Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front (www.reuters.com)
US overtakes China as Germany's top trading partner (www.reuters.com)
The United States overtook China as Germany’s most important trading partner in the first quarter of this year, according to Reuters’ calculations based on official data from the German statistics office....
Suffering worst drought in decades, Costa Rica orders electricity rationing (www.reuters.com)
US revokes Intel, Qualcomm's export licenses to sell to China's Huawei, sources say | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Philippine military chief accuses China of 'malign influence effort' to distract from 'the China coast guard's ongoing aggressive behaviour' (www.reuters.com)
The Philippines’ military chief accused China of a “malign influence effort” on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Filipino vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea....
Gaza is 'choked off' from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say (www.reuters.com)
U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few stocks positioned inside....
Israeli military takes control of vital Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt (www.reuters.com)
German chancellor backs EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine arms (www.reuters.com)
Around 90% of the revenues generated from Russian frozen assets should be spent on arms purchases for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, supporting an earlier EU proposal to use Russian assets’ interest payments to boost Ukraine defence....
Australia denounces China over 'unsafe' aerial confrontation (www.reuters.com)
Israel begins evacuating part of Rafah ahead of threatened assault (www.reuters.com)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) - Israel called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city where more than a million war-displaced Palestinians have been sheltering....
Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh leader Nijjar, probe India link (www.reuters.com)
Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says (www.reuters.com)
Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says (www.reuters.com)
Western insurers say Russian oil price cap doesn't work (www.reuters.com)
Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
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China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks (www.reuters.com)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Japan's Bonin Islands, USGS says (www.reuters.com)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan’s Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday....
Half of Russia's payments to China made through middlemen, sources say (www.reuters.com)
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US regulators seize troubled lender Republic First, sell it to Fulton Bank (www.reuters.com)
U.S. regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers....
US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy (www.reuters.com)
Cavalry horses run amok in central London and injure four people (www.reuters.com)
Italy arrests 13 prison guards over suspected torture of juvenile detainees (www.reuters.com)
Italian police arrested 13 prison guards on suspicion of torture and ill-treatment of juvenile detainees, Milan prosecutors said on Monday....
Malicious news post containing a phishing link went up on the Path of Exile Steam page from a compromised account (www.reuters.com)
Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio (www.reuters.com)
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, ABC News reports (www.reuters.com)
