By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and called for lawmakers to return in two days, a decision that could…
U.S. House approves $55 billion in new COVID-19 aid for restaurants, other hard-hit firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a $55 billion COVID-19 aid bill aimed at helping restaurants and other businesses that continue to struggle through the pandemic. Voting was continuing …
Russia laments ‘significant losses’ as Ukraine braces for major offensive
By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday appeared to give the most damning assessment so far of its invasion, describing the “tragedy” of mounting troop losses and the economic hit as Ukrainians were evacuated from eastern cities …
Venezuela growth could hit 20% this year, Credit Suisse says: ‘Not typos!’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s economy could surge 20% this year, investment bank Credit Suisse said in a report, sharply hiking its previous forecast of 4.5% due to growing demand for its crude since Russia was sanctioned for its invasion of Ukraine….
Yemen president cedes powers to council as Saudi Arabia pushes to end war
By Mohamed Ghobari and Ahmed Tolba ADEN (Reuters) -Yemen’s president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy on Thursday as Saudi Arabia moved to strengthen an anti-Houthi alliance amid U.N.-led efforts to revive negotiations…
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for Preside…
U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine, prompting Moscow …
China warns of strong measures if U.S. Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry warned on Thursday that it would take strong measures if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and that such a visit would severely impact Chinese-U.S. relations, following media …
Maldives shelters sanctioned Russian billionaires’ yachts
By Alasdair Pal and Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) – A day after coal and fertilizer billionaire Andrey Melnichenko was placed on the European Union’s sanctions list on March 9, his superyacht Motor Yacht A stopped broadcasting its location while in Mal…
Speed up EU climate policies to wrest free from Russia, 11 countries say
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union nations should speed up negotiations on new climate change policies and also increase the ambition of those proposals to quit Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible, 11 countries said on Thursday. EU…