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(Reuters) – An Illinois state judge yesterday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection at the U.S.

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, neared a mission-ending slumber yesterday, six days after a lopsided touchdown that hindered its operation, though NASA and the company behind the vehicle cheered its performance as a success.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Donald Trump is unable to post a full bond while he appeals a $454.2 million judgment that a judge imposed in New York state’s civil fraud case against him, and wants instead to secure a $100 million bond, his lawyers said today.

MAPUTO,  (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Mozambicans are fleeing their homes in the restive Cabo Delgado province amid a surge in deadly insurgent attacks since January.

DEARBORN, Michigan/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s campaign and top Democratic officials vowed to double down on efforts to win over voters as the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – At least 576,000 people in the Gaza Strip – one quarter of the population – are one step away from famine, a senior U.N.

DEARBORN, Michigan, (Reuters) –  U.S. President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but a protest vote by Democrats angry over his support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza exceeded organizers’ expectations.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today ruled out suggestions that European countries and NATO alliance members would send ground troops to Ukraine, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron had raised the prospect that some might do so.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President Vladimir Putin of leading a descent into fascism.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza start by next Monday as the warring parties appeared to close in on a deal during negotiations in Qatar that also aim to broker the release of hostages.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door yesterday to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage as allies agreed to ramp up efforts to deliver more munitions to Kyiv.

(Reuters) – A former Albert Einstein College of Medicine professor is donating $1 billion to the New York City school, the largest gift of its type ever given in the United States, to pay the tuition of all of its students, the institution said on Monday.

(Reuters) – The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighbouring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a “serious threat to both humans and nature”, and that emergency services had been mobilized.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil and France are set to sign an international cooperation agreement that would allow police from both countries to launch joint operations aimed at tackling illegal mining in French Guiana, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

KINGSTOWN, (Reuters) – A U.S. couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners in the Eastern Caribbean are likely dead, local police told a press conference yesterday, though they said the investigation was ongoing.

BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM, Reuters, – Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Denmark has dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, police said today, becoming the second nation to do so after Sweden closed its own inquiry.

GENEVA,(Reuters) – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres today  deplored how the U.N.

KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces are preparing for a new offensive against Ukrainian defenders in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan of its own, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

(Reuters)  Donald Trump’s big primary victory on Saturday over Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina was the result of a ruthless and methodical campaign to eliminate her as a threat, according to aides and people close to both campaigns.