By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Iga Swiatek confirmed her dominance of women’s tennis by sweeping aside American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 to claim her second French Open title in three years on Saturday. The 21-year-old Pole’s ble…
Fifth person found dead after German train derailment
BERLIN (Reuters) – Emergency workers found another body under the rubble of a train that derailed in southern Germany on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five, police said on Saturday. Another 44 people were hurt in the derailment, tw…
Europe’s south expects over 150,000 migrant arrivals this year – minister
MILAN (Reuters) – Mediterranean countries on major migrant routes into Europe expect over 150,000 arrivals this year as food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict threaten a new migration wave from Africa and the Middle East. “This year the frontlin…
Gilead drug modestly delays breast cancer progression in late-stage trial
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc’s Trodelvy extended by 1.5 months, or 34%, the length of time women with advanced stages of the most common type of breast cancer lived without their disease worsening, according to late-stage trial data…
UK police briefly evacuate London’s Trafalgar Square over suspect car
LONDON (Reuters) -British police on Saturday briefly evacuated London’s Trafalgar Square, close to where celebrations are to be held later to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, after reports of a suspicious vehicle but said the security alert had…
‘You continue to make history’: Prince Charles pays tribute to mum Queen Elizabeth
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Charles paid an emotional personal tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Saturday during celebrations to mark her Platinum Jubilee, praising the monarch for uniting the nation and continui…
Facing backlash, Republican congressman quits race after supporting U.S. gun control
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A Republican congressman who came out in support of gun control after a mass shooting in his area dropped out of the race for his re-election on Friday upon coming under withering criticism from Republicans who saw his poli…
U.S. DOJ declines to charge ex-Trump officials Meadows and Scavino, NY Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to charge Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino, two former officials in ex-President Donald Trump’s White House, for failing to cooperate with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on t…
Trump-backed Oz wins U.S. Senate Republican primary after rival concedes
By Jarrett Renshaw and Costas Pitas (Reuters) -Former hedge fund executive David McCormick conceded to wellness celebrity Mehmet Oz on Friday in the Republican primary race for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, following a recount and securing anothe…
Ohio to let teachers carry guns after 24 hours of training
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – Ohio is set to enact a law that allows teachers and other staff to be armed with guns in schools once they have completed up to 24 hours of initial training. Proponents hope armed teachers will reduce the frequency and dea…