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VATICAN CITY, June 3 (Reuters) – Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff meeting migrants in the Canary Islands who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to enter Europe. Leo, who drew the ire of U.S. President Donald …
BANGKOK, June 3 (Reuters) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon, the country’s justice minister told reporters on Wednesday. Thaksin, who was released on parole last month after serving eight months in prison, had just over three months remaining …
Zach Lahn will win the Republican primary for Iowa governor, CBS News projects, overcoming a Trump-backed congressman and setting up a November contest against Democrat Rob Sand that could be one of this year’s most competitive gubernatorial races. Lahn — a farmer and businessman who has touted his ties to the “Make America Healthy Again” …
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – Democrat Rebecca Bennett emerged from a highly competitive primary on Tuesday to take on Republican U.S. Representative Thomas Kean in the November general election in New Jersey’s seventh congressional district, U.S. media projected. Bennett emerged from a crowded field as the winner with a 28 point-lead over her closest rival, Tina Shah, …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For well over a decade now, general manager Les Snead and the Los Angeles Rams have consistently pulled off the aggressive, audacious moves that every NFL fan wishes their team would make. Their latest deal is among the biggest and the riskiest — and it’s totally their style. Myles Garrett walked …
CBS News projects that incumbent Mayor Karen Bass will advance to the November election, while her opponents, Councilmember Nithya Raman and political newcomer Spencer Pratt, compete for the final spot. In California, only the top two vote-getters will move on to the November election. With ballots still being counted, Bass will need to wait to …
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell misplayed a flyball into a bizarre home run off his head Tuesday night, a play reminiscent of José Canseco’s embarrassing gaffe 33 years ago. Adell reached up to catch TJ Rumfield’s deep fly for the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning, but the ball …
June 3 (Reuters) – A drone attack killed seven people and wounded another 11 in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday, the Kremlin-installed head of the region said. Denis Pushilin, posting on the Telegram messaging app, said the drone hit a passenger bus travelling between Moscow and Simferopol in Russian-occupied Crimea. …
HONG KONG, June 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader arrived in Uzbekistan on Wednesday after visiting Kazakhstan, leading his government’s largest-ever delegation on a tour to promote the Chinese-ruled city as a financial and business gateway to China and Southeast Asia. The visit by Chief Executive John Lee and a 70-member contingent that includes 40 …
MANILA, June 3 (Reuters) – Philippine President Marcos Jr. called on the Senate to “get back to work,” expressing disbelief on Wednesday that an impasse in the upper chamber has stalled urgent legislative duties ahead of a congressional break. The Senate has been paralyzed by a widening divide between the majority and minority blocs after …