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PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) – Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of the European Parliament, will face trial in July over a comment she posted on X last month about a 1970s attack on an Israeli airport, the Paris prosecutor’s office said late on Thursday. Authorities arrested Hassan and detained her in custody for several …
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – Negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing steadily, China said on Friday following reports that the South Asian neighbours were meeting there to try to end their worst conflict since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. China, which shares a western border with both nations, has been trying to …
ROME, April 3 (Reuters) – Florence’s Uffizi Galleries were hit by a serious cyberattack earlier in the year that prompted emergency measures including the transfer of valuable jewels to the Bank of Italy, Corriere della Sera reported on Friday. The Uffizi Galleries display some of Italy’s most celebrated artwork, including Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” and …
DAKAR, April 3 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that “people need to forget about democracy” and that “democracy kills”, the latest sign he aims to rule for the long term. Ibrahim Traore’s military government had originally committed to organising an election in 2024. …
KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the frontline situation for Ukraine was the best in 10 months, adding that Kyiv’s troops had foiled a Russian offensive last month. “The offensive they were planning for March was thwarted by the actions of our armed forces. That is why the Russians will now simply …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year. “Unfortunately I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departures while the United States is waging a war against Iran. Gen. Randy George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of …
April 2 (Reuters) – American rapper Pooh Shiesty and seven others were arrested on charges of robbery and armed kidnapping of music industry figures, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The DOJ listed the initials R.D. as one of the victims, feeding speculation that rapper Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, was …
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was released from the hospital Thursday after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid pressing against her lung. Ivey, 81, is recovering at the Governor’s Mansion after staying two nights at a hospital in Montgomery, her office said. She will work from the residence and is expected to …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 2 (Reuters) – United Nations investigations substantiated four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse last year against a U.N.-backed security force in Haiti, the majority of whose staff are Kenyan troops. A U.N. report, dated February 16, on the investigations was first reported by Haiti’s AyiboPost on Thursday. “All the allegations were found …