By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Georgia’s top court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest effort to block an investigation into whether he and his allies illegally sought to interfere with the state’s 2020 election, weeks before prosecutors are expected to seek formal charges. Court records showed the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the…
By Michelle Nichols and Guy Faulconbridge UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW (Reuters) -A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine’s grain for the past year expired on Monday after Russia quit and warned it could not guarantee the safety of ships in a move the United Nations said would “strike a blow to people in need…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s chief spokesperson sharply criticized Democratic presidential opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for alleging in a recently released video that COVID-19 was targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people and that Jewish and Chinese people are most immune. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joined a chorus of Democratic…
By Maria Alejandra Cardona MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) – Rising temperatures in Florida’s waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned. “In the last year, it’s been really depressing because we’ve seen a lot of changes, and we’ve been monitoring sites from Miami for…
By Philip Pullella and Costas Pitas VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, assigned by Pope Francis to help bring peace to Ukraine, will discuss repatriating children who Kyiv and others say have been deported by Russia with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington as part of a three-day visit. Zuppi will meet Biden…
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican running for U.S. president, said on Monday that Donald Trump has “done great harm” to trust in federal law enforcement through “self-serving” attempts to undermine investigations of his conduct. Hutchinson, one of the few Republicans seeking the 2024 nomination who has criticized the…
GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – The world economy is in a difficult place but it is not destined to stay there, World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Monday. The World Bank last month cut its 2024 forecast for global economic growth to 2.4% from 2.7% earlier, citing global monetary tightening. “The fact is that the…
By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that a Senate delay in confirming President Joe Biden’s nominees for diplomatic positions was undermining national security, echoing similar concerns from defense officials on delays to military promotions. Blinken told reporters that he had sent a letter…
By Abdi Sheikh and Aaron Ross MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Russia’s announcement that it was withdrawing from a pact that allowed Ukrainian grains to leave Black Sea ports sent a shiver through poorer countries, many of which are already reeling from inflation, climate shocks and conflict. The Black Sea grains deal, brokered by the United Nations…
By Nigel Hunt and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea will expire at the end of Monday after Russia said it will suspend its participation. The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global food crisis by allowing…
