(Reuters) -BTS, the South Korean band that spearheaded a global K-pop craze, is taking a break as a group to work on solo projects, the singers announced on Tuesday. Band member RM, speaking at the annual FESTA dinner that celebrates the group’s foundi…
Ukraine defies Russian ultimatum for eastern city, U.S. sends more weapons to Kyiv
By Pavel Polityuk and Abdelaziz Boumzar KYIV/NIU-YORK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States announced more weapons for Kyiv and urged its allies also n…
Warner Bros Discovery to cut nearly 1,000 ad sales jobs – source
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery Inc is looking to cut up to 30% or nearly 1,000 jobs in its global advertising sales team, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company on Tuesday started offering members of its U.S. adve…
‘Lightyear’ star Chris Evans calls critics of on-screen representation ‘idiots’
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s new animated Pixar movie “Lightyear” features a gay couple, the latest step by the company to show traditionally under-represented groups on the big screen. Actor Chris Evans, who voices the main c…
U.S. FDA advisers overwhelmingly back Moderna COVID vaccine for ages 6-17
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday unanimously recommended that the agency authorize Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for children and teens aged 6 to 17 years of age. Around 77 milli…
Traitor or ‘patsy’? Ex-CIA coder’s WikiLeaks U.S. trial begins
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former CIA coder sent classified U.S. information to the WikiLeaks website out of spite due to personal disputes with his then-colleagues, prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday at the outset of Joshua Schulte’s trial. S…
Caterpillar to move global headquarters from Illinois to Texas
By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday it would move its global headquarters to a Dallas suburb from the construction equipment maker’s century-long home in Illinois. Caterpillar did not say why it was moving the headquarters to I…
U.S. Senate gun control bill nears completion; red flag plan contentious
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Negotiators on a U.S. Senate gun control bill could finish writing the text of the legislation later this week, Republican Senator John Cornyn said on Tuesday, adding that doing so could clear it for votes by the …
Israel says U.S. should helm Mideast build-up against Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up their military capabilities under Washington’s aegis, the Israeli defence minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. President Joe Bid…
U.S. House passes bill expanding Supreme Court security
By Moira Warburton and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives gave final congressional approval on Tuesday to a bill to bolster Supreme Court security in light of threats made against justices ahead of their anticipated ru…