Chess-China’s Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) – China’s Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a…
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Ukraine says it controls key supply route into Bakhmut
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Ukraine remains in control of a key supply route into Bakhmut, a military spokesperson said on…
Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port Guayaquil
(Reuters) -An armed attack has killed 10 people in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil, the public prosecutor’s office of…
Uzbeks vote on allowing president to extend time in power
TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbekistan votes on constitutional amendments on Sunday that promise its citizens greater social protections in exchange for resetting…
Regulators auction First Republic; deal expected by Sunday
By Chris Prentice, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen and Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are trying to clinch a sale…
Canada’s largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – As Canada’s largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of…
US says Chinese coast guard harassing Philippine vessels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States urged China on Saturday to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, pledging…
Biden, India’s Modi to meet Pacific island leaders, Papua New Guinea PM says
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands…
Don’t shut door on foreigners, migrants, Pope Francis says in Hungary
By Philip Pullella and Boldizsar Gyori BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he…
Sudan risks long conflict as entrenched rivals struggle for control
By Aidan Lewis and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of…