GENEVA (Reuters) – Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday to the top U.N. human rights body to hold a special session on the ongoing protests in Iran later this month, a document showed. The request called for the session “to address the det…
Iranians protest in southeast flashpoint, mark ‘Bloody Friday’
DUBAI (Reuters) -Thousands of Iranians protested in the restive southeast on Friday to mark a Sept. 30 crackdown by security forces known as “Bloody Friday” as the country’s clerical rulers battled persistent nationwide unrest. Amnesty International sa…
With an eye on White House again, Trump lashes out at fellow Republicans
By James Oliphant and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days before he is expected to launch another White House run, Donald Trump is again at war with his own party, angrily denouncing potential rivals, airing old grievances and acting more like th…
Bolivia census protests hit turbulent three-week milestone, strike continues
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s largest city Santa Cruz marked three weeks of protests on Friday as demonstrations over a delayed census boiled over. Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming hub and opposition bastion, has in recent days grinded to a halt…
COP27: Biden says the climate crisis is about “very life of the planet”
By William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden addressed the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Thursday, saying the global climate crisis posed an existential threat to the planet and promising that the United States was…
Elon Musk braces for $56 billion battle with heavy metal drummer
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – Elon Musk has taken on Detroit’s automakers, short-sellers and securities regulators. Next week, the Tesla chief executive is set to square off in court against an unlikely foe – a thrash metal drummer who hopes …
Standing ovations for conservative U.S. justices at Federalist Society event
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett received standing ovations from members of the conservative Federalist Society on Thursday at its first annual convention since the court overtu…
Wall St opens higher on Fed optimism
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday, extending gains from the previous session after soft inflation data supported expectations of smaller interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
FTX to file for U.S. bankruptcy protection, CEO Bankman-Fried resigns
(Reuters) -FTX will initiate bankruptcy proceedings in the United States while its Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried resigned, the embattled cryptocurrency exchange said on Friday, triggering what could be one of the biggest meltdowns in the industry. …
Ukrainian official describes chaotic Russian withdrawal from strategic city
By Jonathan Landay, Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder BLAHODATNE, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia announced the completion of its withdrawal from the strategic city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Friday and a regional official said Ukrainian partisans had…