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By Emma Farge GENEVA -Some of the estimated 1,000 seafarers trapped in Ukraine have escaped, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and industry officials told Reuters, while voicing concern for those …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Thursday that top U.S. officials are deciding soon whether to send a senior official to Kyiv in a show of support for Ukraine. …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned attacks in Israel that have killed 14 people and said U.S. support for Israel’s security was unwavering in a call …

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -A third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech produced significant protection against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in healthy children ages …

(Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating whether the oil industry has engaged in gas price gouging, a representative from her office said on Thursday. The New York …

By Ted Hesson and Lizbeth Diaz (Reuters) -A federal-state dispute over U.S. immigration policy heated up on Wednesday, as the White House lambasted Texas’ governor over state inspections that have …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a restriction the U.S. Supreme Court could …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A federal appeals court said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, cannot revive his defamation …

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s powerful military on Thursday dismissed ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusation that the United States had conspired to topple him in a parliamentary vote …

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON – Elon Musk’s takeover bid for Twitter has prompted speculation that he would restore Donald Trump’s account if he succeeds in purchasing the social-media platform. But …

WASHINGTON – The White House released an action plan on Thursday aimed at advancing racial and gender equity across the federal government to improve diversity. The strategy is aimed at …

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said Thursday it will sharply cut back on “Do Not Travel” advisories for international destinations after public health officials announced a change …

By Marco Trujillo and Ingrid Melander LE HAVRE -Marine Le Pen’s plan to ban wind turbines is an “aberration”, Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday as France’s presidential election campaign moved …

TAIPEI – A group of six U.S. lawmakers, including chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, landed in Taiwan on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, in …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO -At an auspicious time early on Thursday, Dilani Jayaratne lit a small wood fire to boil a small pot of milk to mark …

By David Kirton SHANGHAI -China’s financial hub Shanghai reported over 27,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, a new high, a day after President Xi Jinping said that the country must continue …

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended by three months its review of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s application for the full approval of its COVID-19 antibody therapy, the U.S. …

By Kavya B and Aparupa Mazumder (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron surges …

By Tyler Clifford, Jonathan Allen and Rami Ayyub NEW YORK -The man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and spraying gunfire inside a New York City subway car, injuring 23 …

By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday stopped short of promising to launch its own inquiry to determine whether genocide was committed by Russia …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – A South Korean official likely to oversee North Korean ties said on Thursday he opposed a ban on sending propaganda into North Korea, signalling the …

(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it categorically disagreed with U.S. President Joe Biden’s description of Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “genocide”, and it accused Washington of hypocrisy. Biden …

By Wa Lone and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, as part of …