Senate confirms Biden judicial nominee after Harris breaks deadlock
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris broke a deadlock in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to secure…
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Stocks fall as Powell says inflation fight not over
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock indexes fell on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said…
After Paris blast, shaken locals wait anxiously nearby
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – Rahman Oliur was anxiously waiting at a corner of a Parisian…
UK’s Wallace says he does not expect to succeed Stoltenberg at NATO
LONDON (Reuters) -British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Wednesday he did not expect to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as NATO…
China hits back after Biden calls Xi a ‘dictator’
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ryan Woo KENTFIELD, California/BEIJING (Reuters) -China hit back on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden referred…
Russia-aligned hackers pose threat to Canada energy sector – spy agency
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Russia-aligned hackers could seek to disrupt Canada’s powerful oil and natural gas sector, especially since Ottawa is…
Canada, Dominican Republic reach agreement over Haitian crisis response
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the Dominican Republic have agreed that Canada will coordinate assistance for Haiti by boosting staff…
Challenge to abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ law rejected by US court
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a New York county’s law barring anti-abortion activists…
Belgian PM, foreign minister quizzed in parliament in Iran visa scandal
By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib were quizzed…
US needs ‘comprehensive legislation’ to address AI risks -Schumer
By David Shepardson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for “comprehensive legislation” to…