By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to seek accountability for those who pursued him during his years out of power, speaking at the U.S. Justice Department whose prosecutors had brought some of those cases. In a rare political speech at the department’s Washington headquarters, Trump painted a dark picture of…
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA on Friday said it received a one-week deadline extension to submit its plans for mass layoffs to the top U.S. personnel agency, given the number of high-priority space missions the agency is grappling with this month. Federal agencies faced a deadline of late in the week to turn in…
By Agustin Marcarian BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – It was an unlikely mix – Argentine pensioners gathered in front of the congressional building on Wednesday, flanked by soccer fans from teams normally at odds with one another. The retirees gather each week to protest cuts to their pensions, which have dried up since libertarian President Javier…
By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. It is not clear what exactly Moscow included on its list or whether…
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should not redefine terrorism in the wake of last summer’s murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event but the government should consider a new law to tackle those bent on mass killings, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said. Axel Radukabana, 18, stabbed to death three young girls and wounded…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday declined to order President Donald Trump’s administration to restore thousands of foreign aid contracts and grants that have been canceled since the president took office, though he found that the administration must speed up payments of close to $2 billion for already completed work. The ruling…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Seven & i Holdings said on Monday that talks have begun with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) over a store sale plan that would set the stage for ACT’s $47 billion takeover bid. Last week, the 7-Eleven convenience store operator named Stephen Dacus as its new CEO to lead a recovery and respond…
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Police will be out in force, and subway stations and at least one school will be closed over safety concerns when South Korea’s Constitutional Court rules whether to oust or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon’s political fate hangs in the balance after his short-lived martial law decree…
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors will pursue President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conviction for insurrection despite a court decision ordering the release of the impeached leader from prison, the head of the prosecutors’ office said on Monday. Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said he respected the weekend court ruling but did not agree…
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar began Monday on a weak note after significant losses last week due to a potentially weakening U.S. labour market, while concerns over a global trade war led investors to safe havens, lifting the yen and the Swiss franc. Markets have been fixated on simmering trade tensions across…
