Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, ‌in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the ...

Once the city of peace, Geneva sees the United Nations' presence fade

When in 1937 the League of Nations vacated the 225-room Palais Wilson in Geneva, the global intergovernmental body created to ...

Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal

Tehran is considering a U.S. peace proposal that sources said would formally end the conflict while leaving unresolved key U.S. demands that Iran suspend ‌its nuclear programme and reopen the Strait ...

As Trump-adjacent populism surges in Australia, Pauline Hanson cashes in

A few months before Australia's conservative Liberal Party suffered its worst election defeat last May, Sydney stockbroker Angus Aitken donated A$230,000 ($165,000) to the party, a political cause he ...

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain after three people evacuated

A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde left for Spain ...

Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire

Israel struck Beirut on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire ​with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a commander of the militant group's elite Radwan force in ...

Lutnick testifies he can't recall why his family lunched on Epstein's island

U.S. ​Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told members of a congressional committee in private testimony on Wednesday that ‌he couldn't recall why he and his family had lunch on Jeffrey Epstein's ...
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Man City manager Jeglertz always believed they could win WSL title

May 7 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz said he had a feeling at the start of the season that they could win the ‌Women’s Super League (WSL) title and that the club's hunger for ...
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Maersk first-quarter profit beats forecasts, keeps outlook unchanged

COPENHAGEN, May 7 (Reuters) - Shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab posted first-quarter operating profits slightly above analyst forecasts on Thursday and kept its full-year earnings ...
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InCred Holdings to raise $132 million via fresh issue in India IPO

May 7 (Reuters) - India's InCred Holdings, the parent of non-banking financial company InCred Financial Services, aims to raise 12.50 billion rupees ($131.8 million) ‌through a fresh issue of shares ...

Spain's eclipse a chance to draw holidaymakers inland, away from crowded beaches

British tourist Chris Shears will swap Spain's Mediterranean beaches this summer ​for its rugged northern coastline as he ...

Malaysia’s SD Guthrie cautious on outlook after Q1 profit dips on weak palm prices

Malaysia's SD Guthrie , one of the world's largest palm oil producers, said on Thursday it was cautious on its outlook for ​the year, while reporting a slightly lower first-quarter net profit, due ‌to ...