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By Luiza Ilie and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) -A Romanian court agreed late on Friday to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality …

Trevor Schakohl on December 30, 2022 As part of a plea agreement, Darius Sessoms, 28, of North Carolina, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for the 2020 …

DUBAI (Reuters) -Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran’s supreme leader in the restive southeast of the country on Friday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were …

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia shelled Ukrainian towns across a long stretch of the frontline from north to south, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, a day after Moscow fired …

By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Friday received just a single bid, from Hilcorp Alaska, for oil and gas drilling rights off the coast of …

(Reuters) – Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as COVID-19 cases in the country surge following its relaxation of “zero-COVID” rules. They cite …

(Reuters) – A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee on Friday released former President Donald Trump’s tax returns from 2015 through 2020. Below are highlights from his personal tax returns. …

By Kevin Liffey (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be …

By Raghav Mahobe and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -Over 40% of COVID-19 cases in the United States are now caused by the highly contagious Omicron XBB.1.5, data from the U.S. Centers …

By Moira Warburton (Reuters) -Democrats in Congress released six years of Donald Trump’s tax records to the public on Friday, disclosing documents the former president long sought to keep secret …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday pardoned six people who have already served time for crimes, including five convicted of drug or alcohol-related offenses and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned by China’s alignment with Russia as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said on Friday after Russian President …

By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – Immigration arrests nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021 as border authorities apprehended more migrants and courts blocked efforts by U.S. President Joe …

SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) – A barber who first met Brazilian soccer legend Pele in the 1950s and cut his hair for decades said on Friday he hoped God would take …

(This Dec. 28 story has been corrected to say ‘members of the LGBTQ+ community’, instead of ‘gays’, in paragraph 8) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Former pope Benedict, …

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo opened two border crossings with Serbia in the volatile north on Friday, following three weeks of closure after Serbs set up roadblocks to protest against the …

By Bernard Orr and David Latona BEIJING/MADRID (Reuters) -Chinese state-media have railed against the growing number of foreign governments imposing COVID tests on travellers from China, calling the measures “discriminatory.” …

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict is in a “stable” condition, the Vatican said on Friday, amid continued concern for the health of the 95-year-old retired pontiff. Benedict had …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday that the road to peace talks on Ukraine would not be smooth and that China would …

ROME (Reuters) – An Italian theatre on Friday called off a show by a prominent Russian dancer who has three tattoos of President Vladimir Putin on his chest and shoulders, …

(Reuters) -Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of five counts of corruption on Friday and jailed for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a …

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian prosecutors asked a Bucharest court on Friday to extend by 30 days the arrest of ex-kickboxer and internet personality Andrew Tate, prosecutors from the anti organised …

By Kristina Cooke, Mike Spector, Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine and Disha Raychaudhuri (Reuters) – Lawmakers around the United States have tried to grant justice to victims of decades-old incidents of …

By Kwang Jira[censored] Kuhakan POIPET, Cambodia (Reuters) -Cambodian rescue teams recovered several bodies on Friday from the charred rooms of a casino-hotel where a fire killed at least 27 people …