By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – At least one person died and about two dozen people were injured overnight after a tornado hit central Mississippi, health authorities said. The tornado struck the town of Louin, about 70 miles east of Jackson, late on Sunday, the National Weather Service said, adding that multiple tornadoes could have hit…
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -David Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware, wrapped up the most closely watched investigation of his career on Tuesday when U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax crimes. Weiss, 67, who was appointed to his post by Republican then-President Donald Trump, agreed to stay…
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has produced few benefits, Rome’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday, as his country faces a decision on whether to pull out of the deal. Italy in 2019 became the first and so far only G7 nation to have joined the hugely…
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s bid to oust the judge overseeing the criminal case against him over a hush-money payment to a porn star should be rejected, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said in a filing on Tuesday. Trump has a “history of baselessly accusing state and federal judges around the country of…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dozens of U.S. President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats urged him on Tuesday to raise human rights issues with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Washington this week, according to a letter sent to Biden. Modi left for Washington on Tuesday for a visit projected as a milestone…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department antitrust division plans to expand the scope of its bank merger review process, the department’s chief said on Tuesday, in a sign the agency may get tougher when scrutinizing such deals. Jonathan Kanter, the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for antitrust, said the agency’s guidelines, which were…
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee has granted the opposition a 24-hour delay on a vote on new fiscal rules considered crucial by the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The new fiscal framework, mentioned by S&P in its outlook improvement for Brazil, is seen a key tool for the government to…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders are set to call on China next week to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine, engage in global challenges, such as climate change, and rebalance its economic relations with the European Union, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. EU leaders meet for a summit in Brussels…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s ruling Liberal Party won two of four seats up for grabs in by-elections to fill empty spots in the House of Commons, and performed better in a riding won by rival Conservatives than in 2021, preliminary results showed on Tuesday. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won resounding victories for…
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -The headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee and those of its infrastructure partner were searched by police on Tuesday as part of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds and favouritism, prosecutors said. The national financial prosecutor’s office (PNF) said the Paris 2024 headquarters were raided amid a…
