LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian Prime Minister Anibal Torres suddenly resigned on Wednesday morning, amid widening criminal probes centered on President Pedro Castillo, who has grown increasingly isolated after one year in office. Torres said on Twitter his r…
Crisis in Iraq tests its stability and Iran’s sway
By John Davison and Tom Perry BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A power struggle in Iraq between the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and rivals aligned with Iran is testing Tehran’s ability to stave off a conflict that could damage its interests and further destabilis…
Yemen’s warring parties agree only to renew two-month truce, U.N. says
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring sides agreed to renew a two-month truce expiring on Tuesday, the United Nations envoy said, despite international pressure for an extended and expanded deal that would build on the longest stretch of relative calm in ov…
Georgia anti-abortion law allows tax deductions for fetuses
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Pregnant women in the U.S. state of Georgia will be able to deduct their fetuses as dependents on their taxes under a 2019 anti-abortion law that a judge allowed to go into effect last month, the state said. The state’s …
U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Idrees Ali and Jeff Mason KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in Kabul, U.S. officials said, the biggest blow to th…
Omicron better at invading young noses than other variants; smell loss may predict memory issues
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Childrens’ noses defend less well a…
UK leadership favourite Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep
By Andrew MacAskill, Kylie MacLellan and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister Liz Truss, the frontrunner to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was forced to backtrack on one of her most striking pledges a day after announcing…
Abortion ban in Idaho faces first U.S. legal challenge since Roe
By Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States sued Idaho on Tuesday to block a state law that it said imposes a “near-absolute ban” on abortion, marking its first legal challenge to state abortion laws since the Supreme Co…
Zawahiri strike gives Biden counter-terrorism strategy boost, but concerns persist
By Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri delivered a long-sought win for U.S. President Joe Biden’s counter-terrorism strategy, officials and experts said on Tuesday, bu…
Biden names U.S. monkeypox coordinators as more states cite emergencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has appointed two top federal officials to coordinate his administration’s response to monkeypox, the White House said on Tuesday, as more states declared emergencies to help boost vaccines and other resources …