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By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a campaign issue as they seek to unseat party incumbents backed by the influential pro-Israel advocacy group. The trend reflects divisions over U.S. policy toward Israel as the wars in Gaza and Iran deepen intraparty tensions ahead of November’s midterm election. It could also complicate […]

By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) – Wall Street bonuses are likely to be flat to slightly positive in 2026, as geopolitical tensions due to the Iran war and the private credit turmoil could slow the economy and incentives, compensation consultancy Johnson Associates said. Overall bonuses for Wall Street executives jumped 9% to a record $49.2 billion in 2025, according to an estimate from New York State Comptroller […]

By Brad Heath, Andrew Goudsward and Kristina Cooke MINNEAPOLIS, May 7 (Reuters) – The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents also dramatically slowed other federal investigations and prosecutions into an array of serious crimes, a Reuters review of federal court records found. New gun and drug prosecutions stalled. Several top prosecutors quit. Some federal agents disappeared from drug task forces and gang cases. Others took the unusual […]

By Will Dunham May 7 (Reuters) – Indigenous people in the Andes domesticated the potato – a great source of starch, vitamins, minerals and fiber – 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, making this tuber a central part of their diet. These people then experienced genetic adaptations beneficial for such a diet that are still seen in their descendants living in Peru. New genomic research documents how these descendants – speakers […]

BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) – A large refined-products tanker owned by a Chinese shipowner was attacked off the UAE’s Al Jeer Port on May 4, at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese media Caixin reported on Thursday. The vessel’s deck caught fire and the ship was marked “CHINA OWNER & CREW”, according to Caixin. A person with knowledge at the shipowner told Caixin this was the first time […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — About 40 passengers from a cruise ship by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked on St. Helena, according to Dutch officials Around 40 passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, left the cruise ship during a stop at St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Dutch foreign ministry has said. In a letter to parliament sent late […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — About 40 passengers from a cruise ship by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked on St. Helena, according to Dutch officials Around 40 passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, left the cruise ship during a stop at St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Dutch foreign ministry has said. In a letter to parliament sent late […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s political word of the moment is “goonism,” frequently uttered by national leaders to convey annoyance at the gangs that intimidate those whose political activities they oppose. Supporters of President William Ruto, who is seeking a second term in elections next year, use the phrase to describe the political violence that authorities will not tolerate. Opposition figures use it to condemn what they see as Ruto’s […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s political word of the moment is “goonism,” frequently uttered by national leaders to convey annoyance at the gangs that intimidate those whose political activities they oppose. Supporters of President William Ruto, who is seeking a second term in elections next year, use the phrase to describe the political violence that authorities will not tolerate. Opposition figures use it to condemn what they see as Ruto’s […]