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SEOUL -South Korea’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday the security situation on the Korean peninsula was difficult, citing talk of a possible nuclear test by the North. Yoon …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said eliminating women’s access to abortion would have “very damaging effects” on the U.S. economy, keeping some women from …

By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on Tuesday …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The rate of U.S. gun deaths surged 35% in 2020 to the highest point since 1994, with especially deadly levels for young Black men, the …

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump when he buys the social media platform, the …

By Jonathan Landay KHARKIV, Ukraine -Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of the city of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could …

By Andrew Hay and Adria Malcolm TAOS, N.M. – The United States’ largest active wildfire bore down on New Mexico mountain villages on Tuesday, triggering evacuations in another county as …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON -The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on an aid package worth more than $40 billion for Ukraine on Tuesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, …

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure to tame high inflation, told Americans on Tuesday that he understands their plight and that he …

Police in Kentucky reported that a Wayne County man is in jail after being arrested for shooting his mother after an argument over an Xbox controller. According to Wayne County …

BEIJING -China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed the United States for changing the wording on the State Department website about Taiwan, saying “political manipulation” will not succeed in changing the …

KYIV -Leonid Kravchuk, a former communist who helped sign the Soviet Union’s death warrant and then served as the first president of independent Ukraine, died on Tuesday at the age …

TEGUCIGALPA – A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane took off from the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday morning carrying the country’s former police, Juan Carlos “El Tigre” Bonilla, who is …

By Kylie Madry and Lisandra Paraguassu MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month if …

By Pavel Polityuk and Susanna Twidale KYIV/LONDON -Ukraine said on Tuesday it would suspend the flow of gas through a transit point which it said delivers almost a third of …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next ambassador to Ukraine, veteran diplomat Bridget Brink, was expected to easily win confirmation to a crucial position …

WASHINGTON – Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he would not vote for Donald Trump in 2024 if the Republican former president runs again, saying Trump lacked integrity …

By Patricia Zengerle, Idrees Ali and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON -Russia’s war in Ukraine is at a “bit of a stalemate” and Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing for …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON -U.S. congressional Democrats agreed to rush $39.8 billion in additional aid for Ukraine, two sources familiar with the proposal said on Monday, easing fears a delayed …

(Reuters) – Police in Atlanta arrested rapper Young Thug, who won a Grammy for his co-written hit “This Is America” in 2019, on Monday on charges including participation in criminal …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, with chains around his ankles, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. drug and weapons charges in Manhattan federal …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A British man has been criminally charged in New York with stealing money from investors’ accounts by hacking into email servers and computers belonging …

By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA – The son of the disgraced late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos vowed on Tuesday to work for all people after his stunning …