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Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured when a driver plowed into people in a busy shopping area in the German city of Leipzig Monday in what officials believe was a deliberate attack. An unspecified number of people sustained less serious injuries, and the driver, a 33-year-old German citizen, was detained in …
May 5 (Reuters) – Russian drones and missiles attacked gas production facilities run by Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz in Poltava and Kharkiv regions, killing three employees and two rescue workers, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday. The facilities were significantly damaged and production was lost, CEO Serhiy Koretskyi said. The attacks left 37 …
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after …
Washington — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people in total. Other strikes have …
BANGKOK, May 5 (Reuters) – Thailand on Tuesday unilaterally terminated a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards joint offshore energy exploration, defying calls from its neighbour to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact. The Thai cabinet’s cancellation of the agreement, which seeks to develop a framework to jointly explore hydrocarbons in parts of …
STOCKHOLM, May 5 (Reuters) – The Swedish government said on Tuesday it was moving ahead with plans for a new foreign intelligence agency after past criticism that security officials failed to predict Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine despite signs of a military build-up. Creating a new civilian agency for foreign intelligence, reporting directly to the …
NEW YORK (AP) — The “Pablo Torre Finds Out” podcast won a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting on Monday for its deep dive into the finances of the Los Angeles Clippers and star Kawhi Leonard, capping a remarkable rise for the influential show. “We are honored to have been named the winner of the 2026 …
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Six weeks after his team lost to South Carolina in the Final Four, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said Monday that he felt “dumb” for how his heated postgame exchange with Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley played out in front of a national audience. “When I walked into the locker room afterward with …
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule, bolstering Louisiana Republicans as they pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections. The action by the justices, though procedural, …
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – The California Department of Insurance said on Monday it was seeking million of dollars in penalties against insurance company State Farm for allegedly mishandling claims related to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The company denied that it mishandled or underpaid claims. Here are some details: • The January 2025 …