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(Reuters) – California is asking solar companies, utilities and others to weigh in yet again in a long-standing process to reform the state’s key rooftop solar power incentive, the state’s …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to meet later this week with Jordan’s King Abdullah, a source familiar with the meeting said on Monday. Middle East regional issues …

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA – Cuban rescue workers combed through vast piles of rubble from the Hotel Saratoga in the early hours of Monday, uncovering four more bodies overnight after …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – When the Caldor Fire raced toward the southern shore of Lake Tahoe last year, its 100-foot (30-meter) flames spread across the tree canopy. Miles away, …

(In paragraph 21, corrects title of Sarah Guggenheimer from a Kelly Senate office spokesperson to a Kelly campaign spokesperson) By Tim Reid PHOENIX -Laura Wilson is a mother of three …

LOS ANGELES – The union representing some 22,000 West Coast port workers will sit down for its first meeting of new contract talks with employers on Tuesday, according to a …

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – European Union citizens would like the 27-nation bloc to become fairer, show greater solidarity, lead the fight against climate change and make swifter decisions, even …

By Promit Mukherjee and Jennifer Rigby JOHANNESBURG/LONDON -The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVID-19 vaccine partner Gavi have no immediate plans to buy shots made by Aspen Pharmacare, the …

MEXICO CITY -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday lavished praise on Cuba’s leader, reiterated his wish for the Caribbean island nation to be invited to the Summit of …

By Brendan Pierson, Tom Hals and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) -With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to strike down the right to an abortion, the next legal fault line is already …

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST -Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), hailed its first victory in a Northern Ireland Assembly election as a “defining moment” …

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON -Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two to inspire his army fighting in Ukraine, but offered no new road …

By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING -China’s two largest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on Monday, fuelling public angst and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battle …

By Luis Jaime Acosta TUMACO/NORTE DE SANTANDER, Colombia – Emissaries of Mexican drug cartels are involving themselves more closely in cocaine production in Colombia, paying farmers in advance and pushing …

By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv would defeat Russia’s invasion and not give up a single piece of land, as …

By Gavin Jones ROME – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi heads to Washington on Tuesday to meet U.S. President Joe Biden against an awkward domestic backdrop, with coalition leaders voicing …

BELGRADE – The Russian national anthem was played in Belgrade on Monday as hundreds of Serbians, including senior government officials, assembled for Victory Day, showing the political strain of a …

By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Streets in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo were calm on Saturday after the president declared a state of emergency following escalating anti-government protests. …

BELFAST – Sinn Fein’s emergence as Northern Ireland’s largest political party represents a defining moment in the British-run region’s history and ushers in a new era, the regional head of …

By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam TRIPOLI, Lebanon – The stakes are high in Lebanon’s election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into …

LONDON – Russian satellite television menus were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: “You have blood on your hands”, according to screenshots …

By Michael Erman and Manas Mishra (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccine makers are shifting gears and planning for a smaller, more competitive booster shot market after delivering as many doses as …

WASHINGTON – The Republican-leaning states of Nebraska and West Virginia will hold primary elections on May 10 for the U.S. House of Representatives and other offices. Following are notable races …

TAIPEI/BEIJING -It will be “very difficult” for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu …