By Nandita Bose (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he has asked his administration to consider whether he has authority to declare an abortion-related public health emergency after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision t…
Spain swelters as temperatures reach 110 degrees in second heatwave
By Michael Francis Gore and Catherine MacDonald MADRID (Reuters) – Spaniards stayed in the shade in parks, headed for the beach or sipped iced drinks to tackle stifling temperatures as high as 43C (110F), as the country experiences its second heatwave …
Basketball-WNBA Commisioner says getting Griner home a ‘huge priority’
(Reuters) – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Sunday that getting U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner home from Russia, where she faces up to 10 years in prison on a drug charge, remains a top priority for the league. Griner pleaded guilty t…
Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to …
Canadians’ fury over Rogers outage may complicate its merger hopes
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – Rogers Communications complicated its chances of getting antitrust approval for a C$20 billion telecom merger after Friday’s massive outage highlighted the perils of Canada’s effective telecom monopoly and sparked…
Tennis-Ice-cool Djokovic tames fiery Kyrgios to continue Wimbledon love story
By Sudipto Ganguly LONDON (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic stayed serene amid a frenzied atmosphere to tame fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios in an engrossing final on Sunday, lifting a seventh Wimbledon trophy and taking his Grand Slam title count to 21. Rallyi…
Gunmen kill 15 people ‘randomly’ at Soweto bar – police
By Nqobile Dludla and Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people in a bar in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said. The carnage too…
Russian rockets hit apartment building in Ukraine’s Donbas, US presses on diplomatic front
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -At least six people were killed and more than 30 are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, leading to the building collapsing, the region’s governor said…
Blinken in Thailand to shore up regional support, counter China push
By David Brunnstrom and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The United States and Thailand signed agreements on Sunday to deepen the countries’ already strong ties as Washington steps up its efforts to counter China’s expanding influence in Asia. U.S. …
Argentine anti-government protests build as president calls for unity
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for unity on Saturday as protesters marched in the capital to the gates of the presidential palace, lambasting his government over soaring inflation and a crushing na…