(Reuters) – The office of a conservative Wisconsin anti-abortion group was set on fire on Sunday, police said, days after it emerged that the Supreme Court is poised to reverse a landmark decision ensuring abortion rights nationwide. A graffiti saying …
Accused Bucha attackers targeted in U.S. visa bans on Russian officers
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that new U.S. visa bans on more than 2,600 Russian and Belarusian military officials included personnel believed to have operated in Bucha, a town outside of Kyi…
U.S. Senate to vote Wednesday on abortion rights bill, Schumer says
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote on legislation to codify abortion rights into law on Wednesday in reaction to the leaked draft decision indicating the Supreme Court is poised to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, Senate Majority Leade…
U.S. imposes sanctions on 27 Gazprombank executives, Russian TV stations
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday unveiled sanctions against three Russian television stations, banned Americans from providing accounting and consulting services to Russians, and sanctioned execut…
Pelosi urges U.S. Congress to approve $33 billion in aid for Ukraine by end of May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday told CBS that Congress needs to pass by the end of the month a bill that would give Ukraine $33 billion in military and humanitarian aid. (Reporting by Chris Sanders; E…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau visits Irpin in Ukraine, says mayor
KYIV (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit on Sunday to the Ukrainian town of Irpin, which was retaken from Russian troops in late March after fierce fighting, the town’s mayor said on Telegram. “I’ve just had an h…
Germany’s conservatives on track to win election in northern state
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s conservative CDU looked set to win an election in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, a boost to the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, which was ousted from national government in fe…
Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin
By Alessandra Prentice ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – As many as 60 people are feared to have been killed when a bomb struck a village school in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday while Russian forces continued shelling the last h…
Strong winds force grounding of aircraft fighting New Mexico wildfire
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Airborne firefighters dumped water and retardants on a raging New Mexico wildfire on Saturday, expediting their mission until gusty afternoon winds grounded their aerial campaign. In all New Mexico was battling at least six …
Horse racing-Rich Strike pulls off huge upset at the Kentucky Derby
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -Long-shot Rich Strike stormed to victory at the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the race. The chestnut colt, who went off at 80-1 odds, pulled i…