US and World News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has authorized an additional $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, which will include weapons, munitions and air defense equipment, Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said Philips filed 21,000 medical device reports in connection with faulty foam in its ventilation and sleep apnoea …

(Corrects time since Guangzhou protest in 11th paragraph) By Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese cities imposed more curbs on Wednesday to rein in rising coronavirus cases, adding to investor …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday targeted three Iranian security officials under human rights-related sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said, citing Tehran’s ongoing crackdown on protesters in Kurdish-majority areas. …

LONDON (Reuters) – The rivalry between English soccer giants Manchester United and Liverpool has spilled over into the boardroom with both U.S.-owned clubs signalling they are seeking fresh investment and …

By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence without approval from the British parliament, the United Kingdom’s top court …

(Reuters) – Tuesday’s massacre at a Virginia Walmart was the latest in a series of gun violence episodes at the retail giant’s stores in recent years. Here is a partial …

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 …