EU Parliament backs clampdown on single-use plastic packaging (www.reuters.com)
Cavalry horses run amok in central London and injure four people (www.reuters.com)
Trump poised to clinch $1.3 billion social media company stock award (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says genocide in Xinjiang is ongoing in report ahead of China visit (www.reuters.com)
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Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt (www.reuters.com)
An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to retaliate if nearly $300 billion of Russian assets were seized by the West and used to help Ukraine....
Report: Staffer of Germany's AfD arrested over China espionage suspicions (www.reuters.com)
German police have arrested an employee of an Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician in the eastern German city of Dresden on suspicion of espionage for China, broadcasters ARD, RBB and SWR reported on Tuesday....
Taiwan rattled by more than 200 quakes, but no major damage (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations....
Exclusive: China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show (www.reuters.com)
Chinese universities and research institutes recently obtained high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence chips through resellers, despite the U.S. widening a ban last year on the sale of such technology to China....
Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Yale, Columbia cancels in-person classes (www.reuters.com)
Staffer of Germany's right-wing AfD arrested over China espionage suspicions (www.reuters.com)
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Trump Trial Live: Prosecutors and defense made opening statements, first witness called (www.reuters.com)
The key takeaways in the trial on Monday...
Trump's $175 million bond goes before judge on New York AG's concerns (www.reuters.com)
Five rockets fired from Iraq towards U.S. military base in Syria (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....
Some young people see Trump as an answer to their economic woes (www.reuters.com)
Thin with a boyish face and earrings in both ears, 23-year-old Isayah Turner does not look like a stereotypical Trump supporter, who tend to be middle aged or older....
Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio (www.reuters.com)
US designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals.”...
UK's Sunak proposes tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture' (www.reuters.com)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday the government would look to tighten rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons who have permanently dropped out of the workforce....
Taiwan says new Chinese air routes threaten Taiwanese islands' flight safety (www.reuters.com)
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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order (www.reuters.com)
Some experts on China’s tech industry said the government order on WhatsApp and Threads could be related to a new rule last August that requires all apps available in China to register with the government or risk being removed....
Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial (www.reuters.com)
Lawyers in Donald Trump’s criminal trial are expected on Friday to wrap up the painstaking process of selecting a jury that will for the first time in U.S. history determine whether a former president is guilty of breaking the law....
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, ABC News reports (www.reuters.com)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award (www.reuters.com)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip....
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award (www.reuters.com)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip....