By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia is laying the groundwork for the annexation of Ukrainian territory and is installing illegitimate proxy officials in areas there under its control as it seeks to exert total control over it…
Putin forges ties with Iran’s supreme leader in Tehran talks
By Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the Kremlin leader’s first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow’s Feb….
Ukraine parliament removes security chief, Zelenskiy fires another top official
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s parliament dismissed the domestic security chief and prosecutor general on Tuesday, two days after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suspended them for failing to root out Russian spies. Ivan Bakanov was fired from his position at…
Wall Street closes sharply higher on strong corporate earnings
By Echo Wang (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed with sharp gains on Tuesday as more companies joined big banks in reporting earnings that beat forecasts, offering respite to investors worried about higher inflation and a tightening Fed denting the corporat…
Biden set to announce executive measures on climate -sources
By Jarrett Renshaw and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce new federal measures aimed at the climate crisis on Wednesday during a trip to Massachusetts, but will stop short of declaring a climate emergenc…
U.S. housing starts drop to nine-month low in June
(Reuters) – New U.S. home-building activity fell to a nine-month low in June and permits for new construction projects slipped as well, the latest indication of a cooling housing market as surging mortgage rates reduce affordability. While multi-family…
Prosecutor at trial says Trump ex-adviser Bannon felt he was ‘above the law’
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday at Steve Bannon’s criminal trial that the prominent former presidential adviser to Donald Trump decided he was “above the law” in defying a subpoena from the congressiona…
Prague ice bar gives tourists respite from heat wave
PRAGUE (Reuters) – As a heat wave rolls over Europe, bringing temperatures as high as 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) in Prague on Tuesday, the ICE PUB in downtown Prague offers a brief escape to Arctic conditions. The bar, just a minute’s walk from the cap…
Biden considers calling climate emergency as soon as this week – paper
(Reuters) – U.S. President Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency as soon as this week, the Washington Post newspaper said on Tuesday, citing sources. The move came after two U.S. Senate Democrats urged Biden to declare a climate e…
Amid COVID shutdowns, Chinese women flock to skateboarding
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – Feeling cooped up by the Chinese capital’s partial COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year, which shut gyms, parks and other venues, Beijing resident Mina Zhao came across surfskating on social media and decided t…