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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Thursday in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war, declaring the port city of Mariupol “liberated,” although hundreds of …

(Reuters) -Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to meet in the near future with the U.S. House of Representatives panel that is probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. …

ANKARA – The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party said on Thursday that he will sit in the dark for a week after power had been cut at his home …

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – Newly disclosed “Ghost” drones that are part of America’s latest arms package for Ukraine were developed by the U.S. Air Force for …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief of staff is leaving the administration and will be replaced by top adviser Lorraine Voles, Harris said on Thursday, the latest shake-up in …

By David Milliken LONDON -British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland walked out of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington to protest the invasion …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran who helped lead a fundraising campaign to build former President Donald Trump’s promised wall along the U.S.-Mexican border pleaded …

By Nate Raymond and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Kentucky officials from enforcing a sweeping new abortion law that Planned Parenthood said would force abortion …

By Amy Tennery (Reuters) -Thirteen unnamed sexual abuse survivors of Larry Nassar are seeking $130 million from the FBI over allegations that it botched the investigation into the former USA …

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets (Reuters) – The port city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, reduced to a wasteland littered with bodies by nearly two months of …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The United States government said on Thursday it was extending a requirement that non-U.S. citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will host Ukraine-focused defense talks with allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on April 26, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “The goal …

By Kevin Yao and Yew Lun Tian BOAO, China -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday proposed a “global security initiative” that upholds the principle of “indivisible security”, a concept also …

By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON – As a candidate, Joe Biden made climate change a pillar of his campaign for the White House, promising to decarbonize the U.S. …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Republicans in Florida’s House on Thursday approved a new congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that gives the party a major advantage in November’s …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States will ban Russian-affiliated ships from American ports, joining Canada and European nations in the latest step to …

(Reuters) – A wind-driven Arizona wildfire almost tripled in area on Wednesday after burning dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee their homes in a drought-hit rural area. The …

By Roselle Chen (Reuters) – The last time U.S. ballroom dance champion Antonina Skobina spoke to her mother in Mariupol, Ukraine, the family had no heating or electricity. That was …

By Elizabeth Pineau and Lucien Libert ARRAS, France -French President Emmanuel Macron has maintained and possibly slightly extended his lead over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen following a prickly television …

WASHINGTON – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the White House on May 16 to meet U.S. President Joe Biden, with the two leaders expected to discuss Russia’s invasion …

WASHINGTON – A White House delegation led by Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell is due to arrive in the Solomon Islands for talks later on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said, …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Like Batman forming the Justice League of superheroes, or Iron Man helping assemble the Avengers, comic book editor Scott Dunbier needed to put together a team …

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – U.S. health officials have sent out a nationwide alert warning doctors to be on the lookout for symptoms of pediatric hepatitis, possibly linked with a …

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON -The United States will give Ukraine another $500 million in to help its government continue critical government operations, doubling the $500 million aid …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress will move quickly to consider President Joe Biden’s request for more aid for Ukraine, lawmakers said on Thursday, with members of both …