WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in Texas formally rejected President Joe Biden’s election in 2020 as illegitimate and voted in a state-wide convention that wrapped up this weekend on a party platform that calls homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle c…
Macron’s camp seeks allies, says ‘it’s going to be complicated’ after election rout
By Ingrid Melander and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp scrambled on Monday to secure support from rivals to salvage some of its reform agenda after weekend elections delivered a fragmented parliament that lea…
Analysis-Nerve-racking week leaves bond investors calling for fast rate hikes
By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – A series of surprise actions by some of the world’s largest central banks fretting about runaway inflation has left bond investors battered. Now, a growing chorus of investors is calling on pol…
Asia shares edge up with Wall St futures, mood fragile
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were trying to sustain a rare rally on Monday as Wall Street futures made early gains, perhaps hoping a U.S. holiday would provide a break from recent selling, though worries about global recession were nev…
Port of Odesa comes under missile attack as Russians advance in eastern Ukraine
By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine on Monday and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Moscow would escalate attacks ahead of a summit of European leaders exp…
Explainer-Why swimming’s transgender ruling is important to the sports world
(Reuters) – World swimming’s governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions. The policy is the strictest from any Olympic sports body and effectively b…
Ukraine to restrict Russian books, music in latest cultural break from Moscow
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament on Sunday voted through two laws which will place severe restrictions on Russian books and music as Kyiv seeks to break many remaining cultural ties between the two countries following Moscow’s invasi…
Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India
DHAKA/ASSAM, India (Reuters) -At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent…
Parades, street festivals and speeches mark Juneteenth across U.S
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -With street parties, the trumpets and drums of marching bands, speeches and a few political rallies, people across the United States marked Juneteenth this weekend, a jubilee commemorating the end of the legal enslaveme…
U.S. reviews China tariffs, possible pause on federal gas tax to curb inflation
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is reviewing the removal of some tariffs on China and a possible pause on federal gas tax as the United States struggles to tackle soaring gasoline prices and inflation, two t…