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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – The number of Cubans leaving their homeland has soared in recent months. The migration, often via irregular and dangerous routes over land and sea, has sparked new tensions between the island´s communist-run governme…

By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – The United States accused Russia on Thursday of planning to stage fake independence votes to justify its conquest of territory in Ukraine, as Russian forces stepped up a major offensive in the east. Responding to repe…

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and drop in pandemic relief money from the government, but the decline in output is misleading as domestic demand…

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether to forgive some federal student loan debt and announce his plans soon. “I am considering dealing with some deb…

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden asked Congress for $33 billion to support Ukraine – a dramatic escalation of U.S. funding for the war with Russia – and for new tools to siphon assets from Russian oligarch…

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – The Oklahoma legislature on Thursday approved two bills that would ban virtually all abortions, and both Republican-composed laws would take effect immediately if the governor signs them as he has promised. Oklahoma woul…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unfavorable opinions of China among Americans are at a new high, with more than 90% of U.S. adults saying China’s partnership with Russia is a problem for the United States, a survey released on Thursday by the Pew Research Cente…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed has arrived back in the United States, his spokesperson said on Thursday, after being freed by Russia in a prisoner swap carried out amid fraught relations between the two countries over the war in U…

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has appealed his conviction and sentence for the murder of George Floyd, arguing that the judge in his case abused his discretion and made multiple errors during the trial. …

By Nate Raymond and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades passed the House of Representatives…