By Pavel Polityuk and Conor Humphries KYIV/SVITLODARSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Advancing Russian forces came closer to surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly seizing positions on the last highway out of a crucial pair of Ukrainian-held cities b…
Globalization’s cheerleaders grasp for new buzzwords at Davos
By Dan Burns and Leela de Kretser DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – World leaders, financiers and chief executives said they were leaving this week’s World Economic Forum with an urgent sense of the need to reboot and redefine ‘globalization’. The framewo…
U.S. Senate Republicans block bill to battle white supremacy
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked debate on a bill that represented the first effort by Congress to address mass shootings since a white supremacist’s killing of 10 Black people in New York and a gunman’s…
WHO condemns Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in rare vote, rejects Moscow’s counter-proposal
By Emma Farge, Jennifer Rigby and Mrinalika Roy GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization assembly passed a motion on Thursday condemning the regional health emergency triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rejected a rival resolution fro…
Wall Street jumps on upbeat retail guidance, easing Fed fears
By Stephen Culp (Reuters) – Wall Street surged on Thursday in a broad rally as a raft of solid retail earnings and soft economic data eased lingering concerns that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive policy tightening would extend beyond expectations. All…
Trump must testify in New York probe, appeals court rules
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump must testify under oath in the New York Attorney General’s civil investigation into his business practices, an intermediate state appeals court ruled on Thursday. A four-judge panel unanimousl…
Blinken says China strategy is about rules-based order, not ‘new Cold War’
By Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States does not seek to sever China from the global economy, but wants Beijing to adhere to international rules, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a lo…
Amber Heard says she receives death threats every day over Depp claims
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – “Aquaman” actor Amber Heard told jurors on Thursday that she faces online harassment and death threats every day over her claims that ex-husband Johnny Depp abused her before and during their brief marriage. Heard returned …
Gun safety groups push Biden to act, but White House looks to Congress
By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun safety advocates are pushing U.S. President Joe Biden to take stronger measures on his own to curb gun violence after the Texas elementary school shooting, but the White House wants Congress to…
Texas gunman faced no obstacles to entering school where he killed 21
By Gabriella Borter and Brad Brooks UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school was able to enter without any confrontation, authorities said on Thursday, contradicting earlier reports…