Ukraine Keeps up Assault on Russian Oil Sites as Kyiv Expects More Strikes

Authorities in Russia’s Rostov region said falling drone debris sparked a fire that damaged an oil depot and tanker in the port of Taganrog, while officials in the neighboring Krasnodar region reported a fire breaking out at an oil depot in Armavir for the same reason. “Another facility of Russia’s oil industry has been reached …

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US Judge Orders Review of Trump’s IRS Lawsuit Settlement

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in ⁠Florida ⁠said she will review a deal ⁠between the Justice Department and President Donald Trump to settle his $10 billion lawsuit ​against the Internal Revenue Service, intensifying scrutiny of the heavily criticized agreement. Trump filed the lawsuit against his own government ‌over an alleged mishandling of …

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Tim Ream Will Be the Captain of the US National Team at the World Cup

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Tim Ream was surprised, his voice filled with emotion. On the verge of becoming the oldest U.S. player to appear in a World Cup, the 38-year-old defender was picked by coach Mauricio Pochettino to captain the Americans next month. “Wow,” Ream said during a news conference Saturday, seated alongside Pochettino. “This …

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Colombia Accuses Ecuador of “Deliberate Interference” in Presidential Election Amid Tariff Spat

BUENOS AIRES, May 30 (Reuters) – ⁠Colombia’s ⁠foreign ministry on Saturday ⁠accused Ecuador of “deliberate interference” in Colombia’s Sunday ​presidential election after Ecuador’s president agreed to lift tariffs ‌in a conversation with a ‌presidential candidate.Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Friday ⁠said his ⁠country would remove bilateral tariffs on June 1 after ​reaching an agreement with …

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Austrian Protesters Shut Vital Motorway Connecting Germany to Italy

MATREI AM BRENNER, Austria, May 30 (Reuters) – Thousands ⁠of ⁠local residents shut down ⁠Austria’s Brenner motorway on Saturday, a vital north-south corridor ​through the Alps between Germany and Italy, in protest at trucks and tourists perennially ‌clogging up their roads. The protest ‌was led by Karl Muehlsteiger, mayor of Gries am Brenner, one ⁠of …

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Trump Considers Dropping Freedom 250 Concerts in D.C. After Artists Pull Out

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said ⁠on ⁠Saturday he is considering canceling ⁠a planned series of concerts on Washington’s National Mall commemorating the ​nation’s 250th anniversary after a string of artists withdrew from the event, and replacing them ‌with a speech and political-style rally ‌instead. The concerts were planned as part …

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Search Underway for Man Suspected of Killing a Virginia Sheriff’s Deputy

HILLSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Virginia died Friday after a man shot at deputies who were conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a request from a family member to do a welfare check. A man at …

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