US and World News

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to vacate an April 2021 ruling that had declared unlawful a government order requiring masks …

By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday privately viewed a classified cable related to the August …

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an admissions policy aimed at diversifying a highly selective Virginia high school, rejecting arguments that it discriminated against …

By Echo Wang and Michael Martina NEW YORK (Reuters) -China’s new ambassador to Washington Xie Feng said on Tuesday that he will seek to enhance China-U.S. cooperation, but that relations …

(Reuters) -A Russian court on Tuesday extended for three months the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March on espionage charges, which he …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera, have left the World Health Organization’s response “overstretched”, a senior advisor …

By Liz Hampton ARTESIA, New Mexico (Reuters) – Charlie Barrett walks through an oilfield in New Mexico’s southeastern desert, where the air smells of rotten eggs and old pumpjacks sit …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Missouri man who drove a rented box truck into security barriers near the White House was charged with threatening the president after what authorities appear to believe …

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ukraine is investigating the alleged role of Belarus in the forced transfer of children from Russian-occupied territories, the office …

By James Oliphant and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -If Ron DeSantis hopes to defeat Donald Trump and win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he will ultimately have to bring every …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new ambassador to the United States Xie Feng arrived in New York on Tuesday to take up his duties, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Xie was …

By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas billionaire Harlan Crow has rejected a Senate committee’s request to detail gifts he or his companies have made to U.S. Supreme Court Justice …

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) said it has launched a criminal investigation into Andrei Ruzinsky, a Russian commander Reuters identified last year as helping lead the military occupation …

(Reuters) -Moscow said on Tuesday it had routed and killed scores of “Ukrainian nationalists” who crossed into Russia from Ukraine after two days of combat, in what appeared to be …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A Florida restaurant that puts on what it calls family-friendly drag performances sued Governor Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida on Monday to halt …

By Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Shell shareholders overwhelmingly supported the energy giant’s strategy at a raucous annual general meeting disrupted by climate activists who tried to …

By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s two main opposition parties on Tuesday turned down mandates offered to them to form a coalition government, setting the stage …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States called for the immediate release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday after Russia’s security service sought to extend his detention. …

By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) -Over 100 members of the U.S. Congress and European Parliament called on Tuesday for Sultan al-Jaber to be removed as the designated …

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The top Israeli general raised the prospect of “action” against Iran on Tuesday even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser played down …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on Tibet to build a prosperous, harmonious and “new socialist Tibet” underpinned by unity and civility, days after Group of …

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The fortunes of Alberta’s politicians often go hand-in-hand with the Western Canadian province’s oil and gas sector, its biggest industry, and the question of …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization urged countries on Monday to carry out reforms needed to prepare for the next pandemic, hailing their …

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday fighting had decreased in Bakhmut but shelling continued in the area around it, with its troops keeping a small foothold on the city’s edge …

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, formally kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign on Monday, betting his upbeat message will …