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By Eldson Chagara BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Despite her fears, Fyness Afiki joined other women drawing dirty water from a well in Malawi’s second-biggest city Blantyre, which is still reeling from …

By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement on Friday that the country’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s NATO bid, and encouraged Turkey to quickly ratify …

By Mubasher Bukhari and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will show up in court on Saturday, his lawyer said, defusing a volatile stand-off …

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry’s libel claim over an article about his security arrangements is “built on sand”, lawyers for publisher Associated Newspapers told a …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for the war crime of illegal …

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican proposal to cancel unspent COVID-19 relief money could undercut healthcare for military veterans and pensions for blue-collar workers while doing little to improve …

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday pledged more than $171 million in humanitarian assistance and development funding at a donor conference to help Venezuelans impacted by …

MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain is in the grip of a long-term drought after 36 months of below-average rainfall, with some parts so parched that officials have asked people to cut …

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued orders to eight social media and video streaming firms including Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube seeking information on …

By Sandra Stojanovic SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (Reuters) -An atmospheric river dumped more torrential rain on California on Wednesday, forcing evacuations, power outages and road closures, while the remnants of a …

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A lawsuit filed by several Colorado municipalities accusing ExxonMobil Corp and Suncor Energy Inc. of exacerbating climate change belongs in state court where it was filed, …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will remain resilient and pragmatic and support its allies, not bowing before the “big bully in the neighbourhood”, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Friday as …

Stacey Abrams Wants To Run Again. Georgia Dems Aren’t Thrilled Laurel Duggan on March 16, 2023 Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has floated the idea of running for …

DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: This Biden Decision Just Handed Putin A Major Win Diana Furchtgott-Roth on March 16, 2023 President Biden’s decision to approve ConocoPhillips’s $8 billion Willow project in Alaska is …

BlackRock CEO Scales Back Emphasis On Climate Investing: ‘Not … The Environmental Police’ John Hugh DeMastri on March 16, 2023 CEO Larry Fink of investing titan BlackRock put reduced emphasis …

US Threatens TikTok’s Chinese Owners With Ban Unless They Sell App Kate Anderson on March 16, 2023 The U.S. Treasury Department demanded TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance divest from the app …

Poland To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine, Becoming First NATO Country To Do So Micaela Burrow on March 16, 2023 Poland confirmed plans to send at least a dozen fighter …

Biden DOJ Said It Plans A Slew Of New Jan. 6 Prosecutions: REPORT Katelynn Richardson on March 16, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) is gearing up to prosecute up …

Democrats Sympathize More With Palestinians Than Israel For The First Time In Decades, Poll Finds Kate Anderson on March 16, 2023 For the first time in decades, Democrats’ support for …

Kentucky Bill Allowing Parents To Challenge ‘Obscene’ Classroom Material Heads To Governor’s Desk Reagan Reese on March 16, 2023 The Kentucky House passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow …

China Enters AI Arms Race, Flops Disastrously Jason Cohen on March 16, 2023 China released its main Chat GPT competitor, developed by search engine giant Baidu, Thursday in Beijing, but its …

‘Foaming, Spitting, Uncontrollable Rage’: Biden Challenger Reportedly Traumatized Her Staffers Mary Lou Masters on March 16, 2023 Former staffers of Democratic Presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson said working for …

‘That’s A Lie’: GOP Senator Presses Janet Yellen On Plan To Pay For Social Security John Hugh DeMastri on March 16, 2023 Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana accused the …

Dem Lawmakers Propose More Aid To First Responders After Train Derailments Alexa Schwerha on March 16, 2023 Several Democratic senators will introduce a bill Thursday to provide aid to local …