By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reinstate President Joe Biden’s policy shifting the focus of America’s immigration enforcement toward public safety threats, handing a victory to Texas and Louisiana a…
Deal to resume Ukraine Black Sea grain exports to be signed Friday – Turkey
By Jonathan Spicer and Michelle Nichols ISTANBUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s o…
U.S. carriers’ cost struggle overshadows travel demand surge
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. carriers are struggling to offset higher costs even as booming travel demand has given them strong pricing power, raising questions about their ability to shield profit once consumer demand softens. Those w…
Russia, Ukraine to sign deal on restarting grain exports, Turkey says
By Vitalii Hnidyi and Jonathan Spicer KHARKIV, Ukraine/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, Turkey said, a potential breakthrough that could ease the threat of hunger facing millions aro…
Analysis-R.I.P. forward guidance: Inflation forces central banks to ditch messaging tool
By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – If the U.S. Federal Reserve killed off forward guidance in June, the European Central Bank may have just hammered the final nail in the coffin of a tool officials had long used to provide monetary p…
Polio case found in New York City suburb, first in decades
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A case of polio has been identified outside New York City and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department said on Thursday in what would be the nation’s first known case of the disease in at…
Canada’s Inuit seek Pope’s help to return accused priest from France
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada’s Inuit people will press Pope Francis to help return a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse to face charges in Canada, a former political leader in the country’s North said. Francis …
Turkey rejects claims of attack on civilians in Iraq’s Dohuk
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has not carried out any attacks targeting civilians in Iraq’s Dohuk province, where a strike killed eight and wounded 23, and Iraqi authorities must not fall for this “trap”, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday….
ECB hikes rates, throws lifeline to indebted countries
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank raised interest rates by more than expected on Thursday as concerns about runaway inflation trumped worries about growth, even while the euro zone economy is sufferin…
Biden says he’s ‘doing great,’ ‘keeping busy’ despite COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is “doing great” and keeping busy after testing positive for COVID-19. “Folks, I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern. Just called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright, and Mayor Co…