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By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) – Elina Svitolina is among the contenders for the French Open title after her Rome triumph but the Ukrainian played down her chances, saying a calmer mindset and focus on her performance outweighed thoughts of a long-awaited maiden Grand Slam title. The 31-year-old Svitolina outlasted defending Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff in the Italian Open final last week after getting battling wins over […]

May 23 (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike targeting a Palestinian police post in northern Gaza killed at least five officers on Saturday and wounded others, Gaza police said, as Israel steps up attacks on the Hamas-run force. In a statement, the Gaza police directorate, charged with maintaining security in areas of Gaza that fell under Hamas control following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in October, said two missiles had hit a […]

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry. Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal, injuring two people, without naming the facility. Russia’s Astra news outlet said Ukrainian drones struck the Sheskharis oil terminal […]

May 22 (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on Friday and the state’s volcano observatory was assessing the Kilauea volcano, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is located on Hawaii’s Big Island. The volcano has been erupting episodically since December 23, 2024. In an update earlier on Friday, the USGS’ […]

By Wen-Yee Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters) – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that his forecast of a $200 billion market for CPUs includes China, signalling Nvidia still sees significant long-term demand in the market amid ongoing U.S.-China technology tensions. Central processing units have taken centre stage as companies and businesses gravitate towards agentic AI – systems that perform autonomous functions – broadening demand beyond […]

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – A Russian drone struck a funeral procession on Saturday on the outskirts of the northeast Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing one person and injuring nine, a senior local official said. Oleh Hryhorov, head of the regional military administration, did not provide further details. Local media reported that a guided attack drone had hit the road near a bus. Sumy is located 30 km (19 miles) […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has been stepping up pressure on Communist-controlled Cuba, after using the military in January to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Here is why Cuba may not be Venezuela 2.0, even though Caracas had been a key supporter of the island’s government. WHO WOULD TAKE OVER? In Venezuela, then-Vice President Delcy Rodriguez took over as U.S. forces seized […]

By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress have revolted over President Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion fund for people he says were victims of government “weaponization,” setting the stage for a searing battle less than six months before midterm elections. On Thursday, the Senate called timeout on a $72 billion spending bill on immigration enforcement, which has become a battleground over […]

By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) – Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century’s end as climate change becomes an increasingly important driver of species loss, according to scientists, reshaping and often shrinking suitable habitats that the plants need to survive. Researchers modelled future ranges for numerous species of vascular plants, a category that accounts for almost all the world’s plants – those […]