By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay KYIV/NOVOOLEXANDRIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River in the face of Ukrainian attacks near the southern …
Wall St slides as tight race in midterm election blurs outcome
By Amruta Khandekar and Devik Jain (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday as the outcome of a tightly contested midterm election remained unclear, with investor focus shifting to inflation data on Thursday for clues on the path of future inte…
Explainer – COP27: How climate change impacts countries around the world
By Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – While delegates at the COP27 climate conference discuss the shared problem of climate change, each country will face its own challenges and threats. In February, the U.N. climate science agency releas…
Russian politicians cast U.S. midterms as a blow to Biden, Kremlin unmoved
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -Russian politicians on Wednesday savoured preliminary U.S. midterm election results which they cast as a humiliating and overdue blow to Democratic President Joe Biden, but the Kremlin said it expected no improvement …
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID booster targeting Omicron BA.4/5
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Britain’s health regulator on Wednesday approved the country’s first two-pronged COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants and the original coronavirus strain. The Medicines and Healthcare products…
Race for U.S. Congress is tight, no Republican ‘red wave’
By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) -Republicans made modest gains in U.S. midterm elections but Democrats did better than expected, leaving control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda unclear on Wednesday morni…
Michigan headlines night of state abortion rights victories
By Gabriella Borter DETROIT (Reuters) – Voters in at least three states, including the battleground state of Michigan, approved ballot measures in favor of abortion rights on Tuesday, ensuring access to the procedure within their borders after the U.S….
Biden expects Russia to get more serious about prisoner swap for Griner
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin will be willing to talk more seriously with Washington about a potential prisoner swap to secure the release of U.S. basketb…
Factbox-Trump-endorsed J.D. Vance wins Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat, Edison Research projects
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Control of the U.S. Senate is at stake in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, as Republicans need to pick up only one seat to win control of the 100-seat chamber, which would allow them to block much of President Joe…
Factbox-Democrats win several tight House districts, Republicans notch big win in New York
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was still unclear on Wednesday morning whether Republicans or Democrats would emerge from U.S. midterm elections with control of the House of Representatives. Republicans had picked up six seats, but with 50…