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MANILA (Reuters) – China’s embassy in Manila accused the United States on Tuesday of driving a wedge between the Philippines and Beijing, deploring Washington’s “unfounded accusations” that it said sought …

By Andrew Osborn and Felix Light (Reuters) – The nearly five-month battle for the small city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine has ground on for so long and wrought so …

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a trip to the Japanese city of Nagasaki with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a G-7 summit visit next year, media reported on …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, the state of abortion rights around the country remains unsettled, thanks …

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of striking academic workers began voting on Monday whether to ratify a deal with the University of California and end a 5-week-old …

By Ted Hesson, Steve Holland and Jose Luis Gonzalez WASHINGTON/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said COVID-era restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border that have prevented hundreds …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system …

By Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s new criminal code has grabbed headlines for making sex outside marriage illegal but Islamic parties wanted even harsher punishment for …

By Bernard Orr and Xinghui Kok BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as authorities reported five more deaths and …

By Josh Smith and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa (Reuters) – North Korea could hit almost anywhere on earth with a ballistic missile, analysts say, a capability it has honed alongside a …

By Lisa Richwine and Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and two other sexual assault counts by a Los Angeles jury …

By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while …

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Julie Steenhuysen and Andreas Rinke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Monday used a Hanukkah celebration to call on Americans to get off the sidelines and join the fight against rising anti-Semitism …

By Tom Balmforth and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV (Reuters) – Russian “kamikaze” drones hit key energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv on Monday and President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus for the …

By Danielle Broadway and Akriti Sharma (Reuters) – Actor Amber Heard said on Monday she would settle defamation claims that were brought against her by ex-husband and fellow actor Johnny …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been appointed Australia’s next ambassador to the United States at a time when both countries are deepening security cooperation …

By Patricia Zengerle and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol asked federal prosecutors on Monday to charge …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday said the White House could not require federal contractors to ensure that their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 as …

By Gloria Dickie and Isla Binnie MONTREAL (Reuters) -A United Nations summit approved on Monday a landmark global deal to protect nature and direct billions of dollars toward conservation but …

By Alexander Villegas ICA, Peru (Reuters) -Peru’s newly installed President Dina Boluarte sent three ministers to Ica, one of the regions at the heart of recent protests on Monday, in …