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KYIV/NOVOOLEXANDRIVKA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu today ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the face of Ukrainian attacks near the southern city of Kherson, a significant retreat and potential turning point in the war.

PHOENIX, Ariz.,  (Reuters) – Republicans made modest gains in U.S. midterm elections but Democrats did better than expected, leaving control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda unclear today.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – Greek workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday, demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, as Europe’s soaring energy prices and living costs trigger industrial action and protests across the continent.

 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Wednesday it would cut more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, in one of the year’s biggest layoffs as the Facebook parent battles soaring costs from its push into the metaverse amid a weak advertising market.

PHOENIX, Ariz./BIRMINGHAM, Mich.,  (Reuters) – Republicans were favoured to wrest control of the U.S.

KYIV, (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last night said his forces would not yield “a single centimetre” in battles for control of eastern Donetsk region while Russian-installed officials described Ukrainian forces moving into one southern town with tanks.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nicole gained strength yesterday as it churned toward the Bahamas on track for Florida’s Atlantic coast, where a hurricane warning was posted for nearly 250 miles of shoreline with millions of residents warned to hunker down and prepare.

BUKOBA, Tanzania, (Reuters) – When the waters of Lake Victoria started gushing into the cabin of Flight PW494, passenger Mectrida Samuel knew she had to act fast.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested yesterday he would mount a 2024 presidential run as soon as next week, saying at a political rally in Ohio on Monday he would make a “big announcement” on Nov.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt,  (Reuters) – Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches today at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they pay up for damage being inflicting on their economies.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – Developing countries need to work with investors, rich countries and development banks to secure $1 trillion a year in external financing for climate action by the end of the decade and to match that with their own funds, a report said yesterday.

BOWIE, Md., (Reuters) – In a stark closing argument ahead of the U.S.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict will be one of the war’s most important battles.

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to announce a major natural gas deal with the United States after the COP27 climate change summit, the Telegraph newspaper reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, urged Americans to elect a Republican Congress in U.S.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia today of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict will be one of the war’s most important battles.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt,  (Reuters) – Delegates from nearly 200 countries kicked off the U.N.

YONKERS, N.Y., (Reuters) – President Joe Biden warned that a Republican win in tomorrow’s midterm elections could weaken U.S.

KYIV/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday warned of more potential Russian attacks on his country’s energy infrastructure, as officials urged residents in the capital Kyiv to consider making plans to leave as ongoing strikes threaten the power supply.

DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania yesterday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said.