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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Police in Mexico City arrested one of the most wanted leaders of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang accused of multiple crimes in the United States, officials said on Tuesday, in a fresh blow to one of Central America’s most violent criminal groups. Jose Wilfredo Ayala, 55, was arrested after a tip from a neighbor, according to the Mexican capital’s security ministry. The ministry said it had […]

By M. Sriram and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI (Reuters) -About 300 people queued at Apple’s store in Mumbai on Tuesday, as fans took selfies with Chief Executive Tim Cook, who inaugurated the first retail store run by the tech giant in India, underscoring the importance of its market. “The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible!” Cook, who is making his first visit to India in seven years, said on […]

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as upbeat economic data in No. 2 oil consumer China offset concerns that possible increases in U.S. interest rates could dampen growth in the top consuming country. Brent crude settled 1 cent, or 0.01%, higher at$85.25 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures closed up 3 cents, or 0.04% at $80.86. China’s economy grew by a […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Holders Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to set up a likely mouth-watering clash with Manchester City. Chelsea’s hopes of maintaining interest in a woeful season always looked slender after losing last week in the Bernabeu and Rodrygo put them out of their misery with two second-half […]

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – AC Milan reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since they won the trophy 16 years ago thanks to a first-half goal from Olivier Giroud at Napoli that secured a 1-1 draw and 2-1 aggregate win despite a barrage of pressure on Tuesday. Napoli battled until the end but could not break down the resilient Milan defence until striker Victor Osimhen equalised three minutes […]

By Tyler Clifford and Natasha Ribeiro NEW YORK (Reuters) – A four-story building collapsed in New York City’s lower Manhattan near Pace University on Tuesday, killing at least one worker and injuring five others who were in the structure, authorities said. Police said they had no reason to believe the incident was anything other than a structural collapse. The second floor of a garage structure collapsed onto the first, New […]

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) -AC Milan reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since they won the trophy 16 years ago thanks to a first-half goal from Olivier Giroud at Napoli that secured a 1-1 draw and 2-1 aggregate win despite a barrage of pressure on Tuesday. Napoli battled until the end but could not break down the resilient Milan defence until striker Victor Osimhen equalised three minutes into […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy discussed in a phone call Ukraine’s need for weapons as well as increasing sanctions pressure on Russia. On Twitter, Zelenskiy said he thanked McCarthy for bipartisan support in Congress for Ukraine as well as Ukraine’s defense needs. “Outlined the situation at the front & Ukraine’s urgent defense needs in armored vehicles, […]

By Helen Coster and Jack Queen WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Fox Corp and Fox News on Tuesday settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, averting a high-profile trial putting one of the world’s top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S. election. The settlement was announced by the two sides and the judge in the case at the […]