By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks declined broadly while oil prices and Treasury yields pushed higher on Monday as investors refocused on risks from conflict in Ukraine and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s actions on inflation. The Dow Jon…
Besieged Ukrainian port defies Russian order to drop weapons
By Pavel Polityuk and James Mackenzie MARIUPOL/LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine defied Moscow’s demand for its soldiers to lay down arms before dawn on Monday in besieged Mariupol where hundreds of thousands of civilians are cowering from Russian…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas in hospital for infection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to a hospital in Washington on Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed with an infection, the high court said on Sunday. Thomas, 73, was being treated …
Shanghai’s Disney resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s financial hub of Shanghai reported on Monday a record daily surge in local COVID-19 infections as authorities scrambled to test residents and rein in the Omicron variant, while closing its Disney resort until further notice…
Pressed to choose sides on Ukraine, China trade favors the West
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s warning of “consequences” for any aid China may give to Russia’s Ukraine war effort could force Chinese President Xi Jinping to choose between a longstanding lucrative trade relationship…
Exclusive-Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar’s military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Re…
Wisconsin police officer accused of using knee restraint on 12-year-old girl
By Brendan O’Brien and Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) – An off-duty police officer accused of placing his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl to restrain her after a school fight in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is under investigation and remains employed, the ci…
U.S. Capitol riot probe to reveal new details on attack, Cheney says
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress’ probe of the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol will reveal new details of that day’s events and may recommend new criminal penalties for officials who fail to uphold their duties, Rep…
U.S. envoy to U.N. decries ‘disturbing’ accounts of Ukrainians deported to Russia
By Ted Hesson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Accounts that thousands of residents of Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol have been forcibly deported to Russia are “disturbing” and “unconscionable” if true, U.S. ambassador to the United N…
Paris taxi driver files lawsuit against Tesla after fatal crash
PARIS (Reuters) – A Paris taxi driver whose Tesla Model 3 crashed in December, killing one person, has filed a legal complaint against the U.S. carmaker, his lawyer said on Sunday. The French government said in the days after the accident that Tesla ha…