By Angelo Amante and Keith Weir ROME (Reuters) -Italians voted on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country’s most right-wing government since World War Two and pave the way for Giorgia Meloni to become its first woman prime minister…
Canadians clean up after Fiona sweeps homes out to sea; one dead
By John Morris PORT AUX BASQUES, Newfoundland (Reuters) -It will take several months for Canada to restore critical infrastructure after the powerful storm Fiona left an “unprecedented” trail of destruction, officials said on Sunday, as crews fanned ou…
Cubans head to polls to vote on govt-sponsored code to legalize gay marriage, adoption
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote on a package of measures that would upend the island’s long-held “machista” culture and legalize gay marriage even as the country wrestles with a deepening economic crisis. If approved, th…
Typhoon makes Philippine landfall, government work suspended
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension of government work and classes for Monday as a category 3 tropical storm barrelled through the main island Luzon after making landfall northeast of the …
U.S. warns of catastrophic consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine
(Reuters) – The United States warned of “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow were to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, after Russia’s Foreign Minister said regions holding widely-criticised referendums would get full protection if annexed by Moscow. Vot…
Athletics-Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) -Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09 to shave half a minute off his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago. The 37-year-old, who…
Analysis-After feverish week, global investors lick wounds and brace for more chaos
By Davide Barbuscia and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global investors are preparing for more market mayhem after a monumental week that whipsawed asset prices around the world, as central banks and governments ramped up their fight agai…
N.Korea fires ballistic missile – South Korea military
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. (Reporting by Jihoon Lee; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
Right-wing alliance seen as likely winner as Italians vote
By Crispian Balmer and Keith Weir ROME (Reuters) – Millions of Italians will vote on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country’s most right-wing government since World War Two and usher in its first woman prime minister. Italy’s firs…
Complaints about Russia’s chaotic mobilisation grow louder
By Kevin Liffey LONDON (Reuters) -The strongly pro-Kremlin editor of Russia’s state-run RT news channel expressed anger on Saturday that enlistment officers were sending call-up papers to the wrong men, as frustration about a military mobilisation grew…