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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said aid to Ukraine and funding to continue the fight against COVID-19 are priorities as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders on …

(Reuters) – The Group of Seven wealthy democracies (G7) agreed on Tuesday to set up a network to coordinate investigations into war crimes, as part of a push to prosecute …

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -The first big breakthrough in 30 years of Alzheimer’s research is providing momentum for clinical trials of “cocktail” treatments targeting the two hallmark proteins associated …

(Reuters) – Crypto exchange Kraken has agreed to pay a fine to settle civil liability related to apparent violations of sanctions on Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday it was monitoring social media platform Twitter, now under the stewardship of new Chief Executive Elon Musk, for misinformation. “This is …

(Reuters) – List of FIFA World Cup champions since the tournament began in 1930: URUGUAY 1930 – URUGUAY * Uruguay won the inaugural FIFA World Cup after beating Argentina 4-2 …

DAKAR (Reuters) – Three U.S. citizens of Cameroonian origin have been arrested and charged with raising funds for separatist fighters in the Central African country, the U.S. Justice Department said. …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leon Black, the billionaire co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, was sued on Monday by a woman who said he …

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A communications line created between the militaries of the United States and Russia at the start of Moscow’s war against Ukraine …

By Aditi Shah, Aftab Ahmed and Gleb Stolyarov NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products for potential delivery including parts for cars, …

By Yew Lun Tian and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -The rare street protests that erupted in cities across China over the weekend were a referendum against President Xi Jinping’s …

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – Opponents of China’s anti-COVID measures are resorting to dating apps and social media platforms blocked on the mainland to evade censors, spread the word …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Journalists should not engage in activities unrelated to their role, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after broadcaster BBC said one of its reporters had been assaulted …

(Reuters) -U.S. Representative Donald McEachin, a Democrat from Virginia who was recently re-elected to his fourth term in Congress, died on Monday aged 61, his office said. McEachin had been …

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s legal counsel on Monday defended Justice Samuel Alito after two Democratic lawmakers demanded answers about a former anti-abortion leader’s claim that …

LONDON (Reuters) -The United States is still talking to Russia about a deal to free jailed Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan but Moscow has not provided a “serious response” …

By Emma Farge and Shivani Tanna GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Monday it would start using a new preferred term, “mpox”, as a synonym for monkeypox and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday said it supported the Chinese people’s right to peacefully protest against COVID-19 lockdowns and it did not see supply chain impacts from …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the so-called “golden era” of relations with China was over, saying Beijing’s systemic challenge to Britain’s …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike that could occur as early as Dec. 9, …

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will soon complete negotiations with the United Nations that aim to create an international mission to fight corruption in the country, President Xiomara Castro said on …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate urged lawmakers on Monday to back his proposal to bar the U.S. government from doing business with …