By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut f…
Wall St ends down as two-day rally fizzles on data, Fed message
By Herbert Lash, Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday, unable to sustain a late-day surge, after data showed U.S. labor demand remained strong and as Federal Reserve officials stuck to their haw…
Musk, Twitter may reach deal to end court battle as early as Wednesday -source
By Tom Hals and Anirban Sen WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -Elon Musk and Twitter Inc may reach an agreement to end their litigation as soon as Wednesday and clear the way for the world’s richest person to close his $44 billion deal for the social media pl…
Putin ally compares Nord Stream sabotage to CIA-backed attacks of 1980s
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of President Vladimir Putin’s top allies said on Wednesday that the sabotage of the Nord Stream offshore gas pipelines resembled the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency-backed attacks on oil infrastructure in Nicaragua in 1983. Nord…
Lebanese lawmaker enters bank branch to demand frozen savings
By Maya Gebeily (Reuters) – A Lebanese member of parliament entered a branch of Byblos Bank north of Beirut on Wednesday with a group of associates to demand access to her frozen savings to pay for surgery. Cynthia Zarazir, a first-time parliamentarian…
UK’s Truss seeks to rebuild her authority at fractious party conference
By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Prime Minister Liz Truss sought on Wednesday to restore her authority following a chaotic first month in power, urging her Conservative Party to trust her to secure …
Putin formally annexes more than 15% of Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin completed the formal annexation of more than 15% of Ukraine on Wednesday just as Russian forces battled to halt a Ukrainian counter-offensive across swathes of the territories. In the biggest expansion of Russ…
Major U.N. powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the consequences of nuclear testing, sources following the talks involving countries including the …
Will Russia use nuclear weapons? Putin’s warnings explained
LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, who rules the world’s biggest nuclear power, has repeatedly cautioned the West that any attack on Russia could provoke a nuclear response. Will Putin use nuclear weapons, how many such weapons does he comman…
South Korea, U.S. conduct missile drill in response to North Korea missile test
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the U.S. military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday, as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemna…