Correspondents’ Gala Offers Political Normalcy Despite COVID
WASHINGTON — Much of Washington is ready to party like it’s 2019, before the coronavirus, when the biggest risk at the annual White House press...
Russia Makes Last Minute Payment To Avoid Default, U.S. Official Says
Russia staved off a default on its debt Friday by making a last-minute payment using its precious dollar reserves sitting outside the country, U.S. Treasury officials said. The...
Lawmaker Rape Case Illustrates Survivors’ Trauma
BOISE, Idaho — When a legislative intern came forward with rape allegations against an Idaho state lawmaker last year, she was subjected to months of...
Ecuador Declares State Of Emergency Due To High Crime Rate
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso announced on Friday the imposition of a state of emergency for 60 days, including curfews in some areas and the deployment...
Donald Fehr To Be Replaced As Executive Director Of NHLPA
Donald Fehr’s time as executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association is coming to an end. The association announced Friday it had formed...
More Than 1M People Evacuated From Ukraine To Russia Since Feb 24, Says Lavrov
The 1.02 million includes 120,000 foreigners and people evacuated from Russian-backed breakaway regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's republics, which Russia recognised...
China April Factory Activity Contracts At Steeper Pace As Lockdowns Bite
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity contracted at a steeper pace in April as widespread COVID-19 lockdowns halted industrial production and disrupted supply chains, raising...
Ukrainian MP Reveals Psychological Toll Of Russian Invasion
A Ukrainian MP has told of feeling “traumatised” by the war in her home country as she mistook road repair work in Poland for shelling...
Ukraine Fights To Hold Off Russian Advances In South, East
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture...
North Korea Leader Warns of ‘Preemptive’ Use of Nuclear Force
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has repeated his warning that Pyongyang could "preemptively" use its nuclear weaponry to counter hostile forces, state media reported...