By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – 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 cold virus, as part of a wider probe into unexplained cases…
Wall St ends down as Powell plops 50 bps rate hike on table
By David French (Reuters) – Wall Street’s ended lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dropping more than 2%, as investors reacted to Federal Reserve officials including Chair Jerome Powell offering further signposting of aggressive interest rate hikes thi…
UK and Canada protest Russia’s ‘perverse’ participation in IMF meeting
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -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 of Ukraine when Russia’s delegate s…
U.S. Congress to move quickly to consider, and support, new Ukraine aid
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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 parties predicting strong support for the request even …
Satellite images show mass grave near Mariupol, Maxar says
(Reuters) – Satellite imagery from near the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol shows a mass grave site that has expanded in recent weeks to contain more than 200 new graves, a private U.S. company said on Thursday. Maxar Technologies said a review of …
Explainer-Mariupol, the ruined port city that Russia says it has “liberated”
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 siege and bombardment that Ukraine says killed tens of thousands of civilians, is a big s…
Biden says he misspoke in comments on Title 42 immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said he misspoke earlier on Thursday in comments on Title 42, a COVID-related expulsion policy that has effectively closed down the U.S. asylum system, saying he was referring to a mask mandate for public …
Biden unveils $800 million in new Ukraine military aid, to ask Congress for more
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $800 million in more weaponry for Ukraine on Thursday and said he would ask Congress for more money to help bolster support for the Ukrainian military as it faces a fresh onslaught…
Biden, citing “critical window,” announces $800 million more military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had authorized another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a “critical window” in the conflict as Russia sets the stage for the next phase in the war. He said the new pack…
There is ‘no threat’ to U.S. Capitol in Washington, police say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Capitol Police said on Wednesday there was no threat to the Capitol complex in Washington, minutes after issuing a statement saying they were tracking an aircraft that posed a probable threat to the seat of the U.S. Cong…