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ISTANBUL, May 19 (Reuters) – The organisers of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza said on Tuesday Israeli forces had intercepted 41 of their boats in the eastern Mediterranean, with 10 vessels still sailing toward the enclave. The closest vessel to Gaza, Sirius, was 145 nautical miles away, the group said. Israel’s foreign ministry had …
TAIPEI, May 19 (Reuters) – Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday said he was “cautiously optimistic” about arms sales from the U.S., after President Donald Trump said he was still considering whether to go ahead with new sales to the Chinese-claimed island. Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping last week, where Taiwan was a …
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals Monday night. Wembanyama sealed it with a pair of dunks …
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania will settle primary fights on Tuesday to shape their congressional slate for the fall election when they hope to capture the state’s four swing districts and ultimately a U.S. House majority. Gov. Josh Shapiro and national Democrats are promoting their chosen candidates over progressive rivals, the latest example …
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Three Finnish divers on Tuesday will attempt to recover the bodies of two of the four Italians who died deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, five days after they were reported missing. The bodies were located on Monday, when searches resumed after being suspended following the …
CRESTWOOD, Ky. (AP) — Republican voters in northern Kentucky will choose between U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie and challenger Ed Gallrein in Tuesday’s House primary, another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he handpicked Gallrein to take on the incumbent. The primary race turned white hot in the final stretch. Massie brought …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough talk, threats and even military action have not moved Tehran from its long-established positions. But Trump once again backed down, saying Monday that he had put plans …
By Barbara Erling and Gergely Szakacs WARSAW, May 19 (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar begins a two-day visit to Poland on Tuesday, his first tour abroad since taking office, a trip rich in symbolism for a leader who is seeking to steer his nation back towards the European mainstream. Polish Prime Minister Donald …
MADRID, May 19 (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and four others injured in a shooting in the southern Spanish city of El Ejido overnight, police said on Tuesday, adding that a suspect had been arrested. The two people who had died were related to the man suspected of carrying out the shooting, …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates for decades has advertised itself as a haven for international business in a Middle East awash in violent upheaval. Those waves have now crashed into this nation, testing its economic model like never before. The UAE, a close ally of the United States and Israel, …