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(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff thanked a Vatican envoy on Tuesday for his efforts in trying to bring home thousands of children forcibly taken to Russia and asked him for help in returning prisoners of war.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has visited both Russia and Ukraine on a mission mandated by Pope Francis to try to help end the war in Ukraine, now more than two years old.

He said after the visits that his... (continue reading...)

By David Randall

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short-sellers in Trump Media & Technology Group are feeling the heat from the recent rally in the company's stock and the higher cost of borrowing its shares, analytics firm S3 Partners said.

Shares of the company, which operates former President Donald Trump's social media firm Truth Social, jumped nearly 7% on Tuesday. Shares have risen for five straight days, though they are down nearly 30% since... (continue reading...)

By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul

(Reuters) - Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies this week as temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital city.

"There is no real education in schools in this punishing heat," she said. "Teachers can't teach, students can't concentrate. Rather, our lives are at risk."

Khan is one of more than 40 million students... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Caesars Entertainment missed market expectations for first-quarter results on Tuesday, as record levels of occupancy driven by the Super Bowl and visits for the Chinese New Year were offset by low table hold in its Las Vegas segment.

Shares of the company were down about 3% in extending trading.

Despite a surge in visitors in Las Vegas due to the Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the U.S., Caesars reported a fall in... (continue reading...)

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was "on the immediate horizon" and that "incremental" progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for states with influence over Israel "to do everything in their power" to prevent an Israeli assault... (continue reading...)