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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results May 2, 2024 12:52PM

By James Oliphant

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil.

In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, Trump said that if he doesn’t believe the result in November's election was legitimate, “you have to fight for the right of the... (continue reading...)


Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison May 2, 2024 12:47PM

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta

CAIRO/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner associations said on Thursday, blaming Israel for his death.

The associations said in a joint statement that Adnan Al-Bursh, head of orthopedics at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, had been detained by Israeli forces while... (continue reading...)


France and Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact May 2, 2024 12:46PM

By John Irish

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation amid rising maritime tensions in the region and the war in Ukraine, the Japanese government said.

The G7 allies have held numerous joint military exercises in recent years, bilaterally and as part of a wider group. Paris has been pushing for more than a year to begin talks on a... (continue reading...)


Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations May 2, 2024 12:44PM

By Catarina Demony

LISBON (Reuters) - The government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe will ask Portugal to repair the moral damages caused by colonialism, the country's education and cultural minister said on Thursday.

Speaking to Portugal's Lusa news agency, minister Isabel Abreu said the Sao Tome and Principe government would draw up a plan to negotiate reparations with Portugal, adding the process would take time.

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Two Nigerian officers face court martial over drone strike that killed 85 civilians May 2, 2024 12:32PM

By Ope Adetayo

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has ordered two officers to face court martial proceedings over a drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians, the defence HQ said on Thursday, more than four months after President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation.

The Dec. 3 air strike was one of the deadliest to hit civilians as the Nigerian military increasingly relies on aerial assaults in fighting Islamic militants in the... (continue reading...)


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