By Jonathan Landay and Jonathan Spicer KHERSON, Ukraine/ANKARA (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited Kherson, the biggest prize his troops have recaptured so far, vowing to press on until Kyiv reclaims control of all its…
Biden accepts top U.S. border official Magnus’s resignation – White House
By Ismail Shakil and Mike Stone (Reuters) -President Joe Biden has accepted the resignation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Christopher Magnus, the White House said in a statement on Saturday. The White House statement comes a day af…
Two aircraft collide and crash at World War Two airshow in Texas
(Reuters) – Two planes collided midair on Saturday at a World War Two commemorative airshow in Dallas, federal officials said. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter collided and crashed at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow …
Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat
By Jonathan Landay KLAPAYA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to the southern city of Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday as they poured in to secure control of the right bank of the Dnipro River afte…
Banksy showcases new mural in war-scarred Ukrainian town
BORODYANKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Renowned graffiti artist Banksy unveiled a work in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka, which had been occupied by Russia until April and heavily damaged by fighting in the early days of Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour. …
Democrats seal control of U.S. Senate with win in Nevada
By Tim Reid and Jason Lange PHOENIX (Reuters) – Democrats will hold onto control of the U.S. Senate after Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada, Edison Research projected on Saturday, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden. S…
Global debt levels rose ‘substantially’ in 2021 – World Bank’s Malpass
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Debt levels among low- and middle-income countries rose sharply in 2021, with China accounting for 66% of lending by official bilateral creditors, World Bank President David Malpass said, underscoring the need to…
Iran indicts 11 over Basij agent’s death, basketball team skips anthem
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of protests. State news agency IRNA said some…
Exclusive: As split Congress odds increase, Yellen warns of need to lift debt ceiling
By David Lawder NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – With odds of a split U.S. Congress rising, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that lawmakers’ failure to raise the statutory limit on U.S. debt posed a “huge threat” to America’s credit rating and fun…
Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president says in fiery pre-election rebuff to China
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday her mission in life was to ensure the island continued to belong to its people and that Taiwan’s existence was a provocation to no one, in a fiery pre-election rebuff to…