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CAIRO (Reuters) – The sister of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Monday the family had received a letter from prison that served as “proof of life” from the …

By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a congressional panel to obtain phone records from Arizona Republican Party Chair …

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away another challenge to a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on devices called “bump stocks” …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A watchdog group on Monday asked the U.S. Federal Election Commission to probe a $20 million transfer between two groups tied to former President Donald Trump, alleging …

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that the U.S. midterm elections showed the strength and resiliency of U.S. democracy and was a rejection of so-called …

By Stanley Widianto NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday dismissed a news agency report that he had been taken to hospital with a heart condition, …

By Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal NUSA DUA, Indonesia/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As midterm election forecasts darkened for his Democratic party, U.S. President Joe Biden kept predicting things would turn around. This …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will work with its Chinese counterparts to schedule U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit tentatively planned for early next year, a senior State …

White House officials repeatedly advise that President Joe Biden is of sound mind, but this weekend the aging Commander-in-Chief once again struggled to get through another press conference. The President …

By Ismail Shakil and Mike Stone (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has accepted the resignation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Christopher Magnus, the White House said in a statement …

By Jonathan Spicer, Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 …

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he did not think Democrats in the next Congress would have enough votes to restore abortion rights nationally. “I …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during their first in-person meeting since 2017 that the Taiwan question was the “very core of China’s core …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns is in Ankara to speak with his Russian intelligence counterpart to convey a message on consequences of any use of nuclear …

(This Nov. 13 story has been corrected to show sea is overall 1.2C warmer than 30 years ago, not 0.4C, in 18th paragraph) By Gloria Dickie and Jihed Abidellaoui KERKENNAH …

By Kate Abnett SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – This year’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt headed into its final week on Monday with nearly 200 countries racing to strike …

By Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Relatives of the 298 people who died when Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 hope that judges issuing a …

(Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday in person for the first time since Biden took office in 2021, on the sidelines of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will focus on government spending, the nation’s debt ceiling and marriage equality, among other issues during its remaining so-called lame duck session, U.S. Senate …

By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – A G7-led plan dubbed “Global Shield” to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters was launched at the U.N. …

PARIS (Reuters) -The presidents of France and Italy on Monday stressed the importance of having good relations between the two neighbours and European Union allies after harsh words from both …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that President Joe Biden’s administration had wrongly interpreted an Obamacare provision as barring health care providers from …

By Matthias Inverardi and Tom Sims DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Taylor Swift walked away with four prizes at MTV’s Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best video for her 10-minute “All …