By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The avowed white supremacist accused of a racist attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 25 counts in an indictment returned by a grand jury, court documents showed. The accused shooter, Payton Gendron, appeared in court …
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By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – French diplomats went on strike on Thursday for the first time in 20 years in protest at a perceived lack of recognition, fewer means, and reforms pushed by President Emmanuel Macron that they say could hurt France’s global standing. Hundreds of diplomatic staff at home and abroad, including some …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Support for Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats has risen to a third of voters as the public seeks stability amid the war in Ukraine, an official poll showed on Thursday, but a fragmented parliament may make it hard to form a government after a national election in September. The Social Democrats, in power …
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By Michael Noble Jr. TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shootings to rattle the United States. Eyewitness video of first responders arriving at …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The death toll caused by Hurricane Agatha in Mexico fell to nine after initial reports of 11 dead, state authorities said on Wednesday. Another four are currently missing, authorities told local media. Agatha made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Monday afternoon, touching down with 105 mile-per-hour (169 km per hour) …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark will join the European Union’s defence policy after a referendum on Wednesday, final results showed, signalling the latest shift among Nordic countries to deepen defence ties in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Denmark is the only EU member that is not part of the bloc’s defence and security policy. The referendum …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating rose six percentage points this week to 42%, rebounding from a week earlier when it sank to the lowest level of his presidency, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Wednesday found. The two-day national poll found that 52% of Americans disapprove of …
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s new federal ministry was sworn into office on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointing a record number of women to a diverse cabinet team that includes religious minorities and Indigenous Aboriginals. A total of 10 women were included in Albanese’s 23-member cabinet, surpassing the seven in the previous Liberal-National coalition …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis appealed to authorities on Wednesday to lift a block on exports of wheat from Ukraine, saying the grain could not be used as a “weapon of war”. Many millions of people, particularly in the world’s poorest countries, depend on wheat from Ukraine, the pope told a general …
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By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danes vote on Wednesday to decide whether to join the European Union’s defence policy, potentially becoming the final hold-out in the bloc to sign up as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces countries to radically reassess their security. Denmark is the only member of the 27 nation bloc not in the …
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