A suspect in the shooting attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue, before a court hearing in the Basmanny district court in Moscow. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova |
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- Russia cast doubt on assertions by the US that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people and injured 182 more. Russia chief political correspondent Andrew Obsorne joins the Reuters World News podcast to explain the ISIS threat, and what this means for Putin.
- Russia struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine's western region of Lviv with missiles, Kyiv said, in a major airstrike that saw one Russian cruise missile briefly fly into Polish airspace according to Warsaw.
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- Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a bond to cover a $454 million civil fraud judgment or face the risk of New York state seizing some of his marquee properties. Will you be able to buy Trump Tower at auction?
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to Jordan that there is growing international consensus to tell Israel that a ceasefire is needed and that an assault on Rafah would cause a humanitarian disaster.
- The Philippines summoned China's envoy to protest against "aggressive actions" in the South China Sea, as Manila's defense minister dared Beijing to bolster its vast sovereignty claims by taking them to international arbitration.
- US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest potential change to Washington's East Asia command structure in decades, two sources said.
- Britain will give details of the cyber security threat it says is posed by China and may blame Beijing for a hack on its electoral watchdog, as worries about interference grow before an election expected later this year.
- Early results from Senegal's presidential vote put opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye ahead, sending his supporters to celebrate in the streets, though his main rival from the ruling coalition said a run-off will be needed to determine the winner.
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A drone view of the Lithium Conversion plant of US lithium producer Albemarle, in Chile, March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Cristian Rudolffi |
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- Washington's drive to make the US a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China's control of the critical minerals sector.
- Boosted by strong electric vehicle sales, Chinese car makers will be in the spotlight at the Bangkok International Motor Show this week, underscoring the growing challenge to Japanese auto giants that have long dominated Thailand's vehicle market.
- Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic crack down on alleged anti-competitive practices that could result in break-up orders to Apple and Alphabet's Google, a first for the industry.
- Record cocoa prices and markets whipped around by inflation and geopolitics helped hedge funds using systematic strategies outperform their peers in the first quarter, according to industry players and investors.
- The US Federal Reserve looks to be on track to cut interest rates as presidential campaign season heats up, potentially delivering Joe Biden a boost. Federal Reserve correspondent Howard Schneider joins the Reuters World News podcast to explain the tricky path the Fed has to navigate in an election year.
- Lufthansa's bid for a minority stake in Italian rival ITA Airways could harm competition and lead to higher prices, EU antitrust regulators said, ramping up pressure on the German carrier to come up with stronger remedies.
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The al Qaeda plot to kill Bill Clinton that history nearly forgot |
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US President Bill Clinton attends the APEC Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 24, 1996. Reuters TV via REUTERS |
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Air Force One with President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton aboard was on its final approach to Manila on Nov. 23, 1996, when their US Secret Service detail received alarming intelligence: an explosive device had been planted on the motorcade route into the Philippines capital. Acting swiftly, the agents switched to a back-up route to the Clintons' hotel, foiling a suspected al Qaeda attempt to assassinate the president of the United States minutes after his arrival for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Now, eight retired secret service agents – seven of whom were in Manila – have given Reuters the most detailed account to date of the failed plot. |
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People daubed with color powders take part in the Hindu Holi Festival celebrated as the Festival of Colors, Love, and Spring in Nairobi, Kenya, March 24. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya |
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The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring. People are daubed with colored powders as they celebrate the Festival of Colors, Love, and Spring. |
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