DUBAI (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell met Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday, Iranian state TV reported, as the bloc seeks to break an impasse between Tehran and Washington over reinstating a nuclear pact. The United States s…
Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war’s bloodiest fights
By Tom Balmforth and Marko Djurica KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following…
Horror on Oslo Pride day as gunman goes on deadly rampage at gay bar
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring 21 on the day the city was due to celebrat…
Explainer-How abortion became a divisive issue in U.S. politics
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, the issue has become one of the defining fault lines in U.S. politics, with Democratic politicians firmly supporting abor…
In their own words: U.S. Supreme Court justices on overturning Roe v. Wade
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – In a bombshell decision, the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. The court voted 5-4 to overtu…
Explainer-What changes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark gun ruling?
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday for the first time that the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment secures an individual’s right to carry weapons in public for self-defense. WHAT DOES IT CHANGE? The ruling struck down New York’s gun …
Moody’s affirms United States’ rating at ‘Aaa’ on economic strength
(Reuters) – Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday affirmed United States’ rating at “Aaa”, citing the country’s emergence from the pandemic shock with “exceptional” economic strength. “Moody’s expects the US economy and the sovereign’s credit profile to rem…
Disney, other U.S. companies offer abortion travel benefit after Roe decision
By David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday they will cover employees’ expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the U.S. S…
IMF slashes U.S. growth forecast, sees ‘narrowing path’ to avoid recession
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Friday slashed its U.S. economic growth forecast due to more aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes but predicted that the United States would “narrowly…
U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
By Jeffrey Dastin PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overtur…