By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Hundreds of Haitian children are taking refuge at a prestigious high school in Port-au-Prince after escaping gang violence in the town of Cite Soleil that killed some 400 people and destroyed hundreds of homes…
U.S. weighs jets for Ukraine but not near-term, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense is considering whether it can send fighter jets to Ukraine in the future, a White House spokesman told reporters on Friday as the conflict with Russia enters its fifth month and fighting rages in ea…
U.S. accuses ex-president of Paraguay of graft and obstruction
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -The United States has accused former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes of “significant corruption” and of obstructing a cross-border criminal investigation. “Former President Cartes obstructed a major internati…
Twitter blames Musk, weak ad market for drop in revenue
By Sheila Dang and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Twitter Inc on Friday blamed its ongoing battle to close its $44-billion acquisition by Elon Musk and a weakening digital advertising market for a surprise fall in quarterly revenue and a net loss. The result…
Kentucky judge extends block on state abortion ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A Kentucky judge on Friday extended a block on the state from enforcing a ban on abortions triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn its 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade guaranteeing women nationally a righ…
World Court says it has jurisdiction, Myanmar genocide case to proceed
By Toby Sterling and Poppy McPherson THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The World Court on Friday rejected Myanmar’s objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority, paving the way for the case to be heard in full. Myanmar, now ruled…
Exclusive-Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory
By Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke LUVERNE, Alabama (Reuters) – A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker’s assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to …
Wall Street ends lower as ad tech, social media stocks drop
By Echo Wang (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as shares in social media and ad tech firms lost ground in the wake of earnings from Snap, offsetting gains from card issuer American Express following an upbeat forecast. Still, all three majo…
Trump watched Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfold on TV, ignored pleas to call for peace
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump sat for hours watching the attack on the U.S. Capitol unfold on live TV on Jan. 6, 2021, ignoring pleas by his children and other close advisers to urge his supporters to stop th…
Ukraine’s ports to reopen under deal to be signed Friday, Turkey says
(Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia’s invasion could be eased. Ukraine and Russia, both among the …