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By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) – A big Democratic Party fundraising group on Wednesday filed a complaint against the Federal Election Commission, accusing it of allowing Donald Trump …

By Crispian Balmer, Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME – Italy’s government crumbled on Wednesday when three of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s main coalition partners snubbed a confidence vote he …

By Kate Holton and William James LONDON -At least 13 people have died in Britain while swimming during a spell of record-breaking hot weather that sparked wildfires, damaged train tracks …

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – The United States will send four more high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday, in the …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud crackdown on Wednesday, revealing criminal charges against 36 defendants for alleged fraudulent billing schemes tied …

LONDON – Nine months after the world’s first malaria vaccine was recommended for use, international vaccine alliance Gavi invited countries to apply for financial support to roll out the jab, …

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Last week’s collapse of U.S. climate legislation could severely hamper the development of clean-burning transportation fuels, investors, lobbyists and analysts said. The U.S. biofuel industry …

ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence motion in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, but three main coalition parties refused to take part in the vote, …

ATHENS -A wildfire in mountains near Athens that forced hundreds of people to flee and damaged property has been brought under control, Greek authorities said as they battled new blazes …

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/NEW YORK – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said he wants a general agreement reached between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations …

By Patricia Zengerle and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON – Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska appealed to U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to provide more help to her country as it struggles against …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – Rudy Giuliani, who previously served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been ordered by a judge to testify in August as a witness before a …

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON – Scientists have answered a longstanding question about mammalian evolution, examining ear anatomy of living and extinct mammals and their close relatives to determine when warm-bloodedness …

(In July 15 story, corrects paragraph 1 to reflect that the 50 governors included 5 from U.S. territories and paragraph 2 to reflect that Governor Asa Hutchinson organized the computer …

By Magali Druscovich and Maria Caspani NEW YORK – Tammy Suomi’s Duluth, Minnesota living room is filled with memories of her daughter Jackie Defoe and her grandson Kevin Shabaiash Jr. …

By Kate Abnett and Nina Chestney BRUSSELS/LONDON – The European Union told member states on Wednesday to cut gas usage by 15% until March as an emergency step after President …

By Peter Eisler and Nathan Layne (Reuters) – A coalition of rightwing “constitutional sheriffs,” who claim legal power in their jurisdictions that exceeds U.S. federal and state authorities, has a …

By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON -Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain’s next prime minister after they won …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. House plans to vote as early as next week on a slimmed-down version of legislation to provide tens of billions of dollars in …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A South Carolina attorney, who was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021, …

By Valentina Za MILAN -Fire brigades in Tuscany on Wednesday battled for a second day to control a wildfire that has forced hundreds to evacuate, while a blaze in northeast …

By Rose Horowitch and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill protecting gay marriage rights, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe …

STERLING, Va. – Federal and local law enforcement arrested a Newport News, Va., murder suspect this morning who attempted to flee the United States on Monday at Washington Dulles International …