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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he opposed a ruling by Arizona’s Supreme Court that banned most abortions in the state, and added that he would not sign …

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed an appeal against a ruling in his New York criminal trial that he can’t claim presidential immunity from prosecution. Trump, the presumptive Republican …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to renew his administration after his party suffered a big defeat in legislative elections, with the result increasing the risk …

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Nearly 7 million low-income women and children will be able to purchase more fruits and vegetables but less dairy after the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized …

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS could take years to feel the bite of new regulations after the Swiss government set out plans aimed at keeping the “monster bank” …

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The governments of the United States and Japan signalled support for a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains after …

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging …

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more prepared for war than ever, as …

ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe’s third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate and swamping parts …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Voters in many countries are suffering a crisis of faith in their democracies and institutions, a survey by a governance watchdog showed, painting a bleak picture in …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was considering Australia’s request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had …

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will make a push of more than a hundred million in additional funding to respond to the conflict in Sudan as Washington seeks …

(Reuters) – Workers at Apple’s store in Short Hills, New Jersey, have filed for union representation, a staff member who is part of the organizing committee said on Wednesday amid …

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the eve of a trilateral summit between the United States, Japan and the Philippines, two prominent U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution that would overturn a federal agency’s rule requiring states to measure and set declining targets for …

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks tumbled to a lower close on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data threw cold water on hopes that the Federal Reserve would begin …

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed a “new era” of U.S.-Japan strategic cooperation on Wednesday, laying out a series …

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s former Vice President Jorge Glas attempted suicide earlier this week and is now on a hunger strike at a prison in Guayaquil to protest …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Cornell University student has pleaded guilty to posting online threats, including of death and violence, against Jewish students on campus, the U.S. …

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas was taken to hospital earlier this week following a suicide attempt, former President Rafael Correa said in a message on X …

By Sinéad Carew and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Treasury yields surged while equity indexes sank on Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York appeals judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s third last-ditch attempt this week to delay his April 15 criminal trial on charges …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into a March 3 fatal crash between a Ford …

By David Lawder BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hammered home a stern warning to China’s economic leaders that their overinvestment in factory capacity for clean energy goods is …