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By Anatoly Verbin (Reuters) – Euphoria. There is no better word to describe my feelings, the feelings of many in the Soviet intelligentsia, when Mikhail Gorbachev came to power and …

(Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported. One of the most talked about people in the world, …

(Reuters) – Following are some notable quotes from Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. On meeting his wife Raisa (from interview …

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – For all the adulation he inspired in the West, Mikhail Gorbachev was a tragic figure who failed in the historic mission he had defined …

LONDON (Reuters) – Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, Mikhail Gorbachev was widely despised at …

By Ben Blanchard and Roger Tung PENGHU, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone which buzzed an offshore islet on Tuesday shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen said …

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday expressed his deepest condolences on the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Interfax news agency. (Reporting …

(Reuters) – Here is a timeline of some key events over the nearly seven years that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91, held power in the Soviet …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents were without electricity on Tuesday after powerful storms toppled trees and downed thousands of power lines in the state …

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Texas on Tuesday reported the first death in a severely immunocompromised person who was diagnosed with monkeypox, according to state health department officials. The …

By Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Political appointees at the U.S. Justice Department will be barred from attending campaign events or fundraisers, according to new guidance issued …

By Steve Holland and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican former President Donald Trump has added former Florida Solicitor General Chris Kise to his legal team in the case involving classified …

By Andrea Shalal and Pavel Polityuk MYKOLAIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake …

By Peter Eisler and Nathan Layne (Reuters) – A sheriff in Barry County, Michigan, already under state investigation for alleged involvement in an illegal breach of a vote-counting machine, sought …

By Steve Scherer and Ismail Shakil (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will replace two ministers on Wednesday who are leaving the government for health reasons, a senior source said …

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Celebratory fireworks lit up the Kabul sky on Tuesday night on the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which …

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he was sickened by “attacks on the FBI” after the agency’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – A UN committee on Tuesday condemned the overturning of the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, saying it was hitting racial and …

By John Davison BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to end their protests in central Baghdad on Tuesday, easing a confrontation which led to the deadliest violence …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Roomster was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and six states, which accused the roommate matching service of using fake …

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) – A Caribbean regional court has ruled that a Saint Kitts and Nevis prohibition on gay sex is unconstitutional because it violates the right to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has assessed that Moscow is preparing to stage sham referenda in areas of Ukraine under its control to manipulate the results to claim that …

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The United States is concerned about India’s plans to participate in joint military exercises with Russia, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and former senior adviser to ex-President Donald Trump, underwent a second thyroid surgery late last week, a person close to Kushner said on …