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Palestinian Abdel Rahman Barika, who survived an Israeli air strike, looks from a damaged house at the site of an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 29, 2024.

US Democrats press Biden to prevent Israeli assault on Rafah

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration faced renewed pressure on Wednesday from his fellow Democrats to influence Israel not to launch a full-scale invasion of Rafah, the city where almost half of ...

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Ukrainian man sentenced for role in $700 million ransomware scheme, DOJ says

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US appeals court says kids' climate lawsuit must be dismissed

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Missile strikes Ukrainian port of Odesa, 13 injured, regional governor says

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Russian pleads guilty in US to lying about role in sanctioned group

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Fed's Powell says looming US election will not sway rate decisions

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Israeli military Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi looks on while visiting a location given as northern Israel, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on January 3, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via

Israel's military chief of staff: We are 'preparing for an offensive in the north'

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military chief of staff said on Wednesday that the offensive operation in Gaza "will continue with strength" and that Israel was "preparing for an offensive in the north". The head of the armed forces, Herzi Halevi, ...

More than 50% of Gaza pier constructed - Pentagon

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States military has so far constructed over 50% of a maritime pier that will eventually be placed off the coast of Gaza to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the enclave, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. "As ...

Supporters of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attend a march in support of the reforms on health, retirement, employment, and prisons sectors proposed by his government, in Bogota, Colombia May 1, 2024.

Tens of thousands of Colombians march in support of Petro's reforms

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched in Colombia's biggest cities on Wednesday to support reforms proposed by President Gustavo Petro which he says will tackle inequality, but which have struggled to win congressional approval.

Combination picture shows cherry tomatoes grown in Mars regolith simulant under “intercropping” conditions (left) and “monocropping” conditions (right) at Wageningen University & Research in Wageningen, Netherlands, in these undated handout photographs. Rebeca Goncalves/Handout via REUTERS

Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars

Will Dunham |Updated 4 hours ago |3 min read

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown food will be a must. It simply would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet the food needs of ...

A digital advertisement for the Tampa Gun Show sits along a highway in Tampa, Florida, U.S., October 9, 2023.

Republican-led US states sue to block expanded gun background checks

Joseph Ax, Nate Raymond |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

By Joseph Ax and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - More than two dozen Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administration on Wednesday to stop a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks when ...

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during the inauguration of the International Book Fair (FilBo) in Bogota, Colombia April 17, 2024.

Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South ...

A view of a junction shows the aftermath of a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

Israel state watchdog calls on Netanyahu, military chief to cooperate in Oct. 7 probe

Reuters |Updated 5 hours ago |2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's state auditor on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the armed forces to cooperate with an official investigation into how Hamas was able to stage the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ...

US issues hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, takes aim at Chinese companies

Daphne Psaledakis |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday issued hundreds of fresh sanctions targeting Russia over the war in Ukraine in action that took aim at Moscow's circumvention of Western measures, including through China. The ...

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024.

US senator urges Biden to include safeguards in any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia

Jonathan Landay, Timothy Gardner |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to include strict nonproliferation safeguards in any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia that might come as part of a ...

Ukrainian servicemen of 79th brigade take part in training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 4, 2024.

Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says

Daphne Psaledakis, Jonathan Landay |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

By Jonathan Landay and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot ...