confirm a reported Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, saying Washington has not been involved in any offensive operations and it was committed to de-escalating ...

Pro-Palestinian activists take to the streets to protest against G7 meeting on Capri Island, in Naples, Italy, April 19, 2024.

G7 powers to boost Ukraine air defences in face of Russian strikes

Angelo Amante, Crispian Balmer |Updated 55 minutes ago |3 min read

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) - G7 powers are determined to bolster Ukraine's air defences, their foreign ministers said on Friday after repeated Russian air strikes which have wrecked power infrastructure and killed ...

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Spanish hospital enlists therapy dogs to boost ICU patients' morale

Guillermo Martinez |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Guillermo Martinez BARCELONA (Reuters) - Joel Bueno shed tears of joy as his four-legged guests entered the intensive care unit where he had been admitted due to a blood clot. Bueno, 34, said being showered with affection by therapy dogs Vida ...

A cough medication is poured in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2022.

WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'

Jennifer Rigby |Updated 6 minutes ago |2 min read

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children's cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email. Nigeria's regulator ...

Higher gas prices are expected to have bumped up inflation in March.

Gas prices go up in P.E.I. on April 19, 2024

SaltWire Network |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

It costs more to fill up on gas after the latest Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) pricing adjustment. With the changes, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 19, IRAC said the price of regular gas increased by 4.0 cents per ...

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