Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6:00 p.m. ET /6:00 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.
TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-CROSSING-ATTACK/
Hamas armed wing claims responsibility for deadly attack on Israel-Gaza crossing
CAIRO (Reuters) - The armed wing of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack on the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza that Israel said killed three of its soldiers.
UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KHARKIV/
Russian attacks on Kharkiv and region kill one, injure 17, officials say
KHARKIV (Reuters) - Russian attacks on Orthodox Easter Sunday killed a woman buried under rubble and injured 17 in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv and the surrounding region, regional officials said.
U.S.
USA-TRUMP-GESTAPO/
Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe Biden of running a "Gestapo administration" in a private address to donors in which he also attacked prosecutors involved in his criminal indictments, according to a recording heard by U.S. media outlets.
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-PROTESTS/
Los Angeles police clear USC pro-Palestinian encampment, make no arrests
Los Angeles police made no arrests on Sunday while clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California following arrests and turmoil at universities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas war.
BUSINESS
PARAMOUNT-GLOBAL-SONY-GROUP/
Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options
A special committee of the Paramount Global(PARA.O), opens new tab board charged with evaluating offers for the company met Saturday morning, though rival bidders for the studio are awaiting word on next steps.
ATOS-M-A/
Atos board reported to be meeting Sunday to review takeover bids
PARIS (Reuters) - The board of French tech firm Atos (ATOS.PA), opens new tab was due to meet on Sunday evening to consider takeover offers, including one submitted by Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky, Les Echos and Le Figaro reported.
ENTERTAINMENT
MADONNA-BRAZIL/
Madonna attracts 1.6 million to free concert at Brazil's Copacabana beach
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - More than a million people thronged Brazil's Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her "Celebration" world tour.
MUSIC-EUROVISION-TURQUOISE-CARPET/
Eurovision 2024 begins in Malmo with contestants' walk on 'Turquoise Carpet'
MALMO (Reuters) - Eurovision 2024 began in the Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the "Turquoise Carpet" amid heightened security and calls for boycotts due to Israel's participation.
SPORTS
HORSERACING-KENTUCKY/
Derby winner Mystik Dan may sit out Preakness Stakes
The second leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown could be without Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan as the bay colt's trainer said on Sunday it would be a last-minute decision on whether to run him in the Preakness Stakes.
WATERPOLO-USA/
Flavor Flav backs US women's water polo team on road to Paris
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hall of Fame rapper Flavor Flav is throwing his support behind the United States women's water polo team, pledging to back the defending champions at the Paris Olympics.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
CHAD-ELECTION/ $(TV)$
Chad holds first round of presidential election
Chad is expected to hold the first round of its presidential poll on Monday.
The election could return the Central African state to constitutional rule three years after military authorities seized power.
6 May
HOLOCAUST-MEMORIAL/POLAND-MARCH (TV)
Holocaust survivors gather for 'March of the Living' in Auschwitz, lead by relatives of the Oct 6 attack in Israel
Six Holocaust survivors who were affected by the October 7 Hamas attacks and kidnappings will be among 55 Holocaust survivors leading this year’s March of the Living in Auschwitz.
Holocaust survivors, their relatives and representatives from all over the world take part in the march to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, walking down a 3-kilometre path linking the former Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland.
6 May
TAIWAN-POLITICS/
Taiwan vice-president elect Hsiao speaks at a Taipei forum
Taiwan vice president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim speaks at a forum in Taipei.
6 May
BALTIC-GERMANY/ (PIX) (TV)
Germany’s Scholz visits Lithuania and Latvia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Lithuania and Latvia.
He will talk with his three Baltic counterparts about topics that include security, defence and energy as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine.
A joint press conference will be held afterward.
6 May
EU-ELECTION/FARRIGHT (PIX) (TV)
Hard right wants more EU power to reflect likely election gains
Far-right and hard-right parties, shut-out by mainstream rivals, seek to convert expected gain of seats into influence in policy-making after European Parliament election
6 May
SAFRICA-ELECTION/FACTS
FACTBOX-What you need to know about South Africa's 2024 election
South Africans vote in national and provincial elections on May 29 that could test the African National Congress' 30-year rule.
6 May
EU-CHINA/ (PIX) (TV)
Xi travels to Paris, meets Macron and von der Leyen
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Paris.
6 May
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/USA-PROTESTS (PIX) (TV)
Anti-Israel protests continue at U.S. university campuses
Pro-Israel demonstrators will gather near the Columbia University campus in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day and to support Jewish students on college campuses.
Chief executive of the Israeli American Council, Elan Carr, and Israeli ambassador to the U.N., Gilad Erdan, among those expected to attend.
6 May
SCOTLAND-SNP/GOVERNMENT
Nominations close in SNP leadership contest
Nominations close at noon in the Scottish National Party leadership contest
6 May
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
USA-OIL/OFFSHORE
Coverage of the Offshore Technology Conference May 6-9
Ongoing coverage of the Offshore Technology Conference that brings together technologies and energy executives to discuss latest developments in technology to plumb deepwater oil and gas reserves.
6 May
PALANTIR TECH-RESULTS/
Palantir Q1 results
Palantir will report resuls for its first quarter ended March 31.
Invesors will focus on indicators of growth for the company's artificial intelligence platform and any additions of new corporate customers.
6 May
MOLDOVA-NORWAY/
Moldova president visits Norway
Moldova President Maia Sandu in Norway for state visit
6 May
MASSACHUSETTS-GIGWORKERS/
Massachusetts top court to hear challenges to gig worker ballot measures
Massachusetts' highest court on Monday will consider whether to allow a ballot measure backed by app-based companies like Uber Technologies and Lyft to go before voters in November that seek to redefine their relationship with their drivers.
6 May
DENNYS-GESTATION CRATES/ (PIX)
FOCUS-Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge
An upcoming shareholder vote at Denny’s Corp could pressure the company to set targets for reducing its use of pork from suppliers that keep pregnant pigs in tight confinement, called gestation crates.
6 May
TYSON FOODS-RESULTS/
Q2 2024 Tyson Foods Inc Earnings Release
Tyson Foods remains under pressure from limited US cattle supplies that are expected to weigh on second-quarter results in its biggest beef unit.
The meatpacker's chicken business is seeking to show benefits from its closures of six U.S. poultry processing plants since the start of 2023.
Tyson also plans to shut an Iowa pork plant in June, after its pork business lost money in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30.
6 May
BERKSHIRE-RESULTS/
Q1 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Earnings Release
Estimated time.
6 May
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
USA-PHILIPPINES/MILITARY-DRILLS (TV)
Philippines and U.S. troops conduct counter landing military drills during joint military exercises
Philippine and U.S. troops conduct amphibious counter landing drills north of Manila as part of the two-week joint military exercises.
6 May
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK (PIX) (TV)
Donald Trump's criminal trial over hush money payment
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star continues in New York.
6 May
Comments