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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republicans in Texas formally rejected President Joe Biden’s election in 2020 as illegitimate and voted in a state-wide convention that wrapped up this weekend on a party platform that calls homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice.”

ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights commission said in a statement late on Saturday that a video circulating on social media showed government security forces carrying out at least 30 extrajudicial killings in December 2021.

KYIV, (Reuters) – With a blessing for its EU ambitions and a pledge of unwavering support from Britain, Ukraine vowed yesterday to prevail against Moscow as it battled Russian assaults near a key eastern city and multiple locations came under shell and missile attack.

BHUBANESHWAR/LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – Protesters in India’s eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station yesterday, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the government reverse course.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of exception in three of the Andean country’s provinces, in a bid to calm protests called by indigenous groups in rejection of the government’s economic policies.

KABUL, (Reuters) – An attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident in a spate of violence targeting minorities and places of worship.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week.

DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India,  (Reuters) – Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and killing at least 19 people in Bangladesh, authorities said today, warning the situation could worsen.

BHUBANESHWAR/LUCKNOW, India  (Reuters) – Protesters in India’s eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station today, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the government reverse course.

BRUSSELS/KYIV, (Reuters) – With the war in Ukraine’s east raging on, Kyiv received a major boost when the European Union recommended that it become a candidate to join the bloc, in what would be a dramatic geopolitical shift following Russia’s invasion.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years yesterday as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of pledges that were heavy on compromise.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on Nicaraguan state-owned mining company Empresa Nicaraguense de Minas (ENIMINAS), accusing President Daniel Ortega’s government of deepening ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine.

(Reuters) – A 650,000-barrel-cargo of Venezuela’s oil chartered by Italy’s Eni ENI.MI

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years today as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of pledges that were heavy on compromise.

BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – The European Union gave its blessing today for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join the bloc, reaching out deep into the former Soviet Union for what would be a major geopolitical shift resulting from Russia’s invasion.

KYIV/IRPIN, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Britain will host talks on rebuilding key infrastructure in Kyiv today, a day after the leaders of Germany, France and Italy visited Ukraine and offered it the hope of EU membership as it battles a ferocious Russian offensive in the east.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The lead Republican negotiator in U.S. Senate efforts to craft a bipartisan gun safety bill walked out of the talks yesterday, while the lead Democrat remained optimistic that lawmakers could vote on legislation before leaving for a two-week July 4 recess.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump pressured his vice president, Mike Pence, to overturn his 2020 election defeat despite being told repeatedly it was illegal to do so, aides to Pence told the congressional committee investigating the Jan.

(Reuters) – Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc REV.N has filed for bankruptcy, falling victim to global supply chain disruptions that pushed up raw material costs and prompted vendors to demand upfront payments.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden yesterday signed legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which lawmakers say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs.