US Supreme Court boosts NRA in free speech fight with New York official [John Kruzel | May 31, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit accusing a New York state official of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the gun rights group in a ruling that warned public officials against wielding their power to punish speech they dislike....
US Treasury says US and EU must deliver a "message to China" that its firms can choose between doing business with US and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods (www.reuters.com)
Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Friday that Washington and the European Union must deliver a message to China that its firms face a choice between doing business with U.S. and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods....
South Africa heads for coalition as ANC support plunges (www.reuters.com)
South African parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy....
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
EU approves Italian aid for $5.4 bln STMicro energy chip plant (www.reuters.com)
CATANIA, Italy May 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday approved Italian state aid for chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA), to build a 5 billion euro ($5.4 billion) plant in Catania, Sicily, to make specialist microchips that boost energy efficiency in electric cars....
Muslim nurse in New York fired after calling Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide' (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth....
US sues Hyundai, others over child labor at Alabama parts plant (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16294072...
TikTok preparing a US copy of the app’s core algorithm, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes (www.reuters.com)
Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama’s coast that is fast disappearing....
Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues (www.reuters.com)
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case (www.reuters.com)
- Fourteen of 16 convicted of subversion conspiracy***- Amnesty calls verdicts “near-total purge” of HK opposition******- Sentencing at a later date, life in prison possible******- Australia minister: ‘deep concern’ at verdict and jailed citizen***...
North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a 'gift' (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: real.lemmy.fan/post/3808039...
Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel sent tanks on raids into Rafah on Wednesday and said its war on Hamas in Gaza would likely continue all year, after Washington said the Rafah assault did not amount to a major ground operation that would trigger a change in U.S. policy....
Life on Ukraine’s front line: ‘Worse than hell’ as Russia advances (www.reuters.com)
For weeks, Viktor has barely slept as Russian drones and artillery continually target his position. During the day, he watches for any attempts by Russian troops to cross a minefield that separates the two sides. At night, he picks up a shovel to dig and fortify his trench....
US defines 'major' Rafah operation that would change Israel policy (www.reuters.com)
The White House on Tuesday provided the most complete definition yet of what it considers a “major ground operation” in Rafah that could trigger a change in United States policy toward Israel, and said Israel’s actions there have not yet reached that level....
Haiti transition council taps former PM Conille to again lead country (www.reuters.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 28 (Reuters) - Haiti’s transition council on Tuesday tapped former Prime Minister Garry Conille, who briefly led the country over a decade ago, to return to the role as the Caribbean nation works to restore stability and take back control from violent gangs....
US says latest Rafah deaths won't change Israel policy, military aid (www.reuters.com)
Israeli tanks hit evacuation zone west of Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military denied striking a tent camp west of the city of Rafah on Tuesday after Gaza health authorities said Israeli tank shelling had killed at least 21 people there, in what Israel has designated a civilian evacuation zone....
Israeli tanks hit evacuation zone west of Rafah (www.reuters.com)
New Israeli attack today (Tuesday) on Rafah evacuation zone (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, May 28 (Reuters) - Israeli tanks shelled a tent camp in an evacuation area west of Rafah and killed at least 21 people on Tuesday, Gaza health authorities said, while advancing to the heart of the southern Gaza city for the first time after a night of heavy bombardment. Two days after an Israeli airstrike on another camp...
Israeli tanks advance into Rafah's centre despite global leaders' outcry over the horrors at Sunday's strike on tent camp (www.reuters.com)
- Residents said Rafah’s Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood, the scene of Sunday’s night-time strike in which tents and shelters were set ablaze as families settled down to sleep, was still being bombarded....
EU sanctions 19 Russians -including judges, prosecutors and members of the judiciary- for human rights violations after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny (www.reuters.com)
European Union foreign ministers decided on Monday to impose sanctions on Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service and on 19 Russians for human rights violations after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a prison in February....
Poland to limit movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow's involvement in hybrid war against the EU (www.reuters.com)
Poland will introduce restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow’s involvement in what it deems a hybrid war against the European Union, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday....