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North Korea Launches At Least One Ballistic Missile On Last Day Of Record-Setting Year Micaela Burrow on December 30, 2022 North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile test Saturday …

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching. Gregory had stepped down …

By Martin Quin Pollard and Eduardo Baptista WUHAN/BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a “new phase” in its …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Four human skulls were discovered inside a package at a Mexican airport that was due to be sent by courier to the United States, local authorities …

By Ueslei Marcelino BRASILIA (Reuters) -Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida on Friday, after delivering a teary message to his supporters less than two days before his fierce …

(Reuters) -Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year contract, the club announced on Friday, after leaving Manchester United to become a free …

(Reuters) – LeBron James showed no signs of slowing down in his 20th year in the NBA as the Los Angeles Lakers star celebrated his 38th birthday on Friday with …

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s top lawmaking body has given Hong Kong leader John Lee the power to bar foreign lawyers from national security cases, removing the decision from the city’s …

By Joyce Lee and Atsuko Aoyama SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. The …

By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s opposition national assembly voted on Friday to remove interim President Juan Guaido, dissolve his government and appoint a commission to govern the country’s foreign …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. state of North Carolina will not charge former Republican President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows with voter fraud, the state’s …

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of …

By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca PLC and Sanofi SA plan to raise prices in the …

(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Friday once again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country, as it continues …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A sharply divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Florida high school’s policy forbidding transgender students from using bathrooms that accord with their chosen identities. …

By Luiza Ilie and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) -A Romanian court agreed late on Friday to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality …

Trevor Schakohl on December 30, 2022 As part of a plea agreement, Darius Sessoms, 28, of North Carolina, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for the 2020 …

DUBAI (Reuters) -Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran’s supreme leader in the restive southeast of the country on Friday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were …

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia shelled Ukrainian towns across a long stretch of the frontline from north to south, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, a day after Moscow fired …

By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Friday received just a single bid, from Hilcorp Alaska, for oil and gas drilling rights off the coast of …

(Reuters) – Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as COVID-19 cases in the country surge following its relaxation of “zero-COVID” rules. They cite …

(Reuters) – A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee on Friday released former President Donald Trump’s tax returns from 2015 through 2020. Below are highlights from his personal tax returns. …

By Kevin Liffey (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be …

By Raghav Mahobe and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -Over 40% of COVID-19 cases in the United States are now caused by the highly contagious Omicron XBB.1.5, data from the U.S. Centers …