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Nemo's Eurovision win fires up Swiss advocates for non-binary rights May 12, 2024 07:13AM

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss advocates for non-binary rights hailed local star Nemo's victory in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest, urging the country's authorities to enable official recognition of people who identify as neither male or female.

In a politically charged night in the Swedish city of Malmo, Nemo, a 24-year-old Swiss musician who uses they/them pronouns, claimed the top spot after dominating the jury section of the vote to beat out the... (continue reading...)


Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK's Cameron says May 12, 2024 06:53AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would strengthen Hamas, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday.

Israel ordered Palestinians to evacuate more of the southern city on Saturday in an indication it was pressing ahead with its plans for a ground attack, despite U.S. President Joe Biden's threat to withhold the supply of some weapons if it did so.

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US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with Chinese hacker, lawyer says May 12, 2024 06:34AM

By Kirsty Needham

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said.

Daniel Duggan, 55, a naturalised Australian citizen, feared requests by Western intelligence agencies for sensitive information were putting his family at risk, the lawyer said in a legal filing seen... (continue reading...)


Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest' May 12, 2024 06:04AM

By Brad Brooks

DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) - About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged from detainment to cheers from fellow pro-Palestinian protesters, several waving yellow court summons like tiny victory flags and imploring fellow demonstrators not to let their energy fade.

Just how much staying power the student demonstrations over the war in Gaza that have sprung up in Denver and at... (continue reading...)


Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah May 12, 2024 05:14AM

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding dozens of others, health officials said.

Jabalia is the biggest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps and is home to more than 100,000 people, most of whom were descendants of Palestinians who were driven from towns and villages in... (continue reading...)


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