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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday in a case pushed by Democrats to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state. The court’s ruling will come within three months of the Aug. 13 primary and within six months of the November presidential election. A reversal could have implications on what is expected […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo shook off an injury and came off the bench to hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning that gave the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night. Pete Alonso had two RBIs and the Mets avoided a three-game sweep, a day after they were held hitless by three Atlanta pitchers until there were two outs in the […]

PARIS (Reuters) – This year’s “Choose France” event – an annual summit aimed at attracting foreign investment to France – will result in 15 billion euros ($16.2 billion) worth of foreign investments, said the French presidency on Monday. That amount represents an increase from last year’s summit, which brought in 13 billion euros worth of foreign investments. President Emmanuel Macron kicks off the event on Monday. The summit is aimed […]

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is committed to sustaining a presence in a disputed area of the South China Sea to ensure China does not carry out reclamation activities at the Sabina Shoal, its spokesperson said on Monday. The PCG said on Saturday it has deployed ships to Sabina Shoal, where it accused China of building an artificial island, amid an escalating maritime row. Since the ship’s deployment […]

(Reuters) – ANZ Group Holdings said on Monday Australia’s corporate regulator is investigating the lender for suspected violation of laws in executing the issuance of 10-year treasury bonds by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) in 2023. ANZ was appointed by the AOFM, which manages the Australian government’s debt portfolio, to act as a risk manager in relation to the issuance of the treasury bonds. Earlier in the day, […]

(Reuters) – A drone sparked a short-lived fire at an electrical substation in Russia’s Lipetsk region in a Ukrainian attack that also targeted the Belgorod and Kursk regions, Russian officials said. “There are no casualties. The fire in the territory of the electrical substation is being extinguished,” Igor Artamonov, the governor of the Kursk region in Russia’s south, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Eight drones were destroyed over the […]

(Reuters) – U.S Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged the Federal Trade Commission to “pump the breaks” on Chevron Corp’s proposed $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. “The FTC should side with consumers and pump the breaks on this deal,” Schumer said in a post on social media platform X, adding that the deal would give oil majors more leverage to raise gas prices. In October last year, […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian court on Monday rejected a bid by the country’s cyber safety regulator to extend a temporary order for Elon Musk-owned X to block videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian church bishop, which authorities had called a terrorist attack. Federal Court judge Geoffrey Kennett said the application to extend the injunction granted last month had been refused. The reasons for the judgement will be released […]

TANAH DATAR (Reuters) – Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said on Monday. Torrential rain on Saturday evening caused flash floods, landslides, and cold lava flow, which is a mixture of volcanic ash, rock debris and water that flows like mud, in three districts in West Sumatra province, […]

By Rishika Sadam and Jatindra Dash HYDERABAD/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions. The world’s most populous nation began voting on April 19 in a seven-phase election in which nearly one billion people are eligible to vote, with ballots set to be counted on June 4. Prime […]