By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and sending the application back to the U.N. Security Council to "reconsider the matter favorably."
The Palestinians are reviving their bid to become a full U.N. member - a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state - after the... (continue reading...)
By Byron Kaye
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X has policies to take down harmful content when it chooses but should not be allowed to overrule Australian law in deciding what can be viewed there, a lawyer for the cyber regulator told a hearing into video of a bishop being stabbed.
X, formerly Twitter, is fighting an order by the e-Safety Commissioner to remove 65 posts showing video of an Assyrian Christian bishop being knifed mid-sermon... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, whose reappointment as prime minister President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday:
- Mishustin, 58 (born March 3, 1966), was appointed by Putin as head of government in January 2020, replacing Dmitry Medvedev. Along with other members of the Russian elite, Mishustin has been targeted by Western sanctions in connection with the war in Ukraine.
- As chief... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -Mining giant Rio Tinto had considered an offer for British miner Anglo American, which is now BHP Group's $39 billion takeover target, the Australian Financial Review reported on Friday.
Rio "management had not ruled out making a play for part or all of the mining group and continued to study the day-to-day situation," the AFR reported, citing sources close to Rio.
The report did not mention why Rio did not make a proposal but said... (continue reading...)
By Ashitha Shivaprasad
(Reuters) - Gold prices firmed on Friday, poised for their best week since April 5, following recent economic data that boosted bets of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
Spot gold gained 0.2% at $2,350.87 per ounce by 0212 GMT after hitting a more than two-week high earlier. Prices have risen 2.2% so far this week.
U.S. gold futures rose 0.7% to $2,356.90.
Data on Thursday... (continue reading...)
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