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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing that its military strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets such as energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday lamented the nation’s latest mass shooting after at least six people were gunned down at a Walmart Inc store in Chesapeake, …

By Dan Peleschuk and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia rained down missiles across Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and killing civilians as Moscow pursues its campaign …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday condemned two bomb blasts at bus stops in Jerusalem and said the United States had offered to help Israel in its investigation …

By Joanna Plucinska, Anthony Deutsch and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine …

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – After the 2016 massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Florida, the owners of New York City gay bar C’mon Everybody hired more security …

By Ricardo Brito and Carolina Pulice BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the election he lost last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arguing votes …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive federal student loans, first announced in August, has been blocked by two legal challenges, clouding the financial future for millions …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans with student loan debt may get a reprieve from payments through August under a plan announced on Tuesday by President Joe Biden, who said …

By Munsif Vengattil, Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra VIZHINJAM, India (Reuters) – On the main road to billionaire Gautam Adani’s planned Vizhinjam mega port on the southern tip of India, …

By Steven Grattan and Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A journalist covering the soccer World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday said local police hassled him outside a stadium after …

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) -The suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub was transferred to jail on Tuesday …

By Jack Queen (Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Tuesday beat a $55 million lawsuit brought by the widow of a former University Southern California linebacker who said …

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox, designating it as “MPOX” in an effort to destigmatize the virus that gained a foothold in the United States …

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey will attack militants with tanks and soldiers soon, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, signalling a possible ground offensive against a …

By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge has scheduled an October 2023 trial for former U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his adult …

By Jack Queen DALLAS (Reuters) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Tuesday failed in his bid to slash a nearly $50 million defamation verdict against him over his false claims …

By Gram Slattery and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Tuesday called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to …

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. health official celebrated and vilified as the face of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response, used his final …

LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles hosted his first state visit since becoming British monarch on Tuesday, welcoming Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace, where the South African president invoked Nelson Mandela as …

(Reuters) -Snowfall of more than 6 feet in western New York state prompted local officials on Saturday to further restrict road travel and forced airlines to cancel flights in the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican members of Congress, who will set the agenda for the House next year, pressed short video app TikTok on Tuesday over concerns the company may have …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the release of Donald Trump’s tax returns to a House of Representatives committee, handing a defeat to the Republican …

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s climate conditions will worsen in the years ahead, two national agencies said on Wednesday, warning of quicker changes in weather patterns and more …