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By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME -Italy’s president rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday after a day of political drama that threatened to bring down …

By Kanishka Singh and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Ivana Trump, the first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the mother of his three oldest children, who helped her husband …

BEIJING -Detection in the Chinese city of Wuhan of a bacteria that caused cholera in a student and was separately found in samples from softshell turtles at a food market …

By Rose Horowitch (Reuters) – Annie England Noblin, a 40-year-old resident of rural Missouri, had never had a problem filling her monthly prescription for methotrexate until this week.     On …

By Sergiy Karazy VINNYTSIA, Ukraine – Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the frontlines on Thursday in an attack which Ukrainian officials called a war crime …

MEXICO CITY -The United States agreed to increase the number of work visas for Mexicans and Central Americans during high-level talks in Washington this week, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez …

(Reuters) – Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind the frontlines in an attack Kyiv officials said was a war crime that killed at least 23 people while there …

By David Lawder and Chris Gallagher WASHINGTON -The United States and Kenya on Thursday launched a strategic trade and investment partnership to pursue commitments to boost economic growth, support African …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday paving the way for the defense budget to exceed $800 billion next year, authorizing $37 …

By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Chen Lin COLOMBO/SINGAPORE – Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours …

By Tamara Corro and Jose Cortes San Marcos Atexquilapan, Mexico – In small towns in eastern and western Mexico, hundreds of mourners gathered in the predawn hours on Thursday to …

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -The man accused of shooting dead 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, on May 14 has been indicted on 27 federal …

By Alicia Powell NEW YORK – Former Congresswomen and gun shooting survivor Gabby Giffords is sharing her story of recovery and determination in a new documentary released this week. “Gabby …

By Keith Coffman DENVER – A county clerk who was indicted on felony charges of tampering with voting equipment and then lost a bid for the Republican nomination to Colorado’s …

CARACAS – A Venezuelan government official on Thursday called former White House national security adviser John Bolton “crazy” after his admission this week that he had tried to plot foreign …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Lawmakers and U.S. sports leagues on Thursday backed a bid by the White House for expanded powers from Congress to detect and disable threatening drones. …

By Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON -The United States on Thursday sought to facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports by reassuring banks, shipping and insurance companies that such transactions …

By Steve Holland and Dan Williams JERUSALEM -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms, a show …

(Reuters) – Roughly 30% fewer police and other law enforcement officers in the United States have died in the line of duty so far in 2022 compared with 2021, attributed …

KHIMKI, Russia -A Russian basketball club director gave evidence in support of U.S. Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Brittney Griner on Thursday in her third appearance in a Russian …

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday its flagship social network Facebook is introducing ways for users to maintain up to five profiles, a major shift from the “real name” …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would create a new hurdle for President Joe Biden’s plan to sell F-16 fighter jets …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Texas sued the federal government on Thursday over new guidance from the Biden administration directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions regardless of state bans on the …