By Hyunjoo Jin and Sheila Dang SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge the …
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White Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jasper Ward (Reuters) -Prosecutors charged an 84-year-old white Kansas City man with two felonies on Monday in the shooting of a Black teenager who was wounded after walking up …
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Factbox-Who is Evan Gershkovich and what does Russia accuse him of?
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – A Moscow court was due to hear an appeal by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday against his arrest and detention on espionage charges. WHO IS GERSHKOVICH? Hired …
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US arrests two for setting up Chinese ‘secret police station’ in New York
by Reutersby ReutersBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. federal agents arrested two New York residents for allegedly operating a Chinese “secret police station” in the Chinatown district of Manhattan on Monday …
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U.S.’s Blinken says Beijing needs to make its intentions clear
by Reutersby ReutersKARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) – The United States is able to move forward with its relationship with China following President Joe Biden’s meeting with leader Xi Jinping last year, but that …
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G7 ministers stress unity amid tensions with China and Russia
by Reutersby ReutersBy Humeyra Pamuk and Sakura Murakami KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) -The Group of Seven industrial powers drew together on Tuesday to criticise China’s coercion of Taiwan and Russia’s threat to station …
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US diplomatic convoy fired on in Sudan, prompting warning from Blinken
by Reutersby ReutersBy Humeyra Pamuk KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) -A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire on Monday in Sudan in an apparent attack by fighters associated with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …
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Sudan rival forces battle in capital as UN sees little prospect for mediation now
by Reutersby ReutersBy Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s battling factions both claimed to have made gains on Monday as violence cut power and water in the capital, and the …
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Canada public broadcaster’s Twitter account labeled ‘69% Government-funded Media’
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as “69% Government-funded Media” by the social media website. The Twitter label …
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Mexican National Guard suspected of killing pregnant teenager -state official
by Reutersby ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Members of Mexico’s National Guard are suspected of killing two civilians this weekend in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo, including a pregnant teenager, a …
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Brazil’s Lula draws Russian praise, U.S. scorn for Ukraine views
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drew criticism from the United States on Monday for his recent comments suggesting the West …
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U.S. envoy pays first visit to WSJ reporter Gershkovich in Moscow prison
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Monday said she had made her first visit to jailed Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovich, who Moscow arrested two weeks ago on …
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Exclusive-Probe finds no serious misconduct by OAS chief but cites ethics violations
by Reutersby ReutersBy Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An independent probe has found that the head of the Organization of American States did not engage in serious misconduct in an intimate relationship with …
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Antisemitism festers in current US political and social climate, report says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The social and political climate in the United States has become fertile ground for antisemitism in recent years, according to a report released on …
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Biden lags recent Democratic presidents in declaring re-election campaign
by Reutersby ReutersBy Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is running again, he and White House officials insist, he is just not ready to announce it yet. The expected date …
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Soundgarden, singer’s widow settle court fight over unreleased recordings
by Reutersby ReutersBy Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Grunge music pioneers Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of lead singer Chris Cornell, have settled a legal dispute over the late singer’s unreleased recordings, …
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S.Korea, US, Japan hold drills as N.Korea slams US ‘nuclear blackmail’
by Reutersby ReutersBy Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint naval missile defence exercises on Monday to improve responses to North Korean threats, as Pyongyang …
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U.S. Supreme Court turns away suit by Texas inmate held 27 years in solitary confinement
by Reutersby ReutersBy John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a Texas inmate convicted of robbery who argues that the 27 years …
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US Senator Fetterman returns to Senate after depression treatment
by Reutersby ReutersBy Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman returned to work on Monday after weeks of treatment for depression, bringing a crucial vote back to a Senate …
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Dozens of states criticize Russia for media ‘crackdown’ after reporter arrest
by Reutersby ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States and more than 40 other countries said in a joint statement on Monday that they were deeply concerned over Russia’s detainment of a Wall …
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Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push
by Reutersby ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous …
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(Reuters) -Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted of treason by a Moscow court on Monday and sentenced to 25 years in prison. WHO IS HE? Kara-Murza, 41, is a …
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Kremlin critic jailed in treason case for 25 years in harshest verdict of Putin era
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court on Monday, the harshest sentence of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine, …
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California city can’t enforce natural gas ban, appeals court says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Clark Mindock NEW YORK (Reuters) -Berkeley, California, cannot ban natural gas hookups in new buildings because a U.S. federal law preempts its rule, a federal appeals court said Monday, …
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Analysis-Republican states could be hit hardest by McCarthy’s proposed spending cuts
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The spending-cut proposals unveiled by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday could fall hardest on people in Republican-leaning states, a Reuters …