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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the U.S.

DETROIT, (Reuters) – Seeking to revive his struggling reelection campaign, President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit yesterday, telling a cheering crowd he wasn’t going to leave the race and warning that Republican Donald Trump poses a serious threat.

QUITO, (Reuters) – A court in Ecuador yesterday handed down prison sentences of 12 years and 34 years for five people found guilty of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ended Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy, allowing lawsuits for defamation, sexual harassment and other claims to proceed against Donald Trump’s former lawyer.

SANTA FE, New Mexico,  (Reuters) – A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin yesterday, agreeing with his lawyers that prosecutors and police withheld evidence on the source of the live round that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India plans to overhaul more than 200 state-run firms to make them more profitable, signalling a departure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aggressive privatisation programme that has struggled to take off, government sources said.

KATHMANDU,  (Reuters) – At least 62 passengers were missing after landslides swept two buses into a swollen and murky river in Nepal today, authorities said.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden mixed up the names of Vice President Kamala Harris and his Republican rival Donald Trump yesterday but insisted he was pushing ahead with his re-election bid even as more of his fellow Democrats urged him to end his campaign.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence discovered that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall RHMG.DE

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto yesterday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from nationwide protests that have created the biggest crisis of his two-year presidency.

(Reuters) – U.S. officials yesterday announced a $241 million settlement with Marathon Oil MRO.N

(Reuters) – Around 5,000 years ago, the population in northern Europe collapsed, decimating Stone Age farming communities across the region.

(Reuters) – More than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas remained without power today, four days after Hurricane Beryl lashed the state with fierce winds and heavy flooding, sparking frustration among residents who were facing extreme heat.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – An Indonesian court today sentenced former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo to 10 years in prison for corruption involving travel in private jets and jewellery for his wife.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States will start deploying longer range missiles in Germany in 2026, the two countries announced at a meeting of the NATO alliance yesterday, a major step aimed at countering what the allies say is a growing threat Russia poses to Europe.

(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to limit or ban cell phone use for roughly 1.2 million public school students, in what he described as a response to mental health issues and academic underachievement among adolescents.

WASHINGTON/DALLAS,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden faced fresh doubts on Wednesday about his re-election chances from heavyweights Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney, who may influence other Democratic lawmakers and financial donors, and two Senate Democrats.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – More cases of spirits such as vodka and whisky than of wine are set to be sold globally, a report from the World Spirits Alliance predicted on Wednesday, as drinking preferences have shifted.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was convicted of fraud and other charges by a jury in Manhattan federal court yesterday at a criminal trial in which prosecutors accused him of market manipulation ahead of the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion private investment firm.

DARWIN, Australia, (Reuters) – The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia yesterday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside U.S.