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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against Israeli settlers.

Britain's Foreign Office named Hilltop Youth and Lehava as two groups which it said were known to have supported, incited and promoted violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

The four individuals sanctioned... (continue reading...)

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The politician daughter of Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday said the central bank's independence was an "obstacle" in resolving economic problems, the latest salvo in an ongoing row over interest rates. 

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the leader of the ruling Pheu Thai party, was weighing in on a disagreement since last year between Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the central bank, which has refused... (continue reading...)

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his troops had taken control of 547 square kilometres (211 square miles) of territory this year in what he called Russia's "new regions," a reference to four Ukrainian regions that Moscow says it has annexed.

Shoigu, in remarks on Friday to senior military commanders, said Ukrainian forces were retreating all along the front line and that Russian troops were breaking what he called a... (continue reading...)

By Trevor Hunnicutt

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed partly at convincing Latino men that abortion rights are a vital issue that affects them, the U.S. president's 2024 campaign said on Friday.

A television, radio and digital advertisement airing in both English and Spanish in competitive "battleground" states features Cesar Carreon, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Real estate services provider CBRE Group's first-quarter profit beat analysts' estimates on Friday, helped by higher leasing demand at a time when commercial property sales remain under pressure from elevated interest rates.

"Leasing outperformed expectations, driven by office leasing growth globally," CBRE CEO Bob Sulentic said.

The company's global leasing revenue rose 4%, led by a 9% growth in Asia-Pacific.