US and World News

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – Election officials in the United States have been alerted to safe-proof their voting systems and be vigilant about political violence amid a “very complex threat …

(Reuters) – Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem was quoted in a published report on Sunday saying that he feels no threat to the institution’s independence, even as it comes …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A record $3.3 billion in aid flowed to the Pacific islands in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a 33% increase on the previous year, according to …

SEOUL (Reuters) -Foreign leaders expressed condolences over the deadly crowd surge in Seoul’s Itaewon district, with more than 20 foreign nationals from 15 countries among those killed in the crush …

By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BAABDA, Lebanon (Reuters) -Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, left the …

By Soo-hyang Choi, Daewoung Kim and Hongji Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday after at least …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The European Central Bank (ECB) could hike its interest rates by 75 basis points again at its next policy meeting in December, ECB governing council member Klaas Knot …

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Brazilian Ieda Ferreira woke up at the crack of dawn to join a long queue in Portugal’s capital Lisbon, her home …

By JaiveerSingh Shekhawat and Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will resume using Russian airspace on some flights, the Hong Kong-based airline said on Sunday, restarting flights …

By Soo-hyang Choi, Daewoung Kim and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Young people flocking to Seoul’s popular Itaewon district on Saturday for the first virtually unrestricted Halloween festivities in three years …

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s economists said the U.S. Federal Reserve could bump up interest rates to as high as 5% by March 2023, 25 basis points above its …

(Reuters) -The Houston Astros made another fast start against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies but this time around held it together through some drama-filled late moments for a 5-2 victory on …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank will step up credit support for the real economy while keeping the yuan basically steady, Governor Yi Gang said in comments published on Sunday, …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – He Lifeng, head of China’s state planning agency, is likely to succeed the country’s economic tsar Vice Premier Liu He in March, but may …

(Reuters) – At least 151 people were killed in a crush during a Halloween celebration in South Korea’s capital Seoul late on Saturday. Here are details of some of the …

MANILA (Reuters) – The death toll from flooding and rain-induced landslides in the Philippines has climbed to 48, the country’s disaster agency said on Sunday, with 22 others recorded missing …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Ten people were killed and more than 20 wounded in an explosion in east Baghdad on Saturday, according to security and medical sources. The explosion took place in …

By Soo-hyang Choi, Daewoung Kim and Hongji Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 149 people, mostly teenagers and young adults in their 20s, were killed in a crush when a …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Saturday with his counterpart in India about Russia’s war on Ukraine among other issues, the State Department said. Blinken …

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s heated presidential race has tightened ahead of a Sunday vote, several opinion surveys showed on Saturday, with right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro eroding a …

LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses think the gloom hanging over their prospects will persist in the coming months, according to an industry survey published on Sunday. The Confederation of British …

By Andrea Shalal WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden cast an early vote in the crucial Nov. 8 midterm elections on Saturday, joined by his granddaughter Natalie, a first-time …

LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s personal phone was hacked by suspected agents working for Russian President Vladimir Putin when she was foreign minister, the Daily Mail …

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, is doing better following an attack for which …