US and World News

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet, once a political detainee under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a doctor for tortured children, pledged to be the champion of victims …

By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -Playing more like a world number one than a player ranked outside the top 600, Serena Williams turned back the clock on Wednesday to …

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -China has been simulating attacks on U.S. Navy ships and is aiming to prevent foreign forces from coming to Taiwan’s aid in the event of …

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan looks forward to producing “democracy chips” with the United States, President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, Doug Ducey, on Thursday, …

KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff accused Russia of seeking to “wreck” the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspection visit to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, saying Russia …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in prison for each …

(Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday Ukrainian forces tried to seize the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine and “measures had been taken” to destroy the opposing troops, …

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – The southern Chinese tech hub Shenzhen tightened COVID curbs as cases continued to mount on Thursday, with large events and indoor entertainment suspended for three days …

By Eric Cox and Carlos Barria JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged aid to Jackson, Mississippi, as the majority-Black state capital endured its third day without …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday sought to downplay the federal government’s discovery of highly classified records inside his Florida estate, telling a …

By Timour Azhari TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – On the still blue bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of north Lebanon, the crew of the specialised exploration submarine Pisces …

By Moira Warburton (Reuters) -Mary Peltola, a Democratic former state lawmaker, won a special election to fill Alaska’s sole U.S. House of Representatives seat, becoming the first Alaska Native to …

NPRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo will begin on Thursday a two-month implementation period for a controversial move to oblige Serbs, mainly those living in the northern part of the Balkan nation, …

LONDON (Reuters) – Veteran U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders joined striking British workers at a trade union rally in London on Wednesday, saying workers need to stand together to fight back …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The estate of Chuck Close, the artist known for massive photorealist portraits of himself and others, on Wednesday sued Cigna Corp, claiming it …

(Reuters) – Mary Peltola, a Democratic former state lawmaker and the first Native American woman to represent Alaska in Congress, won a special election to fill the state’s sole U.S. …

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell modestly this week, a poor sign for his Democratic Party’s hopes in the Nov. 8 midterm …

By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) – Rotting carcasses of striped bass, bat rays and other fish have been washing up on the shores of the San Francisco Bay Area in recent …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Wednesday downplayed the federal government’s concerns about the discovery of classified materials stored inside his Florida home, telling a federal judge …

By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target the dominant BA.4 and …

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two days before a state law is due to come into effect banning guns in “the area commonly known as Times Square,” the …

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday earmarked $10 million in public funds for a reproductive healthcare clinic to meet an expected rise in demand for abortions from …

PARIS (Reuters) -Mourners marked the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death in Paris on Wednesday, laying flowers and leaving messages on the bridge above the underpass where she was killed …

By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is opposing a request by former President Donald Trump to appoint a “special master” to determine whether documents seized by federal …