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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against the government in Tehran and fear a lost opportunity to finally rein in a longtime Mideast nemesis. The deal the Republican president had said was “largely negotiated” has left a range of lawmakers, former Cabinet members and conservative analysts wondering aloud whether the […]

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuters) – Ireland’s governing centre-right Fine Gael and the Social Democrats, one of the country’s smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday, while the reputed head of a well-known crime family missed out on election again. The result was a blow to left-wing Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, which has established itself as one of Ireland’s three largest parties and hoped to gain […]

May 24 (Reuters) – Uber’s board met on Saturday to discuss raising its offer for German food delivery group Delivery Hero after a major shareholder rebuffed an Uber bid that would value Delivery Hero over 11.5 billion euros ($13.39 billion), the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. ($1 = 0.8590 euros) (Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) Brought to you […]

The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. The move is retroactive to Thursday. Left-hander Jordan Wicks was called up from Triple-A Iowa to fill Cabrera’s roster spot for the Cubs, who entered Sunday’s game against the Houston Astros at 29-23 and in third place in the National League Central amid a seven-game […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, May 24 (Reuters) – Seventh seed Taylor Fritz was stunned 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-7(9) 6-1 by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round of the French Open on Sunday as his injury-disrupted claycourt season ended with a whimper. Fritz returned with an opening defeat at Geneva last week after two months away due to a knee injury and he showed signs of rust under the afternoon […]

STAROBILSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine, May 24 (Reuters) – – Forensic experts on Sunday sifted through the ruins of a dormitory largely destroyed in what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian drone attack in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, seized and placed under Russian control in the four-year-old war. Authorities said search operations concluded late on Saturday and put the death toll in the strike on the teacher training college at 21, many of […]

Katherine Legge swerved from her high-side position to avoid a collision with Ryan Hunter-Reay but her Indianapolis 500 and attempt for the “double” with a Sunday night entry in the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 ended in a spinout. Legge was uninjured in the incident and will travel to Charlotte to run in the NASCAR race. The British driver was making the sixth bid to complete both races on Memorial Day weekend […]

Sunday’s scheduled series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed due to inclement weather. This game will be made up as part of a split-doubleheader on Aug. 17. The series opener on Friday also was postponed due to inclement weather. The National League Central rivals played a doubleheader on Saturday as a result, with the Cardinals posting an 8-1 win in the first game before […]

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Sunday’s game against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of injuries. Cease, a right-hander, exited due to what the team called “mild left hamstring discomfort” with Blue Jays trailing 2-1. Mason Fluharty took over for Cease, who gave up two runs and four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in 4 2/3 […]