By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day, killing at l…
U.S. Senate Democrats get green light on $430 billion climate, drug bill
By Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Saturday were set to push ahead on a bill that would address key elements of President Joe Biden’s agenda – tackling climate change, lowering the cost of energy and elderl…
Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8 billion loss as stock holdings tumble
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The slide in U.S. stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a $43.8 billion loss. Berkshire nevertheless g…
Indiana lawmakers approve first state abortion ban since Roe overturned
By Gabriella Borter and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled Indiana Senate gave final legislative approval on Friday to a bill that would ban most abortions, six weeks after a U.S. Supreme Court decision erased a woman’s constitutional ri…
Blinken commits U.S. to defending Philippines against armed attacks
By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured the Philippines on Saturday that the United States would come to its defence if attacked in the South China Sea, seeking to allay concerns about the extent o…
Head of Amnesty’s Ukraine office quits after group accuses Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office has quit the human rights body in a disagreement with it after the group accused Ukraine’s armed forces of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during the Russian…
Lack of trust, political will shackling Myanmar peace process, ASEAN envoy says
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -A lack of trust and political will is stifling Myanmar’s peace process and the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will keep shunning its ruling generals, unless they engage opponents and make concrete progress, a special regional envoy sa…
Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations secretary general warning of a new arms race following Russia…
Explainer-What’s next for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
(Reuters) -A jury in Austin, Texas, decided on Friday that U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax, on top…
Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 10 people, including a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement. …