By Zainab Elhaj and Will Russell
STRAIT OF DOVER (Reuters) - Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands of asylum-seeking migrants to make the risky sea crossing from France this year.
Bobbing on the waves of the English Channel on a clear morning, the boats sailed across the narrow strip of sea separating France and Britain, with a French naval vessel following... (continue reading...)
By Ana Cantero
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid and Buenos Aires traded barbs on Saturday after Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente suggested Argentina's President Javier Milei was a drug user.
Puente, during a panel discussion in Salamanca on Friday, suggested Milei had ingested "substances" during last year's election campaign.
Milei's office released a statement on Saturday condemning the remarks while also attacking Spanish... (continue reading...)
By Andrew Mills
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar could close the political office of Hamas as part of a broader review of its role as a mediator in the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian Islamist group, according to an official familiar with the Qatari government's reassessment.
The Gulf state was weighing whether to allow Hamas to continue operating the political office, and the broader review includes considering whether or not to... (continue reading...)
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands was preparing for its annual World War II remembrance ceremony in Amsterdam on Saturday with restricted public access and heightened security as a result of the war in Gaza.
The city of Amsterdam announced earlier in the week that it would severely restrict attendance to the ceremony on the city's central Dam square. The unprecedented security measures were intended to keep the ceremony safe and curb potential... (continue reading...)
By P.J. Huffstutter
MONEE, Illinois (Reuters) - Farmer Luz Klotz straightened the brightly striped hair bow on Reba, a 1,600-pound heifer lounging on the ground under twinkling fairy lights. Teenager Joey Pachl, hoping to impress his girlfriend with an invitation to the high school prom, had paid $75 for an hour-long cow cuddling session at the farm.
Pachl successfully wowed animal loving girlfriend Emma. For Luz and husband Dan Klotz,... (continue reading...)
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