By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come “little by little” and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday, marking a shift in tone less than a week ahead of …
Trump attempt at a coup to be a focus of U.S. House hearings, lawmaker Raskin says
(This April 18 story refiles to correct identification in paragraph 3 to Climate One radio program from National Public Radio) By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Then-President Donald Trump attempted a coup on Jan. 6, 2021, and that will be a cent…
S&P 500 inches higher as strong BofA results offset tech weakness
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – The benchmark S&P 500 rose on Monday as Bank of America wrapped up earnings from big U.S. lenders with a better-than-expected quarterly profit, although elevated bond yields weighed on growth and t…
Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Britain’s Rwanda asylum plan
LONDON (Reuters) – The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned a British plan to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, saying the policy did not stand “the judgment of God”. Delivering a sermon on Easter Sunday …
Rescuers hunt missing after South African floods kill more than 400
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Floods have killed more than 400 and caused at least 10 billion rand ($684.58 million) in damage in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), a senior provincial official said on Sunday, as rescuers hunted for the missing and more rain was expected…
Death toll from South African floods now 443 – provincial premier
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The death toll from floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province this week now stands at 443, with 63 people missing, the premier of the province said on Sunday at a televised briefing. (Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editi…
Turkey’s Erdogan condemns Israeli ‘intervention’ at Al-Aqsa mosque
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he had told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas that he condemned Israeli “intervention on worshippers” at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque and threats to its “status or spirit”. Erdogan…
On ‘Easter of war’, pope implicitly criticises Russia over Ukraine
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis implicitly criticised Russia for dragging Ukraine into a “cruel and senseless” conflict and urged leaders to strive for peace as he marked what he called an “Easter of war” on Sunday. The 85-year…
Luhansk region governor says shelling kills two, injures four in eastern town of Zolote
Reuters (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and four have been injured on Sunday in the shelling of the eastern Ukrainian town of Zolote, the local governor said. “In one of the high-rise buildings, two floors were destroyed … We have at leas…
Ukrainian prime minister says forces in Mariupol have not surrendered -ABC
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Remaining Ukrainian forces in the southern port of Mariupol are still fighting and continue to defy a Russian demand that they surrender, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Sunday. “The city still has n…