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After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and...
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New charges in Floyd may give prosecutors clearer path to conviction
(Reuters) – Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on the use of force but stopped short of calling the killing...
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Nasdaq hits new record on swift economic recovery hopes
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the Nasdaq hitting a record high for the second straight session, after a surprisingly upbeat jobs report last week raised bets of a swift recovery from a...
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Mourners gather to honor George Floyd as push to reform U.S. police intensifies
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Mourners gathered in Texas on Monday to pay their respects to African American George Floyd, who died in police custody two weeks ago, as pressure intensified for sweeping reforms...
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Trump plans to sign bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown: source
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, in the Rose...
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South Korean court denies arrest warrant request for Samsung heir
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee arrives for a court hearing to review a detention warrant request against him at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji...
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In New Zealand, shopping, parties and big hugs mark start of ‘COVID-free’ life
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealanders hugged and kissed, shopped, and planned parties on Tuesday as the country took off all coronavirus restrictions for the first time in more than three months,...
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Explainer: Pyongyang calling – What we know about the hotlines to North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has said it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea, a tactic the isolated country has used repeatedly during periods of rising tension. FILE PHOTO: South...
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Hong Kong leader warns protesters that city cannot afford more ‘chaos’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further “chaos” as activists marked a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies with lunchtime protests in...
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Iran will execute CIA agent involved in commander Soleimani’s killing: official
FILE PHOTO: A supporter of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carries a child holding a picture of the late Iran’s Quds Force top commander Qassem Soleimani during a rally...
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Long lines, blame-trading in Georgia as five U.S. states hold primaries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some voters experienced hours-longs waits to cast ballots in Georgia on Tuesday as Democrats went to polls to pick a nominee in a competitive U.S. Senate race, one of five...
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George Floyd’s life celebrated at funeral, family calls for justice
HOUSTON (Reuters) – George Floyd, the African-American man whose death in police custody roused worldwide protests against racism, was extolled on Tuesday as a “gentle giant” and a symbol of the...
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Stocks trend lower as investors step back, safe-havens rally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A recent run of optimism in markets hit the brakes on Tuesday as investors mostly pulled back from stocks, though the Nasdaq extended its record run to a new high, while the...
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S&P 500, Dow ease as focus shifts to Fed; tech pushes Nasdaq to closing record
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow fell on Tuesday, pausing after recent strong gains as focus shifted to the Federal Reserve, while the Nasdaq ended at an all-time high for a second straight day...
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Anti-inflammatory and cancer drugs tested in UK as possible COVID-19 therapy
LONDON (Reuters) – Two drugs used to treat inflammatory diseases and cancer are being tested as potential therapies for patients with COVID-19, the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford announced on...
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Factbox: Swedish Prime Minister Palme, the man and the murder
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish prosecutor blamed Stig Engstrom, a graphic designer at an insurance company who died 20 years ago, for the shooting of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, and closed the...
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Singapore approves remdesivir drug for emergency COVID-19 treatment
FILE PHOTO: Gilead Sciences Inc pharmaceutical company is seen after they announced a Phase 3 Trial of the investigational antiviral drug Remdesivir in patients with severe coronavirus disease...
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Stocks, dollar stumble ahead of Fed
LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets nudged down from more than three-month highs on Wednesday, while the dollar stumbled as caution took hold ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. FILE PHOTO: A man...
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North Korea says U.S. has no standing to comment on inter-Korean affairs: KCNA
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin...
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Explainer: Summer might slow coronavirus but is unlikely to stop it
(Reuters) – The arrival of warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere raises the question of whether summer could slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Here is what science says. FILE PHOTO:...
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