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(Reuters) -U.S. Representative Donald McEachin, a Democrat from Virginia who was recently re-elected to his fourth term in Congress, died on Monday aged 61, his office said. McEachin had been …

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s legal counsel on Monday defended Justice Samuel Alito after two Democratic lawmakers demanded answers about a former anti-abortion leader’s claim that …

LONDON (Reuters) -The United States is still talking to Russia about a deal to free jailed Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan but Moscow has not provided a “serious response” …

By Emma Farge and Shivani Tanna GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Monday it would start using a new preferred term, “mpox”, as a synonym for monkeypox and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday said it supported the Chinese people’s right to peacefully protest against COVID-19 lockdowns and it did not see supply chain impacts from …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the so-called “golden era” of relations with China was over, saying Beijing’s systemic challenge to Britain’s …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike that could occur as early as Dec. 9, …

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras will soon complete negotiations with the United Nations that aim to create an international mission to fight corruption in the country, President Xiomara Castro said on …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate urged lawmakers on Monday to back his proposal to bar the U.S. government from doing business with …

By Humeyra Pamuk BUCHAREST (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will announce new assistance to help restore Ukraine’s power transmission ability in the face of Russian …

By Brian Ellsworth WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The international community should send a strike force to Haiti to confront gangs even though police have ended a blockade of a fuel terminal …

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was calling on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike amid a railroad labor standoff that threatens to …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday joined some Republicans in criticizing former U.S. President Donald Trump for dining with white supremacist Nick Fuentes, saying there is …

BRASILIA (Reuters) -A controversial proposal to make room for more spending in the 2023 budget under Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was formally presented to Congress on Monday, …

(Reuters) – U.S. cryptocurrency lender BlockFi said on Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with eight affiliates in a New Jersey court, the latest casualty since …

By David Milliken and Martin Quin Pollard LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The BBC said Chinese police had assaulted one of its journalists covering a protest in the commercial hub of Shanghai and …

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba saw its lowest level of voter turnout in municipal elections since at least 1981, according to preliminary government figures on Monday. Municipal elections, …

By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared poised to make it tougher to prosecute political corruption cases as they signaled sympathy toward …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has spoken to lawmakers about a potential rail strike as he attempts to resolve a problem that could harm the U.S. economy, the White …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 400 groups on Monday called on Congress to intervene in an ongoing railroad labor standoff that threatens to idle shipments of food …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are likely to discuss the issue of electric vehicles in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act when they meet on …

By Rich McKay (Reuters) -An avowed white supremacist pleaded guilty on Monday to first-degree murder and other state charges in a mass shooting in May that killed 10 people at …

(Reuters) – After the collapse of major cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the industry is bracing for further pain because of the exposure of many companies to FTX and its affiliated trading …