UK Set to Enter Talks to Join the European Union’s $105.9 Billion Ukraine Loan

LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) – Britain is ⁠set ⁠to enter talks to join ⁠the European Union’s 78 billion pound loan ($106 billion) to Ukraine, the ​government said on Sunday, in a further sign of deepening European defence ties under rising ‌U.S. pressure. Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‌is expected on Monday to tell a summit in Armenia’s …

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Unpacking the decline of Florida’s citrus industry

Unpacking the decline of Florida’s citrus industry – CBS News Watch CBS News The fruit that was once synonymous with the sunshine state is slowly disappearing. Cristian Benavides reports on the uphill battle against disease, development and natural disasters that Florida citrus farmers are facing.

French Hard-Left Politician Melenchon to Stand in 2027 Presidential Election

PARIS, May 3 (Reuters) – Jean-Luc Melenchon, ⁠the ⁠leading figure in the ⁠hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, ​will stand in next year’s presidential election, he said on Sunday. “Yes, ‌I am a candidate,” ‌Melenchon told TF1 TV. Melenchon, 74, has been a ⁠fixture of ⁠the French left for decades, holding ministerial posts …

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Trump Says US to Help Free up Ships in Strait of Hormuz Starting Monday Morning

WASHINGTON, ⁠May ⁠3 (Reuters) – ⁠President Donald ​Trump ‌said ‌on ⁠Sunday that ⁠the ​United States ​would ⁠begin ⁠an ⁠effort to ​free ​up ships ⁠stranded ⁠in the Strait ⁠of Hormuz on ⁠Monday morning. (Reporting by ​Katharine ​Jackson) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.