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By Andrius Sytas and Marek Strzelecki VILNIUS/WARSAW (Reuters) – In Lithuania, a giant, disused electrical transformer built in 1980 in present-day Ukraine has been dusted off and prepared for shipment. …

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Utility crews worked through a second day on Wednesday to restore electricity, gas service and running water to thousands of homes and businesses left without …

By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Ted Hesson CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border …

LIMA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Peru’s President Dina Boluarte promoted the country’s defense chief to the prime minister’s job as part of a shuffle of her 11-day-old Cabinet on Wednesday, a move …

By Steve Holland, Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s surprise visit to Washington, his first overseas trip since Russia invaded his country 300 days ago, …

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A former Harvard University fencing coach and a Maryland businessman were acquitted on Wednesday of charges that they schemed to secure coveted spots for the …

By Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said that a “just peace” with Russia means no compromises on his country’s sovereignty and …

By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House on Wednesday with renewed assurances of American support for …

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner called on her supporters to write letters to Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine held in Russia, days …

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday, including the prosecutor general and key military officials, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its …

By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Wednesday he had secured a deal to form a new government after weeks of unexpectedly tough negotiations …

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Donald Trump plans to argue that a New York law allowing a writer to sue the former U.S. president over claims that he raped her decades …

By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled new curbs on technology exports to Russia’s Wagner military group, in a bid to further choke …

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces the opening of the Ogdensburg Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) Enrollment Center located at the Ogdensburg Port of Entry. Beginning January 3, …

JAMAICA, N.Y. — The bag may have been forgotten by a traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport, however U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers and K-9 still stopped …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it would delay by at least one day the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to Washington on Wednesday, the Biden administration said it would provide another $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including …

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Frank James, the man accused of a shooting attack on the New York City subway in April 2022, told a court through his public defenders on Wednesday …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed a $300 million fine against an auto warranty robocall campaign, the largest-ever penalty proposed by …

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) – Female university students in Afghanistan were turned away from campuses on Wednesday after the Taliban-run administration said women would be …

By Nia Williams and Rod Nickel (Reuters) – The U.S. pipeline regulator launched a review this year of its special permits that waive certain operating requirements for pipelines, following a …

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday marks a high point in ties between Ukraine and …

By Thomas Peter and Alessandro Diviggiano BEIJING (Reuters) – Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing …