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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s family business and his 2017 U.S. presidential inaugural committee will pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit by Washington, D.C.’s attorney general claiming …

By Steve Holland, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON – Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine, senior U.S. officials say …

WASHINGTON – Following the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade abortion protections, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday called for an …

By Jonathan Landay and Pavel Polityuk KYIV/BUCHA, Ukraine – Olha Boholey still had at least an hour to wait more than two hours after she pulled into the line of …

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – Hundreds of abortion rights supporters gathered in anger at the U.S. Supreme Court after an unprecedented leak showed a majority of justices poised to overturn …

By Brenda Goh and Hallie Gu SHANGHAI/BEIJING -Some of Shanghai’s 25 million people managed to get out on Tuesday for short walks and shopping after enduring more than a month …

By Anne Kauranen and Johan Ahlander HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM – Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have been considering applying for membership of the NATO military alliance, which would mark …

(Reuters) -Russia’s foreign ministry accused Israel on Tuesday of supporting neo-Nazis in Ukraine, escalating a row that began when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON -Russian President Vladimir Putin put the West on notice on Tuesday that he could terminate exports and deals, the Kremlin’s toughest response yet to the sanctions …

LONDON – Britain will donate 13 armoured vehicles to help evacuate civilians from besieged areas in the east of Ukraine, the government said on Tuesday. “This latest donation of armoured …

Liberals Cheer On SCOTUS Leaker Who Shattered Court Norms As ‘Hero’ Laurel Duggan on May 2, 2022 Several prominent liberals took to social media to praise the anonymous individual who …

BERLIN -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday no-one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries given its violation of international law in Ukraine and Germany would support …

By Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg and Ted Hesson LOS ANGELES – Maria Hernandez spent countless hours in Honduras imagining a stable life in Los Angeles reunited with the two young …

PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s prime minister has urged Myanmar’s top general to allow a special Southeast Asian envoy access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in his strongest call …

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court looks set to vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a leaked initial draft majority opinion published by …

By Andrew Hay and Adria Malcolm LAS VEGAS, N.M. -Hundreds of households in the historic New Mexico city of Las Vegas were told to evacuate on Monday as fierce winds …

Dems Seize On Roe V. Wade Reports To Call For Court Packing, Federal Abortion Laws Laurel Duggan on May 2, 2022 Top Democrat lawmakers called for Congress to enact pro-abortion …

(Reuters) – California governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the state will propose an amendment to ‘enshrine the right to choose’ in the state’s constitution, after Politico reported a …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – China remains committed to playing a constructive role in resolving the North Korea nuclear issue, Beijing’s Korean affairs envoy said on Tuesday, a week after …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – If the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, conservative states will have more confidence that their …

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s Defence Ministry on Tuesday said deliveries of shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles could be delayed, saying they were pressing the United States to deliver on schedule as the …

‘Gravest, Most Unforgivable Sin’: SCOTUS Leak Decried By Court Watchers Laurel Duggan on May 2, 2022 Supreme Court experts decried the unprecedented leak of the Court’s draft decision in Dobbs …

SCOTUS Intends To Overturn Roe v. Wade: REPORT Thomas Catenacci on May 2, 2022 The Supreme Court has voted to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that granted women …

(Reuters) – A leaked initial draft majority opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court will vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Politico reported on Monday. …

HONG KONG – Hong Kong will further ease COVID-19 restrictions, allowing bars to open until 2 a.m. and raising the number of diners permitted at a table to eight from …