By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday’s first-round presidential vote while his forecast lead over far-right candidate…
Pakistan PM Khan says he will not recognise opposition attempt to oust him
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would not recognise an opposition government if it succeeded in an attempt to oust him, the latest twist in a political crisis engulfi…
‘We’ve made it’: historic Supreme Court pick Jackson lauded at White House
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday celebrated her historic confirmation as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court with a declaration that “anything is possible” in America and a …
Dow gains, S&P 500 ends lower as market weighs Fed rate hikes
By Herbert Lash, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Praveen Paramasivam NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Dow rose and the S&P 500 ended lower in choppy trade on Friday, as beaten-down bank shares gained and investors grappled with how best to deal with an economy that co…
Ex-Goldman banker convicted of bribery, money laundering conspiracy charges in 1MDB case
By Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy NEW YORK(Reuters) -Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was convicted by a U.S. jury on Friday of corruption charges related to his role in helping loot hundreds of millions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB development fund. …
Jury acquits two men in Michigan governor kidnapping case, deadlocks on two others
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – A federal jury on Friday acquitted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and the judge overseeing the case declared a mistrial for two other men after jurors could not come to a verdict…
All-private astronaut team lifts off on landmark launch to space station
By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off on Friday carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed by industry executives and…
Russian crab craze in S.Korea stirs ethical debate over Ukraine crisis
By Dogyun Kim, Daewoung Kim and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Plunging prices for Russian crab have South Koreans flocking to seafood markets and restaurants but some consumers are questioning whether to boycott the imports on concerns the purchases i…
Leading Proud Boys member pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charges
By Jan Wolfe and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a victory for prosecutors that could bolster their cases against members of t…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s finance minister says no alternative to debt restructuring
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s finance minister on Friday said that the crisis-hit country must urgently restructure its debt and seek external help, while the main opposition threatened a no-confidence motion …