SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged countries to hasten action on climate change, speaking at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh on Tuesday. “The global fossil fuel crisis must be a game changer…
Republicans favored to win U.S. House in close-fought midterm elections
By Tim Reid and Gabriella Borter PHOENIX, Ariz./BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (Reuters) – Republicans were favored to wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives away from President Joe Biden’s Democrats based on early returns in Tuesday’s midterm elections…
Tennis-Garcia outguns Sabalenka in Texas to win WTA Finals
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -France’s Caroline Garcia put on a serving masterclass to claim the biggest title of her career on Monday by defeating Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(4) 6-4 to win the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. Garcia covered her face with her han…
Trump says he will make a “big announcement” on Nov. 15
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump told a political rally in Ohio on Monday that he would make a “big announcement” on Nov. 15 at his Florida home. He did not elaborate. (Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Christian Schmol…
U.S. governors races weigh heavy on abortion, voting rights
By Tim Reid and Daniel Trotta PHOENIX (Reuters) -Competitive governors contests are on the ballot in about a dozen states in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, with outcomes that hold far-reaching consequences on issues such as abortion, voting rights a…
Bosch agrees to pay $25 million to settle California diesel emissions probe
(Reuters) – German auto supplier Bosch has agreed pay $25 million to resolve California’s probe into the company’s role in the diesel emissions scandals at Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday. The settlement, w…
U.S. judge suspends many of New York’s new gun restrictions
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in New York temporarily suspended many parts of the state’s new gun restrictions on Monday to allow members of a gun-owners’ rights group to continue their lawsuit challenging the new law as unconst…
Gunmen kidnap dozens in Nigeria, at least 11 killed, residents say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped at least 80 people and killed 11 others in separate attacks in the northwest, traditional leaders and residents said on Monday, in the latest attacks by armed gangs that have been preying on vi…
U.S. citizen killed in central Baghdad -police sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was killed on Monday in central Baghdad after a failed attempt to kidnap him, Iraqi police sources said. The body was taken to a hospital in the capital’s Karrada district and an initial hospital report indicated that…
Election-eve lawsuits target ballot rules in key U.S. states
By Nathan Layne and Jacqueline Thomsen MARIETTA, Ga., (Reuters) – With just hours left before U.S midterm voters head to the polls on Tuesday, courts are hearing a handful of last-minute lawsuits that could affect election rules and the counting of bal…