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Ben & Jerry’s Foundation joins lawsuit challenging The Magnum Ice Cream Company
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (151+ words) LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) " The Ben & Jerry's Foundation, a non-profit funded by the ice cream brand, said on Monday it had won a court "ruling to join a lawsuit challenging its ultimate parent "company, The Magnum Ice Cream Company, over contractual…...
Lithuania says a suspected drone enters its airspace, crashes into lake near Belarus
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (183+ words) VILNIUS, March 23 (Reuters) " Lithuania's army said on Monday that a suspected drone had entered the "country's airspace and crashed into "an ice-covered lake some 20 km (12 miles) from the border of Belarus. Debris found around a hole in the ice "was…...
Belgium deploys soldiers to reinforce security at Jewish sites
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (273+ words) BRUSSELS, March 23 (Reuters) " Soldiers were deployed on the streets of leading Belgian cities'on Monday to bolster security for the Jewish community, after what "officials said were antisemitic attacks in Belgium "and the Netherlands. The move follows an explosion'this month at…...
UK summons Iranian ambassador over charges against men accused of spying
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (233+ words) LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) " Britain said on Monday the Iranian ambassador to the UK had been summoned after an Iranian "national and one British-Iranian dual national were "charged last week on suspicion of helping Iran's intelligence services. The two men appeared…...
Witness in Prince Harry media lawsuit says key statement was forged
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (536+ words) LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) " A key witness in a privacy lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other high-profile figures against the Daily Mail told London's High Court on Monday the claimants had been conned and he denied signing a damning statement…...
US Supreme Court turns away online Texas journalist’s case over arrest
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (479+ words) March 23 (Reuters) " The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by an online citizen journalist to revive her lawsuit accusing authorities in the Texas city of Laredo of wrongful arrest after she asked for and "obtained from police…...
ICE agents begin deploying at some US airports
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (161+ words) WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents began deploying at some "U.S. airports "on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport "security "officers cause "massive delays. The Homeland "Security Department con... WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) " U.S. immigration agents began deploying at…...
UK counter-terror police leading probe into attack on Jewish community ambulances
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (175+ words) LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - British police said on Monday an attack on "Jewish community ambulances "in north London was not being treated as a terrorist incident but the investigation "would "be led "by counter terrorism "officers. "While this has no... LONDON,…...
Former US Congressman faces trial over alleged illegal Venezuela lobbying
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (550+ words) March 23 (Reuters) " A former U.S. congressman is due to stand trial starting on Monday on charges of illegally lobbying U.S. officials to prevent further economic sanctions against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government. Federal prosecutors in Miami say David Rivera was paid…...
Five killed in Oman after vehicles swept away by floodwaters, civil defence says
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (148+ words) (Corrects Al-Maabilahin to Al-Maawil in paragraph 3) DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) " At least five "people have died in "Oman over the past 24 hours after vehicles were swept away by floodwaters, authorities said on "Monday. Oman's "Civil Defence "and Ambulance Authority "said seven…...