(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court judge has taken the rare step of revoking his decision to retire from active service on the bench, depriving Republican President-elect Donald Trump of the ability to fill a judicial vacancy.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto was arrested yesterday for allegedly meddling in the investigation of a planned military coup that federal police accuse him of organizing and financing.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed today to fight for his political future after he was impeached in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that had shocked the nation.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve charges over advice it provided Purdue Pharma on how to “turbocharge” sales of its addictive painkiller OxyContin, the U.S.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cubans still reeling from months of hours-long blackouts now have a new problem on their hands: fuel shortages.
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SEOUL, (Reuters) – A defiant South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a second impeachment vote today over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that shocked the country, split his party and imperilled his presidency half way through his term.
PARIS, (Reuters) – New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said yesterday he faced a “Himalaya” of a challenge to tackle France’s deficit, with opponents’ lukewarm reactions to his appointment underlining the difficulty of the job he faces.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia appears to be packing up military equipment at a military air base in Syria, according to satellite images released by Maxar following rebels’ overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last weekend.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – An Israeli strike killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50 others who were sheltering in a post office in central Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll yesterday in the enclave to 66.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia has established direct contact with the political committee of Syria’s Islamist rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying yesterday.
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published yesterday said he will be talking to Robert F.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday released a long-awaited strategy for countering anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate, up sharply since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, calling for urgent, continued work to reduce discrimination and bias.
BEIJING/TAIPEI, (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry yesterday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying it was up to China to decide whether or not to hold drills and the military would “not be absent” in fighting against separatist forces.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – NATO head Mark Rutte warned the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance yesterday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a wartime mindset – with much higher defence spending.
DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said yesterday that he would dissolve the security forces of the former regime, close its prisons and hunt down anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Two real estate agents known for promoting flashy properties in New York and Miami have been arrested on sex-trafficking charges, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday, accusing them of raping dozens of women.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, he said yesterday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.
(Reuters) – Some Canadian premiers are urging Ottawa to respond robustly to the threat of tariffs from incoming U.S.
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