By Alexander Dziadosz, Nazih Osseiran and Catherine Cartier SIDON/BEIRUT, May 28 (Reuters) – The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has brought little respite for civilians, who are being driven from a steadily expanding swathe of the country by a relentless Israeli campaign of evacuations and air strikes. The U.S.-brokered truce announced on April 16, …
By Amina Niasse and Ahmed Aboulenein NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) – More Americans are dropping out or being kicked off Obamacare health insurance for non-payment than in past years, according to data through April from half a dozen states that sell the plans themselves. The cancellations are posing a political liability for President Donald …
Melbourne, Australia — Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called “forever chemical” contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases, the government said on Thursday. The government’s largest-ever claim for compensation relates to contamination with per- and polyfluoroaklyl substances, known as PFAS, at 28 bases. Human-made …
American climber Tyler Andrews set a new speed record using supplementary oxygen on Mount Everest on Thursday, his team told AFP, summiting the world’s highest peak an hour quicker than anyone before. Andrews, 36, climbed the 29,032-foot peak in just 9 hours and 55 minutes, shattering the record of 10 hours and 56 minutes held …
The United States Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday on Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the new Tehran agency that collects fees for traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
May 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. FDA’s advisory panel will meet and then vote on Thursday on whether COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026-2027 immunization campaign should target the dominant XFG variant, after staff members raised concerns about limited data on currently circulating strains. The Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee …
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Adler’s discovery that he was stolen from his Chilean mother as a baby came as a shock, sparking an identity crisis that lasted years and led to a reunion with his biological mother earlier this year. “It’s been so eye-opening to see who my people are,” Adler said. “I feel the …
May 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament ratified on Thursday a €90 billion ($104 billion) loan agreement with the European Union with 298 votes, well ahead of the 226 votes required for a majority. (Reporting by Anna PruchnickaEditing by Tomasz Janowski) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
JOHANNESBURG, May 28 (Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament has scheduled for Monday a meeting of an impeachment committee that will further probe allegations surrounding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “Farmgate” scandal, the Democratic Alliance party said on Thursday. (Reporting by Anathi Madubela and Nilutpal Timsina;Editing by Alexander Winning) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, what’s called a “functional cure,” researchers reported Thursday. In two international studies, about 1 in 5 patients given the experimental drug saw their virus reduced to levels low enough for the immune …