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Canada virus hotspot Manitoba flies patients out as infections surge

By Rod Nickel

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -Canada’s latest COVID-19 hotspot of Manitoba said on Tuesday it was planning to fly (More…)

Lebanon Hezbollah chief says attacks on Jerusalem mean regional war

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday any aggression against Jerusalem or its holy sites (More…)

U.S. downgrades Mexico air safety rating

By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday downgraded Mexico’s aviation safety rating, an (More…)

Biden, Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16 amid disagreements

By Nandita Bose and Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in (More…)

Blinken announces U.S. aid to Gaza, pledges to reopen Jerusalem consulate

By Ali Sawafta and Jeffrey Heller

RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged on a Middle East (More…)

At least two people killed as cyclone bears down on India’s east coast

By Subrata Nagchoudhury and Jatindra Dash

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – A tornado ripped through eastern India on Tuesday, killing at (More…)

U.S. calls for ‘transparent’ new investigation into COVID origins

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States called on Tuesday for international experts to be allowed to evaluate (More…)

Earthquakes in Congo raze buildings, stoke fear of second volcanic eruption

By Djaffar Al Katanty

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -An earthquake on the border of Congo and Rwanda razed (More…)

Biden and Putin to have summit in Geneva soon, Swiss daily says

ZURICH (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet in Switzerland for their first summit, (More…)

Olympics-IOC now in ‘delivery mode’ for Tokyo Games, says Team GB head

LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic organisers are fully focused on delivering the Tokyo Games and there is no internal debate on (More…)