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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Countries should restart some development aid for impoverished Afghanistan that was halted a year ago when the Taliban seized power, the U.N. aid chief …

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is pressing ahead with its rollout of an upgrade to its advanced uranium enrichment programme, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog seen …

By Andrea Shalal and Max Hunder MYKOLAIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops bolstered by stepped-up Western military aid launched a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south on Monday …

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -An engine-cooling problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the debut test launch of the …

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Christoph Steitz STAVANGER, Norway/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of economic terrorism on Monday as the cost of Europe’s energy crisis spiralled with Germany …

By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway (Reuters) -Taylor Swift won the top honor at MTV’s annual Video Music Awards on Sunday for a 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song …

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers on Monday voted in favour of setting up an inquiry commission to probe the phone tapping of an opposition leader that led …

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison after admitting he posed as a former New England Patriots football player …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday said it is “appropriate” that the U.S. intelligence community is reviewing potential national security risks if former President Donald Trump …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A local man who was in the process of joining the far-right Proud Boys group was sentenced on Monday to serve about 4-1/2 …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department on Saturday took steps to help alleviate potential fuel shortages in four states after the unanticipated shutdown …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that unrest in Iraq after powerful Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quit politics was “disturbing” and called for “dialogue” to ease …

(Reuters) – Movie tickets will cost just $3 for a day across most theaters in the United States as part of ‘National Cinema Day’, The Cinema Foundation said, as it …

(Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Monday it would provide about $11 million to support the packaging of Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a U.S.-based manufacturer’s facility. The Danish …

By Allison Lampert and Julie Gordon MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) – A swath of Canada better known for maple syrup is being tested to mass produce berries normally grown in warmer locales, …

‘Leftist Mindset’: DeSantis Rips Hochul, Crist For Treating Republicans Like ‘Second-Class Citizens’ Harold Hutchison on August 28, 2022 Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida blasted Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul of …

‘Find Another Job’: Oklahoma Officials Respond To Teacher Quitting Over CRT Ban Reagan Reese on August 28, 2022 An Oklahoma teacher quit after she made books banned from the classroom …

NORQUIST: Republicans Can Right The Ship Before Democrats Crash America Into The Rocks. Here’s How Grover Norquist on August 28, 2022 The battle lines for the 2022 November election are …

MURDOCK: Democrats Handed Republicans Two Giant Gifts Ahead Of November Deroy Murdock on August 28, 2022 Congressional Democrats have handed Republicans two giant gifts. The deviously dubbed Inflation Reduction Act …

At Six Months, Russia-Ukraine War Reaches A Standoff Micaela Burrow on August 28, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago Wednesday. Today, the war has reached stalemate as both sides …

By Jan Lopatka and Sabine Siebold PRAGUE (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, may agree tightening the issuance of visas for Russians and start …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s controversial plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for tens of millions of Americans could erase the projected $300 …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Saturday said it was her “preliminary intent” to grant former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a special master to …