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By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors said on Monday they would not bring charges against the former Chicago police officer convicted in state court of killing Black teenager Laquan …

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will convene a high-level panel on Tuesday to discuss the global response to an ongoing food security crisis …

(Reuters) – Russian forces launched a new offensive push along most of Ukraine’s eastern flank on Monday and the “Battle of Donbas” has now begun, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy and …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON – After a pandemic hiatus, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris launched the first White House Easter Egg Roll in …

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “Do Not Travel” COVID-19 recommendations for about 90 international destinations. …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -U.S. authorities on Monday charged a former senior executive at IRB Brasil Resseguros SA with fraudulently planting a false story that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway …

By Tassilo Hummel PARIS -A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come “little by little” and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said …

SHANGHAI – The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all, COVID-negative against COVID-positive people. Shanghai’s 25 million people, …

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy formally submitted a completed questionnaire on European Union membership to an envoy on Monday and said he believed this step would lead to his country …

WASHINGTON – The port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine was still contested as Russian appeared to have sent reinforcements into Ukraine in recent days, a senior U.S. defense official …

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Chief General James McConville tested positive for the coronavirus and was experiencing very mild symptoms, a spokesperson said on Monday. McConville tested positive on Sunday, is …

MEXICO CITY -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday criticized the Texas government over its imposition of enhanced commercial truck inspections earlier this month, which disrupted trade at the …

Taiwan’s Fighting Spirit: ‘Rational Assessment Does Not Favor Beijing’ Philip Lenczycki on April 17, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. response have raised questions concerning Taiwan’s military preparedness …

MADRID -Catalonia’s regional leader accused the Spanish government on Monday of spying on its citizens after a rights group said his phone and dozens more belonging to Catalan pro-independence figures …

By Philip Pullella ROME -A Ukrainian mayor described hours of “hard” interrogations when held for almost a week by Russian forces last month and said he had appealed to the …

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source familiar with her legal proceedings, in rare remarks since her …

By Joseph Campbell and Zohra Bensemra SUMY, Ukraine – Russia’s forces may have pulled back in some parts of Ukraine more than a week ago, but the territorial defence force …

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – Reports of two patients who found relief from long COVID after taking Pfizer Inc’s antiviral Paxlovid, including a researcher who tested it on herself, provide …

EXCLUSIVE: States That Tax Less Have Better Economic Prospects, Study Shows Samantha Renck on April 18, 2022 States with lower taxes and less spending have a stronger economic outlook than …

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL -The United States and South Korea would maintain the “strongest possible joint deterrent” over North Korea’s “escalatory actions”, the U.S. envoy on North …

LONDON – Days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files in a WhatsApp group chat for history teachers like himself in his town …

By Drazen Jorgic and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plan to increase state control of power generation was defeated in parliament on Sunday, as opposition …

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI -Iran’s armed forces will target Israel’s heart if it makes “the slightest move” against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade on Monday, …

NASHVILLE — On April 10, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from Office of Field Operations at Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL) took a man into custody to face …