(Reuters) – Russia held a funeral service for the deputy commander of its Black Sea Fleet in annexed Crimea on Wednesday, the latest in what Ukraine says is a string of high-ranking Russian military casualties since Moscow invaded on Feb. 24. Ukrainian…
Wall St ends down as oil rally, Russia-Ukraine conflict fuel worries
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Western leaders began gathering in Brussels to plan more measures to pressure Russia to its halt conflict in Ukraine and oil prices jumped. Responding to West…
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson deflect Republicans attacks
By Moira Warburton, Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans on Wednesday pressed their attacks on a range of issues against Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the first Black woman on the U.S. Supr…
MacKenzie Scott donates a record $275 million to Planned Parenthood
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $275 million to women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, the largest gift from a single donor in the organization’s more than 100-year history, Planned Parenthood…
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Republicans in Wisconsin congressional map dispute
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the use of a map configuring Wisconsin’s congressional districts for this year’s elections drawn by Democratic Governor Tony Evers, giving a boost to …
One black box from crashed China jet found; U.S. invited to investigation
By Martin Quin Pollard WUZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese emergency workers found on Wednesday one of two black boxes from a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week with 132 people onboard, and the United States said its investigators had bee…
Putin wants ‘unfriendly’ countries to pay for Russian gas in roubles
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) -Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sales from “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European gas prices soaring on concerns the move would exacerbate the region’s energy …
Authentication firm Okta’s shares slide after hack warning
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Okta said on Wednesday hundreds of its customers may have been affected by a security breach involving hacking group Lapsus$, amid criticism of the digital authentication firm’s slow response to the intrusion th…
Sarah Palin seeks to disqualify judge after ‘contaminated’ NY Times defamation trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sarah Palin called on the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation case against the New York Times to disqualify himself, and said his series of errors tainted the outcome and required a new trial. In a lat…
Russia’s Putin gets Chinese backing to stay in G20
By Angie Teo and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the next G20 summit in Indonesia later this year and received valuable backing from Beijing on Wednesday in a pushback to suggestions by some members…