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GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Switzerland’s first full trial of crimes against humanity concluded this week, with the defendant, a former Gambian minister accused of rape and murder, giving a defiant closing speech in which he claimed to be a victim of racism and lies.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Hamas yesterday left Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo where there was no sign of progress just days before the start of Ramadan, while the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden assailed former President Donald Trump for kowtowing to Russia, failing to care about COVID-19 and papering over the Jan.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban authorities yesterday said they are investigating recently sacked Economy Minister Alejandro Gil over committing “grave errors” in his former role, rattling the highest ranks of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party and its hermetic politics.

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Sweden joined NATO in Washington yesterday, two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation’s best guarantee of safety.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, (Reuters) – The U.S. said yesterday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as the enclave’s humanitarian crisis prompted South Africa to ask the World Court for new emergency measures.

LAGOS, (Reuters) – Nigeria needs to ensure that Shell SHEL.L safely dismantles its old infrastructure or pays to remove them from the Niger delta before its exit, says a report on the environmental impact of the activities of multinational companies.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss – the last day of oral arguments of its current term.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A Houthi missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship yesterday, U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is forecast to grow by 0.8% this year after entering a recession in the second half of 2023, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said today in possibly his last fiscal statement before an election expected this year.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled today that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a fair trial.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, (Reuters) – Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign today, according to a source familiar with her plans, ensuring that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday revised language in a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to back “an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages,” according to the text seen by Reuters.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/PALM BEACH, Florida,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s general election despite low popularity ratings for both candidates.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Global health donors pledged nearly $600 million towards eliminating cervical cancer yesterday, at the first global forum dedicated to fighting the disease.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said today.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip,  (Reuters) – Hamas and Egyptian mediators said yesterday they were going ahead with talks in Cairo on securing a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel’s decision not to send a delegation, as Washington pressed again for a truce, the release of hostages and plan to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif took the oath yesteday to officially become prime minister for a second time, nearly four weeks after an uncertain national election caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory yesterday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its ballot.