By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday brought a formal end to former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of White House records sought by the Democratic-led congressional panel investigating last …
West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia carries out full-scale Ukraine invasion
(Corrects paragraph 14 to reflect sanctions on elites will begin on Tuesday, not Wednesday, after White House issued corrected transcript) By Tom Balmforth, Polina Nikolskaya and Steve Holland MOSCOW/DONETSK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Western nations on Tu…
EU agrees sanctions ‘to hurt Russia’ over Ukraine crisis
By John Chalmers, Sabine Siebold and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union agreed new sanctions on Russia that will blacklist more politicians, lawmakers and officials, ban EU investors from trading in Russian state bonds, and target impo…
Iran’s Raisi calls on international community to reject US sanctions
By Parisa Hafezi VIENNA (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told gas exporters on Tuesday to avoid any “cruel” sanctions such as those imposed by the United States on Tehran, and his government said any revival of Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord wit…
Paul Farmer, U.S. doctor dedicated to the world’s poor, dies at 62
(Reuters) – Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist dedicated to improving public health in some of the world’s poorest countries, died unexpectedly in his sleep in Rwanda, the group he founded said on Monday. He was 62. Farmer founded Partn…
U.S., UK, France ask U.N. Security Council to meet Monday on Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and France have asked the U.N. Security Council to meet later on Monday on Ukraine after Russia recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, diplomats said. Council m…
Russia’s Putin has broken international law, Britain says
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine is a breach of international law, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. While Johnson was speaking, Putin signed a decree recognisin…
Biden to prohibit trade, investment with Ukraine breakaway regions -White House
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will issue an executive order soon that will prohibit economic activity between U.S. individuals and the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized a…
Ukrainian soldiers report intensified front-line shelling, fear ‘provocations’
(Refiles to fix spelling of dateline) By Serhiy Takhmazov TRAVNEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Government troops in front-line trenches in Ukraine’s east said on Monday heavy weapons fire from Russian-backed separatists had intensified to provoke all-out conf…
National Guard fills in as nursing assistants amid healthcare worker shortage
By Vanessa Johnston MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) – When Joenes Gellada joined the National Guard, he never imagined that would mean one day training as a nursing assistant. “Never in my wildest dreams,” he said as he completed his two-week training course …