By Baranjot Kaur and Akanksha Khushi (Reuters) -Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, and Binance.US have entered into an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure that U.S. customer assets remain in the United States until a sweeping lawsuit filed this month by the regulatory agency is resolved. The agreement, disclosed in…
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world needs to rediscover its ability to bring peace to various trouble spots in order to curb the growing flow of refugees, the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. There are 110 million displaced people around the world, up from 103 million last…
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis held talks on Tuesday with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is making a rare trip to the West, as police kept a small demonstration demanding respect for human rights on the communist-run island away from the Vatican. A Vatican statement did not give any details on…
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would set out a new assistance package for Ukraine on Wednesday at a conference aimed at encouraging private companies to invest in the country’s reconstruction after Russia’s invasion. Kyiv and London will host the Ukraine recovery conference in London on Wednesday and Thursday, when…
By Julia Harte (Reuters) – Abortion rights advocates and opponents are set to mark this week’s one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized the procedure nationwide with events to rally voters and highlight the ongoing fights over access. The ruling, whose anniversary…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.N. has adopted the world’s first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday. The adoption followed an agreement reached in March by more than 100 countries on the of…
(Repeats to add link to report in paragraph 2) By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) -Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming, causing both dangerous flooding and water shortages for the 240 million people who live in the mountainous region, according to a…
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A second teenager has died following a school shooting in southern Brazil, the hospital said on Tuesday. The first victim, Karoline Verri Alves, 17, was confirmed dead at the scene after a shooter entered the school in the city of Cambe, Parana state, to carry out Monday’s attack. Luan Augusto, 16,…
By Joanna Plucinska and Valerie Insinna PARIS (Reuters) -Ukraine is in negotiations with Western arms manufacturers to boost production of weapons, including drones, and could sign contracts in coming months, a Ukrainian minister told Reuters. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year Ukraine has been scrambling to secure weapons ranging from munitions to rocket launchers…
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Libra Group said it aims to become the world’s first space leasing company offering satellites, space ports and other infrastructure, and is setting up a ground station in the Alaskan Arctic, vital for polar orbits that monitor climate change. “There is no space leasing company,” George Logothetis, the executive…
