ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis led an international prayer service for peace in Ukraine and other places stricken by war on Tuesday, sitting in his wheelchair before a statue that Romans traditionally associate with peace. The 85-year-old pope visited t…
Biden says he will meet with Congress about guns after Texas shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he planned to meet with lawmakers in Congress about guns after the Texas elementary school shooting last week in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. “There is an awful lot of s…
Explainer-What to know about COVID vaccines for small children
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are due to meet in June to decide on whether to recommend authorizing Moderna Inc’s vaccine for children below 6 years old, and Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine …
Global refiners falter in efforts to keep up with demand
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Refiners worldwide are struggling to meet global demand for diesel and gasoline, exacerbating high prices and aggravating shortages from big consumers like the United States and Brazil to smaller countries like war-ravaged …
S&P edges down after last week’s rally with inflation in focus
By SinĂ©ad Carew and Anisha Sircar (Reuters) – The S&P 500 fell slightly on Tuesday after a three-session rally as volatile trading in oil prices kept soaring inflation in focus and investors reacted to hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official. …
New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in crypto still in plea talks
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex are still negotiating a possible plea deal while reviewing more than 1.1 gigabyt…
U.S. jury finds ex-Clinton campaign lawyer not guilty of lying to FBI
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury in Washington on Tuesday found a former attorney for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign not guilty of lying to the FBI when he met with the bureau in September 2016 to share a tip about possible commu…
Uvalde begins to bury its dead in wake of school massacre
By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -The grieving Texas town of Uvalde begins laying to rest the 21 children and teachers who were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school a week ago, with funerals scheduled Tuesday for a …
Global stocks fall, U.S. yields rise as oil prices reach new highs
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets dipped while U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply on Tuesday as investors weighed the prospects of higher inflation following a phased ban of Russian oil imports by the European Union that has lif…
Russian forces face stiff resistance in Ukraine’s Donbas
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV (Reuters) – A Moscow backed separatist leader was reported by state-run TASS news agency on Tuesday as saying that Russian forces had not advanced as rapidly as they had hoped in the battle for Sievie…