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Trump Tower Damascus? Syria Seeks to Charm US President for Sanctions Relief

DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Trump Tower in Damascus, a detente with Israel and U.S. access to Syria’s oil and gas are part of Syr...
A general view shows Damascus from Mount Qasioun, after one month since the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

Trump Tower Damascus? Syria Seeks to Charm US President for Sanctions Relief

DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Trump Tower in Damascus, a detente with Israel and U.S. access to Syria’s oil and gas are part of Syr...

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The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump Plans to Accept Luxury 747 From Qatar to Use as Air Force One

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump‘s administration intends to accept a Boeing 747-8 airplane as a gift from the Qatari royal fa...

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

What the World Needs From Pope Leo

The name alone often speaks volumes. In choosing to reign as Francis, first of that name, Jorge Bergoglio signaled clearly the style of his ...

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Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the international media in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Leo XIV Urges Release of Imprisoned Journalists, Affirms Gift of Free Speech and Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and th...

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran Warns Europeans That Reimposing Sanctions Could Have Irreversible Consequences

PARIS (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister warned Britain, France and Germany on Monday that a decision to trigger a U.N. mechani...

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People gather, on the day Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, is expected to be released from captivity by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Hamas Set to Free US-Israeli Hostage, Israel Says No Ceasefire

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hamas will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza on Monday, the Palestinian militant group s...

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Trump’s Trip to Saudi Arabia Raises the Prospect of US Nuclear Cooperation With the Kingdom

WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia wants U.S. help developing its own civil nuclear program, and the Trump administration says it is “very exci...

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi shake hands during a press conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran to Send Russia Launchers for Short-Range Missiles, Sources Say

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iran is preparing to deliver in the near future launchers for short-range ballistic missiles that the U....

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People shop for essential goods at a supermarket in Amritsar, India, May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Residents Stockpile Food, Rush to Bunkers as Conflict Rattles India and Pakistan

LAHORE/MUZAFARRABAD, Pakistan/AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) – Residents across Pakistan and India rushed to stockpile foods and other esse...

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during the day he visits the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo

Israel Won’t Be Involved in New Gaza Aid Plan, Only in Security, US Envoy Says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington’s envoy to Israel sa...

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Fresno Man Facing Multiple Charges After Violent Freeway Pursuit and Shooting

A former Porterville librarian, Vikki Ann Cervantes, 50, faces felony charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly friend over the course of a year while managing her finances. (Shutterstock)
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Former Porterville Librarian Accused of Stealing Thousands From Elderly Friend

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As Fresno Files First Case, Maxwell Vows to Protect Wage Theft Unit

Fowler police and sheriff’s deputies arrested two residents Monday, May 12, 2025, after finding illegal firearms, drugs, and stolen property during a search of their home. (Fowler PD)
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Fowler Felon Jailed After Officers Find Assault Rifle, Drugs in Home Search

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Young People Drive Fresno to CA’s Top Job Growth: Wells Fargo Study

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, far left, looks on from the defense table with his attorneys, as a prospective juror, far right, answers questions posed by Judge Arun Subramanian, center, at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Judge Rejects Claim That Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Was Treated Differently Because of His Race

Singer Tory Lanez returns to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for his trial, Dec. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP File)
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Rapper Tory Lanez Attacked at a California Prison as He Serves Time for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

A fire has shut down all southbound lanes of I-5 at Grapevine Road on Monday, May 12, 2025, prompting major traffic delays as crews work to extinguish the flames. (CHP)
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Grapevine Fire Forces Full Closure of Southbound I-5

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