Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US

By Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir and Humeyra Pamuk KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that has touched off a humanitarian crisis. Loud shooting reverberated in the background of live feeds…

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Anti-abortion groups urge US Supreme Court to restrict abortion pill

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court should restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, anti-abortion groups challenging the medication’s federal regulatory approval told the justices in a filing on Tuesday, urging them to implement curbs ordered by a conservative federal judge in Texas. The challengers urged the Supreme Court to reject…

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Exclusive: South Korea’s Yoon opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine

By Soyoung Kim, Ju-min Park and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, signalling a shift in his stance against arming Ukraine for the first time. In an interview with Reuters…

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UK records western Europe’s highest inflation as March fall disappoints

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain was the only country in western Europe with double-digit inflation in March after it fell less than expected, official data showed on Wednesday, bolstering bets that the Bank of England will raise interest rates again in May. Consumer price inflation (CPI) dropped to an annual…

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Biden’s approval rating edges lower amid economic concerns – Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval fell to 39% this month, nearing the lowest level of his presidency, as the U.S. economy showed signs of losing steam, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The three-day poll, which ended on Sunday, showed a modest decline from last month, when 42% of respondents…

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Rheinmetall and KMW to upgrade Puma armoured vehicles for German army

(Reuters) – Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have received an order from the German army to upgrade 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles, the companies said on Wednesday The order for their joint venture PSM is valued at around 770 million euros ($843.92 million), they said in a joint statement. According to the companies, they will…

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At least one dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

By Natasha Ribeiro and Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) -A four-story parking facility collapsed in New York City’s lower Manhattan near Pace University and the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, killing at least one worker and injuring five others who were inside the structure, authorities said. Emergency personnel using robotic devices after firefighters were…

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Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US election lies

By Helen Coster and Jack Queen WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Fox Corp and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a trial putting one of the world’s top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S. election. The settlement,…

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