(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) signaled in a regulatory filing today that changes in oil prices would reduce the energy major’s third-quarter upstream earnings by US$600 million to US$1 billion.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain said today it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retained use of the important UK-U.S.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – A Singapore court today sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of a former cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-Vice President Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public yesterday.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A strike by 45,000 dockworkers halting shipments at U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act “proportionally” against its regional arch-foe.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Scientists announced yetserday a milestone in neurobiological research with the mapping of the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, a feat that may provide insight into brains across the animal kingdom, including people.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally distributing the drug ketamine.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian troops yesterday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Uganda is seeking funds to build three hydropower plants that would add over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to help meet rising power demand, an energy official said yesterday.
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Iran said early today that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed over the Middle East crisis, immigration, taxes, abortion, climate change and the economy on Tuesday at a vice presidential debate that was heavy on policy disagreements but light on personal attacks.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s first woman president yesterday, vowing to bolster women’s rights and ensure Latin America’s No.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – John Amos, the U.S. football player turned actor who was acclaimed for his roles in the 1970s TV series “Good Times” as well as the miniseries “Roots,” died on Aug.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau survived a second parliamentary confidence motion in less than a week yesterday after opposition parties vowed to keep his minority Liberal government alive for now.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Search-and-rescue teams who have already saved hundreds of people scoured the mountains of western North Carolina for more survivors yesterday, working amid washed-out roads, smashed bridges and felled power lines following Hurricane Helene.
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel today in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Israel said commando and paratroop units launched raids into Lebanon today as part of a “limited” ground incursion, while Iran-backed Hezbollah said it had fired a barrage of missiles into Israel, including at its spy agency near Tel Aviv.
STRASBOURG, (Reuters) – Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, told European lawmakers today his guilty plea to US espionage accusations was necessary because legal and political efforts to protect his freedom were not sufficient.
(Reuters) – Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter, who has lived longer than any U.S.
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