(Reuters) – Rescue workers pulled more bodies and some survivors from an apartment building destroyed by a missile strike that killed 31 people in eastern Ukraine, while a Russian bombardment …
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Exclusive: U.S. weighs resumption of offensive arms sales to Saudis – sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Matt Spetalnick, Aziz El Yaakoubi and Mike Stone WASHINGTON/RIYADH – The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi …
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Biden pushes to ban assault weapons, gets heckled at gun violence event
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -A man whose son was killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, interrupted President Joe Biden’s remarks at the White House on Monday during …
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Utah judge blocks state’s sweeping new abortion ban
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A state court judge in Utah on Monday blocked a sweeping new abortion ban from taking effect following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last month eliminating …
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New UK prime minister to be announced on Sept. 5 as tax dominates contest
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON -Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly …
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U.S. health dept says doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nandita Bose and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Monday healthcare providers must offer abortion services if the life of a mother is at risk and that …
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Non-white ICU patients get less oxygen treatment than needed -study
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – A flaw in a widely used medical device that measures oxygen levels causes critically ill Asians, Blacks and Hispanics to receive less supplemental oxygen to …
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Biden will push for greater oil output on Mideast trip -Sullivan
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden will make the case for greater oil production from OPEC nations to bring down gasoline prices when he meets …
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Ivory-billed woodpecker granted 6-month reprieve from U.S. extinction list
by Reutersby ReutersBy Rich McKay (Reuters) – The ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird that few if any living bird watchers have ever seen, has been given a six-month reprieve from being placed on …
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Ex-finance minister Sunak vows to tackle inflation in pitch to be UK PM
by Reutersby ReutersLONDON – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will set out his stall to be Britain’s next prime minister on Tuesday, vowing to tackle soaring inflation before joining his Conservative Party …
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Senator Graham ordered to testify in front of grand jury in Trump election probe
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – A judge ordered U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts …
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Spain swelters as temperatures reach 110 degrees in second heatwave
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael Francis Gore and Catherine MacDonald MADRID – Spaniards kept to the shade in parks, headed for the beach or sipped iced drinks to tackle stifling temperatures as high …
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U.S. judge declines to delay former Trump adviser Bannon’s contempt trial – media
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON – A judge declined to delay the contempt of Congress trial of Donald Trump’s former close adviser Steve Bannon, just one week before it is set to begin, CNN …
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U.S. to renew but not expand humanitarian protection for Venezuelans in the country
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ted Hesson and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON -The United States will renew but not expand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the country, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security …
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Biden says he is determined to ban assault weapons
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States is “awash in weapons of war” and that he is determined to ban assault weapons that are frequently used …
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Mourners throng Abe’s wake as his party secures sombre Japan election win
by Reutersby ReutersBy Satoshi Sugiyama and Andrea Shalal TOKYO/NARA -Mourners streamed into a temple in Tokyo to pay their respects to Japan’s slain former premier Shinzo Abe on Monday, as his assassination …
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Market value alone is selling nature short, governments told
by Reutersby ReutersBy Mark John (Reuters) -What is the value of a river? Is it for the nutritional content of the fish it sustains? The economic benefit of the local livelihoods it …
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‘Chilling’ use of security law threatening Hong Kong’s finance hub status, says U.S. envoy
by Reutersby ReutersHONG KONG – The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong on Monday urged China to ease political pressure on the city, warning that the “crude and chilling” use of a …
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A year after devastating floods, Belgian victims still in trauma
by Reutersby ReutersBy Clement Rossignol and Bart Biesemans TROOZ, BELGIUM – A year after floods devastated his town in the east of Belgium, 70-year-old retired welder Mario Bonelli remains traumatised by the …
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Unification Church confirms mother of Abe suspect is member
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kiyoshi Takenaka, Ju-min Park and Tim Kelly TOKYO -A police investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe prompted the head of the country’s branch the …
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U.S. orders 3.2 million doses of Novavax COVID vaccine
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -The U.S. government will get 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax Inc once the shot has been authorized by the regulators, the Department of Health and …
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Brazil party official shot dead as pre-election political violence escalates
by Reutersby ReutersSAO PAULO -A local official from Brazil’s leftist opposition Workers’ Party (PT) was shot dead on Saturday by a federal prison guard shouting support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, according …
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Some U.S. students re-think college plans in states with abortion bans
by Reutersby ReutersBy Sharon Bernstein and Rose Horowitch (Reuters) – With its excellent academic and music programs, Oberlin College in Ohio seemed like a perfect fit for Nina Huang, a California high …
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Biden’s dilemma: What about a photo with Saudi Crown Prince MbS?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia this week is a diplomatic challenge that comes with a thorny logistics question: Should the U.S. president be photographed …
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The US Is Trying To Deport A Russian Political Dissident Back To Moscow
The US Is Trying To Deport A Russian Political Dissident Back To Moscow Micaela Burrow on July 10, 2022 Grigorii Duralev applied for asylum in the U.S. after becoming the …