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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to create a select committee on China, using one of its first votes since Republicans …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers will review the cause of a Federal Aviation Administration computer system outage overnight on Tuesday that sparked a nationwide ground stop and delayed …

(Reuters) -Forces from Russia’s Wagner Group on Wednesday found the body of one of two British voluntary aid workers reported missing in eastern Ukraine, the private military firm said in …

(Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday was released from a hospital near Orlando, Florida, where he had been admitted on Monday, a source close to the Bolsonaro …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has confidence in Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has had to deal with the fallout of recent travel disruptions, including a nationwide ground …

By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Tigray forces, who fought a two-year war against Ethiopia’s federal government, began handing over heavy weaponry to the national army as part of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden wants other states to join Illinois in banning assault weapons, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday. (Reporting By Steve Holland and Jarrett …

By Max Hunder RIVNE REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) -The crackle of gunfire and roar of armoured vehicles reverberated around sleepy west Ukrainian towns near the Belarusian border on Wednesday as Kyiv’s …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO and the EU are launching a task force to boost protection of critical infrastructure in response to last year’s attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines …

(Reuters) – The head of Russia’s private military firm Wagner on Wednesday said his forces had achieved the complete “liberation” of the eastern Ukrainian mining town of Soledar, killing around …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – An international meeting this week will discuss setting up a global system of wastewater monitoring for COVID-19, including at airports, after several countries said …

By Jennifer Rigby and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said it is working with China to manage the risks of COVID-19 surging again as people travel …

Dems Melt Down Over Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive After Botched Abortions Laurel Duggan on January 11, 2023 Democratic politicians are portraying the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires …

ROME (Reuters) -Brokering a deal on a safe zone around Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is getting harder because of the involvement of the military in talks, the head …

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday mocked Russian claims to have taken over parts of the eastern city of Soledar, saying that fighting was still going on. Russian mercenary …

By Yew Lun Tian, Brenda Goh and Jennifer Rigby BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation said a lack of data was making it challenging to help China manage the risks …

By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed New York to enforce a Democratic-backed gun control law adopted after the justices …

By David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are expected to discuss joint security issues as well as the global …

By Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) -The U.S. health department on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 pandemic’s status as a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue receiving free tests, vaccines …

By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Steven Spielberg’s drama “The Fabelmans” and dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin,” two big winners at Hollywood’s Golden Globes ceremony, …

(Reuters) – Nearly 16 million Americans have so far signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace, a 13% jump from a year earlier, according to the …

PARIS (Reuters) -A man attacked and wounded six people at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning, leaving one with serious injuries, before being shot by …

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged NATO on Wednesday to do more than just promise Ukraine its door is open at a July summit, saying Kyiv needs “powerful …