US and World News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Friday that there are some signs that inflation may be easing, as he responded to the Labor Department’s report that jobs increased …

By Brad Brooks UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – Brett Cross had several questions for the Uvalde school board when it met this week, but went home with few answers. His nephew, …

‘Time To Make America Good Again’: CNN Host Says Biden ‘Not Wrong’ To Call Trump Supporters ‘Semi-Fascist’ Harold Hutchison on September 2, 2022 A CNN host defended President Joe Biden’s …

Broadcast Networks Ran Law And Order, Sitcom Reruns Instead Of Biden’s Speech Laurel Duggan on September 2, 2022 Several major broadcast networks ran reruns instead of carrying President Joe Biden’s …

POLL: Most Americans Are Dissatisfied With K-12 Education Reagan Reese on September 2, 2022 Most Americans are unhappy with the current K-12 education system, according to a poll released Thursday. …

SHEFFIELD: While Biden Blames Others For His Failures, America’s Economy Continues To Nosedive Carrie Sheffield on September 2, 2022 It’s official, America’s job market is slowing down, and we have …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday condemned the attempted assassination of Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner a day earlier. “The United States strongly condemns the assassination …

By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD/KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan’s armed forces rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday, while the country’s best-known charity …

By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -The main districts of Chinese tech hub Shenzhen shut down public transport and extended curbs on public activities on Friday as cities across China …

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -The shooting down of a drone off the Chinese coast that buzzed a Taiwanese-controlled island was the most “appropriate” thing to do after repeated warnings, …

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, according to …

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner escaped unharmed on Thursday after a man fired a loaded gun at her that failed to go …

By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans will head to the polls on Sunday to approve or reject a new constitution that would replace the Andean country’s current text that …

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda and Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans are set for a historic decision on Sunday: stick with a market-friendly constitution dating back to military dictator …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU countries should start offering COVID boosters to their populations now to contain a fresh wave of infections expected this autumn and winter, the bloc’s executive said …

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in the months before he died and psychologically crushed in recent …

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s state nuclear company, Energoatom, said on Friday that it would be “difficult” for the UN nuclear watchdog to make an impartial assessment of the situation at the …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Friday said Taiwan’s ruling party was attempting to hype tensions, after the self-governed island shot down an unidentified civilian drone this week. “The …

(Corrects paragraph 17 to show Solomon Islands recognised Beijing, not Taiwan) By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Months after the Solomon Islands struck a security pact with China, its leader has …

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to a further three years in prison on Friday with hard labour for committing electoral fraud, according to a …

By Steve Holland, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country’s democracy and urged voters on Thursday …

LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is considering running to be U.S. President in 2024, his son-in-law and former aide said on Friday. “I know that he’s obviously thinking about it, …