(Reuters) – U.S. former President Donald Trump said on Saturday if he were to run for president and win in 2024, he would pardon people charged with criminal offenses in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol. T…
North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017
By Josh Smith and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to r…
Joni Mitchell removes music from Spotify over vaccine misinformation
(Reuters) – Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has announced that she will remove her music from Spotify, following the lead of Neil Young in protesting the popular streaming service giving voice to misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Mitchel…
Dozens sentenced to death over murders of U.N. experts in Congo
By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) -About 50 people were sentenced to death, many in absentia, in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday in connection with the murders of U.N. experts Zaida Catalan and Michael Sharp in 2017, a defence lawyer in the case s…
NFL-Tom Brady retirement report disputed
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest quarterback in NFL history, is set to retire after 22 seasons and a record seven Super Bowl victories, ESPN reported on Saturday, although other outlets said he had yet to make up hi…
Ukrainian reservists gear up in case of conflict with Russia
By Gabriela Baczynska KYIV (Reuters) – From Monday to Friday, Mykhaylo is a lawyer, Alexander is an IT programmer and Konstantin freelances in online advertising. On Saturday, the three came together in an abandoned construction site on the outskirts o…
Trucks roll into Ottawa for protest against Canada’s vaccine mandates
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Trucks rolled into Canada’s capital Ottawa on Saturday to stage what police say will be a massive protest against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates in front of parliament on a frigid winter day…
More than 300 migrants rescued off Spain’s Canary islands
By Borja Suarez ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (Reuters) – Spain’s sea rescue service on Wednesday picked up more than 300 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in rickety boats, with nine of them clinging to a semi-sunken dinghy. The rescue service said it …
Goldman Sachs expecting five rate hikes this year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs is forecasting that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates five times in 2022, versus four previously, with a hike expected in March, according to a note from its economists late on Friday. Economists have…
Italy re-elects President Mattarella, government unity bruised
By Gavin Jones, Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella was re-elected for a second term on Saturday, with party chiefs asking him to carry on after a week of fruitless, often fraught voting in parliamen…