New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise ( www.reuters.com )
Russian court seizes Deutsche Bank assets as part of lawsuit ( www.reuters.com )
In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach ( www.reuters.com )
Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains....
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan ( www.reuters.com )
Some of Donald Trump's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....
US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community ( www.reuters.com )
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise ( www.reuters.com )
After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials repeatedly said there were "no injuries," no "violent clashes" and minimal force used....
Microsoft to release next 'Call of Duty' game on subscription service, source says ( www.reuters.com )
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan ( www.reuters.com )
Some of Donald Trump's allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the nation's top law enforcement body into an attack dog for conservative causes, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters....
Ukraine allows some convicts to join armed forces in manpower push ( www.reuters.com )
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a law allowing some convicts to join the armed forces as it battles to hold the line against Russian offensives in Ukraine's northeast, east and south, the parliamentary database showed on Friday....
Exclusive: Musk pushes plan for China data to power Tesla's AI ambitions ( www.reuters.com )
Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast ( www.reuters.com )
Moldovan parliament votes to hold EU referendum, presidential election on Oct. 20 ( www.reuters.com )
Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova voted on Thursday to hold a referendum in October on European Union membership, the cornerstone of President Maia Sandu's policies, alongside a presidential election....
Ukrainian strike on Crimea airbase destroys three Russian warplanes, satellite firm says ( www.reuters.com )
A long-range Ukrainian strike on the Moscow-controlled Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea destroyed three Russian warplanes and a fuel facility near its main runway this week, U.S. commercial satellite company Maxar said....
'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia ( www.reuters.com )
SYDNEY/PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday....
GM, LG agree on $150 mln relief for Chevy Bolt EV owners over faulty batteries ( www.reuters.com )
US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden ( www.reuters.com )
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas....
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States | Reuters ( www.reuters.com )
Putin and Xi cast U.S. as Cold War hegemon...
Biden vs Trump: What to expect from presidential debates ( www.reuters.com )
Turkey in advanced talks with China's BYD, Chery for EV plants, Bloomberg News reports ( www.reuters.com )
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States ( www.reuters.com )
Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms ( www.reuters.com )
Taiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days before President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office without a legislative majority....
Sri Lanka to send delegation to Russia to help repatriate men duped into Ukraine fighting ( www.reuters.com )
Anti-Putin Russian paramilitaries join Ukraine's fight in Kharkiv region ( www.reuters.com )
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, May 16 (Reuters) - Peeking out from under a hat and with his face covered, the Russian fighting for Kyiv described unrelenting battles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv where Moscow's forces opened a new front last week....
Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open ( www.reuters.com )
JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the Defence Minister publicly demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as troops returned to battle Hamas fighters in areas thought to have been cleared months ago....
Tunisia denies torturing detained lawyer who collapsed in court ( www.reuters.com )
Tunisia's interior ministry on Thursday dismissed accusations by lawyers and a rights group that police officers had tortured a detained attorney who collapsed in court....