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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden was “optimistic” about bipartisan efforts to move forward on gun-violence legislation after receiving a briefing from Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday, White House press …

By Pavel Polityuk and Abdelaziz Boumzar KYIV/DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine -Ukraine will fight to recover all its territory occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as his troops struggled …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned. Rising food …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into what it called former President Donald Trump’s failure to account for gifts …

SAO PAULO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday cast doubt on the 2020 election victory of U.S. President Joe Biden, just two days before they are due to meet …

By Krystal Hu and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s efforts to arrange new financing that will limit his cash contribution to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc have …

By Stephen Nellis and Joseph White (Reuters) – Apple Inc wants to power the dashboard of your next car, but first it must convince automakers they will not end up …

By Rupam Jain MUMBAI – Leaders of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party on Tuesday instructed officials to be “extremely cautious” when talking about religion on public platforms after derogatory remarks …

WASHINGTON -Gun violence can have a lasting negative impact on survivors and hurt the U.S. economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, adding her …

By Paresh Dave (Reuters) -The Biden administration must protect young adults who could lose U.S. immigration status because of processing delays for permanent residency, tech companies including Amazon.com Inc and …

By Pavel Polityuk and Abdelaziz Boumzar KYIV/DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine -Ukraine will fight to recover all its territory occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as his troops battled …

(Reuters) – Louisiana has banned transgender girls from joining girls’ sports teams, the latest in a string of similar bans in U.S. states with conservative Republican-controlled legislatures. The bill binds …

PARIS – The centrist camp of French President Emmanuel Macron is not guaranteed to win an absolute majority in this month’s legislative elections, two polls showed on Tuesday. Macron won …

By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) -A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly and Co sued the drugmaker on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday was meeting Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, a key voice in the debate surrounding gun violence in the United States, to discuss efforts in …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A North Carolina county has agreed to settle a lawsuit and pay $3 million to the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who …

(Reuters) – The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 4, …

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Bluebird bio’s blood disorder treatment demonstrates “clinically meaningful” benefit in patients, staff reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in briefing documents published …

By Matt Spetalnick and Dave Graham WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY -The White House on Monday excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas this week, prompting Mexico’s president …

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – Power demand in Texas broke the June record on Monday and will continue rising until it breaks the all-time high later this week as economic …

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled a committee to oversee the ethics of its investments, even as a corruption trial related to a botched London …

LONDON – The world must “widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine” to prevent Somalia sliding into famine, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Tuesday, warning only a …

By William James and Andrew MacAskill LONDON -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to shore up his leadership on Tuesday by setting out a raft of new policies to ministers …

By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote on Monday but a large rebellion in his Conservative Party over the so-called …