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ROME (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies "fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive" ceasefire and hostage release deal for the Gaza war outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden and call on Hamas to accept it, a statement said on Monday.

The deal "would lead to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, a significant and sustained increase in humanitarian assistance for distribution throughout... (continue reading...)

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prominent 91-year-old psychiatrist who was once close friends with Jeffrey Epstein was sued on Monday by a onetime model who said he enabled the late financier's sex trafficking, and turned her into his "modern-day sex slave."

In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the plaintiff, using a pseudonym Jane Doe 11, said Henry Jarecki raped her repeatedly starting in 2011, after Epstein... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) -Danish shipping group AP Moeller-Maersk on Monday raised its full-year profit guidance for the second time in a month on the back of strong container market demand and the crisis in the Red Sea.

Maersk now expects its underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in the range of $7 billion to $9 billion, up from its previous forecast of $4 billion to $6 billion.

The company, viewed as a barometer of world... (continue reading...)

By Catarina Demony and Patricia Vicente Rua

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal announced on Monday a new plan that will toughen some rules for migrants, following in the footsteps of other EU countries and days before Europeans head to the polls in an election set to tilt the bloc's politics to the right.

The new rule will require migrants to have an employment contract before moving to Portugal.

"We need people in Portugal willing... (continue reading...)

By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly

(Reuters) - In the wake of Donald Trump's historic hush-money conviction, Democrats are wrestling with how central Trump's felonies should be to President Joe Biden's reelection campaign.

So far, the answer is "not very."

While most Democrats were thrilled to see Trump convicted last Thursday on 34 felony counts, many - including top officials in Biden's campaign - are taking a "wait... (continue reading...)