Babies Evacuated From Gaza Two Years Ago Returned to Their Overjoyed Parents

By Ramadan Abed, Mahmoud Issa and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – They’ve never known their ⁠parents, ⁠and they’ve never known Gaza, born prematurely two ⁠years ago and evacuated to Egypt as Israeli forces drew dangerously close to their neonatal care unit. That changed ​on Monday, when the 11 children, now toddlers, reunited with …

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Russian military plane crashes in Crimea, killing 29 people

A Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry. The An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula, the reports said. The military lost contact with the plane around …

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UK Requires Closer EU Partnerships Due to Volatile World, Starmer Says

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Prime Minister ⁠Keir ⁠Starmer said on ⁠Wednesday that the global instability caused by ​the war in Iran means Britain should align more ‌closely with the European ‌Union on security and economy, following criticism ⁠from U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump. At a press conference aimed at easing ​public concern over rising energy …

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Supreme Court to hear arguments over Trump’s birthright citizenship order today

Washington — The Supreme Court will convene for arguments Wednesday to consider the legality of President Trump’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship. The question in the case, known as Trump v. Barbara, is whether the president’s directive complies with the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause and federal immigration law enacted in 1952. Mr. …

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Russian Military Transport Plane Crashes in Crimea, Killing 29, Defence Ministry Says

April 1 (Reuters) – A Russian An-26 military transport plane ⁠crashed ⁠into a cliff in Crimea, ⁠killing 29 people on board, due to a possible technical malfunction, ​Russia’s defence ministry said early on Wednesday, according to news agencies. TASS news agency, quoting the ministry, ‌said communication with the aircraft ‌was lost at about 6 p.m. …

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Judge Rules That HUD Effort to Change Criteria for Homeless Funding Is Unlawful

A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s effort to dramatically change the criteria to get tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful. Several nonprofits filed a lawsuit last year accusing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of changing the rules for …

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US Judge Rejects IRS Pact Allowing Churches to Endorse Political Candidates

March 31 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday ⁠declined ⁠to approve a Trump administration-crafted settlement ⁠that would have allowed churches and other houses of worship to endorse ​political candidates to their congregations without risking losing their status as tax-exempt nonprofits. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in ‌Tyler, Texas, ruled he lacked jurisdiction ‌to …

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Russian Military Plane Crashes in Annexed Crimea, Killing 29 People on Board

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing six crew and 23 passengers on board, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the country’s Defense Ministry. The An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine …

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