By Abinaya V and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk disclosed on Monday he had abandoned a plan to join Twitter Inc’s board just as his tenure was about to start, the latest move by the world’s richest man that defied corporat…
Biden cracks down on ‘ghost guns’ with new rule to tackle gun violence
By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden unveiled a new rule to rein in so-called ghost guns and ban the manufacturing of the untraceable firearms on Monday as the administration faces growing pressure to crack down o…
U.S. seeks to resume enforcing federal employee vaccine mandate
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to allow the Biden administration to resume enforcing a federal employee vaccine mandate that had been blocked by a lower-court judge in Janua…
CDC eases COVID travel assessment for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Haiti
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday eased its COVID-19 travel ratings for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Haiti. The CDC said it had changed its COVID-19 travel recommendation for the three countries to …
Two men accused of impersonating U.S. federal agents seek release from jail
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Defense attorneys for two men accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents and supplying Secret Service personnel with gifts asked a U.S. judge on Monday to release their clients from jail pending tria…
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi tests negative for COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday after testing positive last week, she said in a tweet. “Today, happily I tested negative for COVID. Tomorrow, I will be exiting isolation a…
Ukraine girds for Russian offensive in the east
(Adds unconfirmed reports of chemical weapons use in Mariupol) By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it expects Russia to begin an offensive soon in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow shifts its focus to seizing territory …
India should not accelerate energy purchases from Russia -U.S. administration official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Biden discussed issues regarding Ukraine, including India’s energy purchases from Russia, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual meeting on Monday but did not make a “concrete ask,” a senior U.S. administra…
In a small French village, Le Pen threatens Macron’s re-election
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Stephane Mahe GOUZON, France (Reuters) – At a bar in Gouzon, a village in central France, a few locals gathered on Monday to read news of the first round of voting in the presidential election, which saw incumbent Emmanuel Macr…
Khan lawmakers quit en masse as Pakistan parliament elects Sharif PM
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -More than 100 lawmakers loyal to Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan resigned on Monday, creating a headache for the new, Western-friendly incumbent Shehbaz Sharif as he tries to …