Category Archives: Syndicated
Israeli strikes kill eight people in Gaza, medics say
By Nidal and al-Mughrabi CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as ceasefire efforts meant to end fighting bet...
May 17, 2026
Palestinian leader's son wins role in Abbas' party, official says
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 17 (Reuters) - The millionaire businessman son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has won a steering role in his father's political party Fatah, a party off...
May 17, 2026
Bulgarians cheer "Bangaranga" and the country's first Eurovision win
ATHENS, May 17 (Reuters) - Bulgarians celebrated on Sunday their country's surprise first win in the Eurovision Song Contest as they prepared to welcome home Dara who triumphed with her catchy, crowd-...
May 17, 2026
Brazil's Lula aims to develop relationship with Trump, Washington Post reports
May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump could help attract American investment to Brazil, prevent more tariffs ...
May 17, 2026
Israel's economy shrinks in first quarter but seen rebounding after Iran war
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, May 17 (Reuters) - Israel's economy began 2026 with a slowdown, hit by war with Iran, but growth is expected to recover as long as the conflict does not reignite. Gross dom...
May 17, 2026
Trump-backed faith event features conservative Christians as critics decry blurring of church-state lines
(Corrects spelling of name to Fenske from Fensky in paragraph 12) By David Hood-Nuo and Julio-Cesar Chavez WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A Trump administration-backed celebration of U.S. religious he...
May 17, 2026
In the US South, an appeals court leans farther right than the Supreme Court
By Nate Raymond May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to preserve mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone marked the latest time that the nation's top judicial body has reined in ...
May 17, 2026
Analysis-Bond yield spike is risk to unprepared equities market, investors warn
By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 17 (Reuters) - Investors are warning that lofty U.S. stock markets have not yet priced in the risk of rocketing inflation and are vulnerable to a sharp s...
May 17, 2026
China hunts six missing after truck falls into river in heavy rain
BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - Rescuers were searching on Monday for six people missing after a pickup truck carrying 15 passengers fell into a flooded river in China's southwestern region of Guangxi ami...
May 17, 2026
China, US, UAE police arrest 276 telecom fraud suspects in Dubai
BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Police in China, the United States and United Arab Emirates arrested 276 telecom fraud suspects in a joint operation to crack down on scam gangs operating in Dubai, Chinese...
May 17, 2026
