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Colonel Correia Bernardo, one of Portugal's Carnation Revolution militaries named "April Captains", gestures inside the former Practical Cavalry School in Santarem, from where militaries left towards Lisbon in April 1974 to overthrow Marcelo Caetano's dictatorship, in Portugal, April 15, 2024.

Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge

Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira |Updated 19 minutes ago |3 min read

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira SANTAREM, Portugal (Reuters) - Veteran military officer Captain Joaquim Correia Bernardo, 84, remembers the revolution that toppled Portugal's fascist dictatorship five decades ago as if it were yesterday. ...

Police investigate at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church after a knife attack took place during a service the night before, in Wakeley in Sydney, Australia, April 16, 2024.

Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing

Lewis Jackson |Updated 19 minutes ago |2 min read

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday linked to a boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on a Sydney bishop and questioned another five people. Police said a ...

Injection pens and boxes of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, November 21, 2023.

About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could be eligible for Wegovy coverage, study shows

Reuters |Updated 19 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program could be eligible for coverage of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, a study published by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) ...

U.S. President Joe Biden returns to the White House in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2024.

After battle with Republicans, Biden to sign Ukraine aid package

Jeff Mason |Updated 20 minutes ago |3 min read

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, a bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks re-election and a ...

Browning Hi-Power pistol.

Canadian military to destroy 11,000 Second World War-era pistols

David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen · Reporter · Postmedia News |Updated 20 minutes ago |3 min read Premium content

The Canadian military plans to destroy 11,000 of its Second World War-era pistols by the end of this year. The move comes as the Canadian Forces confirmed it has received the final deliveries of a new 9-mm pistol as part of a $19.4-million ...

A drone view of the apparent remains of a ballistic missile, as it lies in the desert following a massive missile and drone attack by Iran on Israel, near the southern city of Arad, Israel April 24, 2024

Iran, Pakistan call on U.N security council to take action against Israel

Reuters |Updated 29 minutes ago |1 min read

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Israel, saying it had "illegally" targeted neighbouring countries and foreign diplomatic facilities. The comments, which accused Israel ...

Maximilian Krah, member of the European Parliament for the far-right Alternative for Germany and AfD's top candidate in June's election to the assembly, gives a statement, after an aide has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of "especially severe" espionage for China, in Berlin, Germany, April 24, 2024.

German far-right politician vows not to quit after aide accused of spying for China

Alexander Ratz, Matthias Williams |Updated 30 minutes ago |2 min read

By Matthias Williams and Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) - A member of the European Parliament for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party said on Wednesday he would not resign after one of his aides was arrested on suspicion of ...

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Ukrainian drones struck two Rosneft oil depots in attack, Kyiv source says

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Drones sent by Ukraine's SBU security service struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, a Ukrainian intelligence source said. The source said the depots contained ...

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Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |1 min read

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No deaths have yet been recorded, Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said in a ...

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of the new government, at Ajuda Palace in Lisbon, Portugal April 2, 2024.

Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says

Catarina Demony |Updated 50 minutes ago |2 min read

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested there was a need for reparations. ...

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