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LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is forecast to grow by 0.8% this year after entering a recession in the second half of 2023, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said today in possibly his last fiscal statement before an election expected this year.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled today that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a fair trial.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, (Reuters) – Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign today, according to a source familiar with her plans, ensuring that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday revised language in a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to back “an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages,” according to the text seen by Reuters.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/PALM BEACH, Florida,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s general election despite low popularity ratings for both candidates.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Global health donors pledged nearly $600 million towards eliminating cervical cancer yesterday, at the first global forum dedicated to fighting the disease.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian sea drones hit and sank a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian military said today.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip,  (Reuters) – Hamas and Egyptian mediators said yesterday they were going ahead with talks in Cairo on securing a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel’s decision not to send a delegation, as Washington pressed again for a truce, the release of hostages and plan to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif took the oath yesteday to officially become prime minister for a second time, nearly four weeks after an uncertain national election caused delays in the formation of a coalition government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory yesterday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its ballot.

DAKAR,  (Reuters) – Writer Moustapha Gueye voted for Senegalese President Macky Sall at the last two elections.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk yesterday called on China to implement recommendations to amend laws that violate fundamental rights, including in the Xinjiang and Tibet regions.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Church of England’s 100 million pound fund to address its historical links to the slave trade is too small and should be expanded at least tenfold, an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved Africans said on Monday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory today, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its ballot.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The Church of England has accepted a 1 billion pound target to address historical financial links to the slave trade as recommended by an oversight group led by descendants of enslaved Africans which said the initial 100 million pounds was too low.

CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported.

KYIV (Reuters) – Rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after a drone strike on an apartment building in the southern city of Odesa, finding four more bodies and bringing the death toll to 12.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Police said that their search on Sunday for two individuals wanted for their involvement in Germany’s notorious Red Army Faction (RAF) militant group ended unsuccessfully.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – International connectivity to Haiti was disrupted on Sunday following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to a prison break at the main penitentiary as a major gang leader seeks to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – OPEC+ members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed today to extend voluntary oil output cuts into the second quarter, sources said, giving extra support to the market amid concerns over global economic growth.