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By Mike Collett-White and Stefaniia Bern KYIV -At a memorial service on Tuesday for four Ukrainians killed last year while carrying out a raid on Russian territory, ordinary soldiers rubbed …

By Clotaire Achi and Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) -France’s nationwide strike against a planned pension reform, which disrupted train services, shut schools and halted fuel deliveries, will spill into Wednesday …

KABUL (Reuters) – Female employment in Afghanistan has dropped by a quarter after the Taliban took over the country, according to estimates from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which said …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Progress has been made on improving working conditions for women in Japan but more must be done, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary said on Wednesday, adding that social …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Gigi Sohn, withdrew on Tuesday, dealing a setback for Democrats …

(Reuters) – A ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults in Oklahoma and establish an excise tax on cannabis sales in the state appeared headed for a …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The Memphis City Council on Tuesday approved a series of police reforms in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols following his beating by …

By Eduardo Baptista and Greg Torode BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China needs the capability to shoot down low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites and defend tanks and helicopters against shoulder-fired Javelin missiles, according to …

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States should change its “distorted” attitude towards China or “conflict and confrontation” will follow, China’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, while defending its …

By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Russia will not play “dangerous gender games”, the head of its upper house of parliament said in a vehement attack on sexual minorities in a …

By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least six Palestinian gunmen, including a …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said on Tuesday the railroad will hold safety meetings and work to revitalize its safety culture as U.S. officials announced two …

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday accused House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of helping Fox News stoke conspiracy theories by providing videos …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to end on Friday mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, joining other countries …

By Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Missouri state law that declared several federal gun laws “invalid” is unconstitutional, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Tuesday, handing …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Battles over abortion are heating up in state capitols across the United States as lawmakers wrestle with how much to restrict or expand access after …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Connecticut on Tuesday sued four gun companies it accused of violating state law by advertising and selling components that can be used to build so-called …

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price will step down this month after more than two years and take up a new position reporting to …

By Idrees Ali and Amina Ismail BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, making an unannounced trip to Iraq on Tuesday nearly 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion that …

(This March 6 story has been corrected to delete size of U.S. stockpile and reference to Textron previously making MK-20 cluster bomb in paragraph 15) By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) …

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to raise the Medicare tax on high earners and push for more drug price negotiations to help keep the federal …

By Suzanne Smalley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone on Tuesday expressed concern during congressional testimony about Chinese-owned video app TikTok’s data collection and potential to facilitate …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The man who killed eight people with a truck on a Manhattan bike path in 2017 should be spared the death penalty and instead …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. Department of Justice official on Tuesday urged a panel to swiftly comply with a congressional directive to increase prison sentences for so-called straw …