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Jan Egeland, Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) attends an interview with Reuters in Sin El Fil, Lebanon April 26, 2024.

Israeli assault on Rafah would bring 'disaster' to Middle East, aid group warns

Emilie Madi, Maya Gebeily |Updated 18 minutes ago |2 min read

By Maya Gebeily and Emilie Madi BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli assault on southern Gaza's Rafah area would spell disaster for civilians, not only in Gaza but across the Middle East, the head of an aid group warned on Friday, saying the region ...

Andrew Tate delivers a press statement outside his house in Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, August 4, 2023. Inquam Photos/George Calin via

Romanian court sends Andrew Tate's human trafficking case to trial

Reuters |Updated 19 minutes ago |2 min read

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The Romanian trial of internet personality Andrew Tate on human trafficking charges can go ahead, the Bucharest Court ruled on Friday, 10 months since he was first indicted, although his representative said he would challenge ...

Service members attend a ceremony closing the Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Centre in the course of peacekeeping troops' withdrawal from the territory of Karabakh region and areas nearby, in Aghdam District, Azerbaijan, April 26, 2024.

Ceasefire monitoring centre in Nagorno-Karabakh shuts as Russian peacekeepers withdraw

Nailia Bagirova |Updated 28 minutes ago |2 min read

By Nailia Bagirova AGDAM, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - The Russian and Turkish flags were lowered on Friday to mark the closure of a centre set up to monitor a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as Russian peacekeepers ended a multi-year deployment in the ...

A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021.

WTO countries to reboot dispute reform negotiations

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |1 min read

GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries in the World Trade Organization are resuming stalled negotiations on fixing its dispute settlement system by the end of this year, a document showed on Friday, after they overcame difficulties in choosing a chief ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez appear on a news channel in a bar, following his decision to suspend public duties after the court launched a preliminary investigation into his wife, in Bilbao, Spain, April 25, 2024.

Supporters of Spain's Sanchez call rallies, leftists abroad urge him to stay

Reuters |Updated 59 minutes ago |2 min read

MADRID (Reuters) - Supporters of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez prepared on Friday to hold rallies to urge him to stay on after he announced this week he was considering stepping down as a court looks into allegations of business corruption ...

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame pose for the media, ahead of their meeting inside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 9, 2024. Alberto Pezzali/Pool via

Let us press on with UK migrant plan, Rwanda tells critics

Philbert Girinema |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Philbert Girinema KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame's government said on Friday it would take as many migrants as Britain sends its way and urged "shouting" critics of the deportation plan to now let both nations proceed. ...

Jason Lee Greencorn, 49, was found guilty on April 24 in provincial court in Charlottetown of several offences, including possession of cocaine and crystal meth for trafficking purposes. FILE

P.E.I. man found guilty of cocaine, crystal meth drug dealing

Terrence McEachern · Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read Premium content

A P.E.I. drug dealer who drove dangerously and sped through a residential area while being pursued by police has been found guilty of possession of cocaine and crystal methamphetamine for trafficking purposes, as well as other offences. Jason Lee ...

Leah Jenkins-Foster of Plaster Rock, N.B., middle, made the trip to Corner Brook to see where her father died in 1961 with her husband David, left, and their son Bryson, right. Contributed

New Brunswick woman honoured to take part in National Day of Mourning event in Corner Brook

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |7 min read Premium content

Last summer, Leah Jenkins-Foster came to Corner Brook to see the place where her father, Willis Jenkins, worked and died. As many visitors have before her, she fell in love with the area and vowed to return. Little did she think then that it would be ...

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Fire at Brazil guesthouse leaves at least 10 dead, 11 injured

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least 10 people died and 11 were injured in the early hours of Friday morning in a major fire at a guesthouse in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre, said the Rio Grande do Sul state fire department, which is still ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

Blinken says Gaza protests a hallmark of democracy, decries 'silence' on Hamas

Simon Lewis |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Simon Lewis BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday protests at U.S. universities over U.S.-ally Israel's war in Gaza are a hallmark of American democracy, but criticized what he called the "silence" about ...

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