New Jersey county settles US claims over treatment of jailed inmates following suicides
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A New Jersey county on Wednesday agreed to a consent decree with the U.S. government…
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Why Hamas was not Israel’s target in Gaza airstrikes – this time
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s latest round of airstrikes against Palestinian militants in the Gaza…
House Speaker McCarthy says U.S. debt ceiling deal by Sunday is “doable”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling limit…
At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred
By Sakura Murakami HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The last time a U.S. president visited Hiroshima, atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori…
Russia confirms Black Sea grain deal renewed for two months, says ‘distortions’ remain
(Reuters) – Russia confirmed on Wednesday that a deal to allow Ukraine to export its grain safely across the Black…
At Cannes, independent film firms optimistic as streamers stumble
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) – Independent film companies facing a market upended by the entry of streaming services are…
Ukraine denies Russia destroyed Patriot missile defence system
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine denied on Wednesday that a Russian hypersonic missile had destroyed a U.S.-made Patriot missile defence system…
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan says police surround his house, fears re-arrest
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that police had surrounded his house…
Trump lawyer Parlatore exits legal team amid US special counsel probes
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tim Parlatore, an attorney who has represented Donald Trump in a pair of U.S….
Stellantis tells UK to change Brexit deal or see car plants close
By Kate Holton and Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of…