US and World News

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – New York City’s unending war on rats has a new commanding general. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced that Kathleen Corradi, an education department employee, …

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government aims to publish the final guidance for its Medicare drug price negotiation program in early July and is currently talking to …

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s military said it carried out a deadly attack on a village gathering organised by its insurgent opponents this week, and if civilians were also killed it was because …

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials discussed migration issues on Wednesday as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new privacy protections to prevent women’s health information from being used to investigate or sue …

By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – The Democratic National Committee will no longer be represented by longtime Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, spokespeople for his law firm and the DNC confirmed on …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys testified to a jury on Wednesday that he had no plan to attack the U.S. …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump asked a U.S. judge to delay the scheduled April 25 trial over whether he defamed former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll …

By Michael Holden and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry will attend the Coronation next month of his father King Charles but without his wife Meghan, the couple said …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. hostage envoy on Wednesday pledged to bring home two Americans detained by Russia – journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan – as he pressed …

By Lena Masri (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has called for the Biden administration to carry out an investigation after a Reuters report showed how Russian authorities are using …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a move it says could mean …

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has become the first major fishing nation to ratify a deal to cut subsidies contributing to overfishing, the World Trade Organization chief said on …

By Riham Alkousaa, Andreas Rinke and Andrew Gray BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister begins a visit to China on Thursday aiming to reassert a common European Union policy toward …

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Meat companies should examine their supply chains for evidence of child labor, the Biden administration said in a letter sent to top meatpacking companies …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A rapid overhaul to Russia’s conscription system rushed through parliament on Wednesday has underlined a scramble for additional manpower for its forces fighting in Ukraine. On Wednesday, …

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, …

(Reuters) -A federal judge in North Dakota on Wednesday temporarily blocked implementation of a Biden administration rule establishing protections for seasonal streams and wetlands in 24 states, according to court …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Multiple witnesses were asked whether former President Donald Trump showed them a map containing classified information that he took from the White House when he left office, …

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -America’s cybersecurity watchdog has no confidence that the cellular network used by first responders and the military is secure against digital intrusions, U.S. Senator Ron …

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – As many as 354,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the Ukraine war which is grinding towards a protracted conflict …

By Jonathan Landay and Aleksandar Vasovic WASHINGTON/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia has agreed to supply arms to Kyiv or has sent them already, according to a classified Pentagon document, despite the …

By Gram Slattery and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday, taking a step toward challenging former President Donald Trump for …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States has said it will return money and assets confiscated from a convicted former senior Mexican state official that were worth over $246 million, …

By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S. export controls and helped Russia’s war effort, …