(Reuters) – Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them as the new Twitter owner continues to find ways to limit fake accounts on the platform. “Roll…
Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown in video
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Sunday that a former mercenary who was filmed being executed by a sledgehammer blow to the head after changing sides in the Ukraine war…
Trump-inspired bids to take over elections in key U.S. states fall flat
By Ned Parker and Joseph Ax RENO, Nev. (Reuters) -A slate of conspiracy theorists seeking to take over key U.S. election posts lost races in battleground states, after months of warnings from election experts and Democrats that their ascension could th…
‘Black Panther’ sequel ignites box office with $330 million global debut
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Marvel Studios adventure “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” brought crowds to movie theaters around the globe over the weekend, selling an estimated $330 million in tickets and setting a November record in the Uni…
Democrats defy ‘red wave’ forecasts to keep Senate control, eye Georgia
By Tim Reid and Kanishka Singh PHOENIX (Reuters) -Democrats took a victory lap on Sunday after retaining control of the U.S. Senate, defying Republican hopes for a “red wave” in the midterm elections, and turned their attention to Georgia where a run-o…
FTX collapse being scrutinized by Bahamas authorities
By Jasper Wade NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) -The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is the subject of scrutiny from government investigators in the Bahamas, who are looking at whether any “criminal misconduct occurred,” the Royal Bahamas Police said …
Six dead in Istanbul blast, Erdogan says it ‘smells like terrorism’
By David Gauthier-Villars, Azra Ceylan and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called a b…
Six dead after vintage planes collide at Texas air show
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Six people were dead after two vintage military planes collided midair on Saturday and crashed in flames before a crowd of thousands who came to see them fly at a World War Two commemorative air show in Dallas, officials said o…
At COP27 climate talks, slow progress stokes worry over final deal
By William James, Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – One week into this year’s U.N. climate summit in Egypt, frustrations were starting to flare as negotiators worried about resolving myriad details in time for a deal …
Biden promises competition with China, not conflict as first summit ends in Asia
By Nandita Bose and Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Asian leaders on Sunday that U.S. communication lines with China would stay open to prevent conflict, as the first of three summits of world leaders this week ended,…