Turkey inflation dips to 39.6% on relief from free gas
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish annual inflation fell to 39.59% in May, official data showed on Monday, broadly in line with…
Politics
Papal envoy heads to Ukraine to ‘listen carefully’ to possible peace plans
By Philip Pullella and Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out…
California probing whether Florida sent migrant flight to Sacramento
(Reuters) – California’s attorney general is investigating whether the government of the state of Florida played any role in sending…
Biden signs debt limit bill, avoiding U.S. default
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill that suspends the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion…
Federal judge rejects Tennessee drag show ban as unconstitutional
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s law restricting drag performances in public or…
Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed a bill that bans transgender healthcare including puberty…
Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights
(This June 4 story has been refiled to fix Move Forward leader’s name to ‘Pita’ on second reference in paragraph…
PwC Australia names dozens of staff involved in government tax plan leak
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia on Monday named at least 67 current and former staff involved…
Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary
By Jessie Pang and Ben Blanchard HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday…
Mexican president’s party to win key state in election
By Dave Graham and Alberto Fajardo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The party of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was…