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Utah man confessed to sending ricin letters: court documents
A 39-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has confessed to sending letters to U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior officials that were initially feared to contain the poison ricin when they were discovered this week, court documents showed.
Ben Affleck, out of rehab, calls addiction a lifelong struggle
Oscar winner Ben Affleck said on Thursday he had completed a 40-day residential alcohol rehab program but said that battling addiction "is a lifelong and difficult struggle."
DoubleLine's Gundlach: 30-year U.S. Treasury signals higher bond yields
Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of Doubleline Capital, on Thursday said the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yield has broken above a multiyear base, which should lead to significantly higher yields for financial markets.
Peruvian ex-leader Alberto Fujimori warns prison return will kill him
Peru's former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori on Thursday appealed to current President Martín Vizcarra and to judges not to return him to prison because his "heart would not cope."
Onetime rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight sentenced to 28 years for manslaughter
Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday to 28 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a man he ran over with his pickup truck outside a hamburger stand in 2015.
Lebanon's Hariri expects new cabinet in 7-10 days: TV interview
Lebanon will have a new government within seven-ten days and the economy cannot withstand any more delay, Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday.
Hopes rising, Republicans set vote on Kavanaugh as Democrats denounce report
Confidence grew among President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans on Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, after positive comments from two wavering lawmakers about an FBI report on accusations of...
'Radical Islamist' groups are top U.S. terrorist threat: Bolton
Radical Islamist terrorist groups are the top cross-border threat to the United States and its interests abroad, White House national security adviser John Bolton said as he presented a U.S. counterterrorism strategy that also focuses on Iran.
Oscars body launches new initiatives to support women filmmakers
The organizers of the Oscars announced a string of new initiatives on Thursday aimed at encouraging female filmmakers.
In political storm, Macron wraps himself in de Gaulle's constitution, style
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to wrap himself in the mantle of war hero Charles de Gaulle on Thursday after a spate of ministerial resignations shattered an aura of invincibility that accompanied his first year in power.
Gucci boss reassures staff over looming era of slower growth
The head of Gucci has reassured shop staff over a looming slowdown in the pace of sales growth after a revenue explosion at the Kering -owned label, according to an internal video message seen by Reuters.
Turkey will not leave Syria until Syrian people have an election, Erdogan says
Turkey will not leave Syria until the Syrian people hold an election, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
U.S. vice president accuses China of campaign to undermine Trump
Vice President Mike Pence escalated Washington's pressure campaign against Beijing on Thursday by accusing China of "malign" efforts to undermine President Donald Trump ahead of next month's congressional elections and of reckless military...
EU's Barnier - Brexit deal must have legally sound Ireland backstop
A divorce deal with Britain requires a legally sound solution for the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday after talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
New British proposal for Irish border 'step in right direction': EU source
New British proposals for avoiding extensive border checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit are "a step in the right direction" and "make finding a compromise possible", a European Union source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.
Crosses in Arizona desert mark where 'American dream ended' for migrants
The brightly-colored crosses that Alvaro Enciso plants in the unforgiving hard sand of Arizona's Sonoran desert mark what he calls 'the end of an American dream' - the places where a migrant died after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tusk slams UK slurs on EU, urges 'Canada plus plus plus' Brexit deal
European Council President Donald Tusk sharply criticised what he called "emotional" and "insulting" statements about the EU by British ministers and urged London on Thursday to accept an offer of very close post-Brexit ties.
Israel reinforces troops outside Gaza as border protests enter seventh month
Israel said it was reinforcing troops around Gaza on Thursday as a precaution against Palestinian border protests now in their seventh month, and threatened the enclave's ruling Hamas Islamists with a "very harsh" response in the event of attack...
U.S. plans to rewrite rules that impede self-driving cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads without equipment like steering wheels, pedals and mirrors, according to a document seen by R...
Irish PM wants Brexit deal by November 'if at all possible'
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday that Brexit talks were entering "a critical and ultimate phase" of negotiations and that he hoped a deal would be reached within the next month.