By Trevor Hunnicutt OCEANSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to “free” Iran, and said that demonstrators working against the country’s government would soon succeed in freeing themselves. “Don’t worry, we’re gonna free I…
U.S. Supreme Court’s Barrett again declines to block Biden student debt relief
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Friday again declined to block President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt, this time in a challenge brought by two Indiana borrowers, even as a low…
More sanctions against Haitian political elites are coming -Canada foreign minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will impose more sanctions on Haiti’s political elite, its foreign minister said on Friday, accusing the politicians of helping criminal gangs increase their influence in exchange for money. “Our goal is to put maximum pressur…
Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region
By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth FRONTLINE WEST OF KHERSON, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Friday, the latest sign of Russia…
Ukrainian forces brace for bloody fight for Kherson
By Jonathan Landay FRONTLINE WEST OF KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Oleh, the commander of a Ukrainian mechanized infantry unit dug into trenches west of Kherson, is confident his Russian foes will be forced to abandon the strategic port by winter weathe…
Fed officials keep rate-hike pivot on the radar despite strong jobs data
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Four Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday indicated they would still consider a smaller interest rate hike at their next policy meeting, despite new data showing another month of robust job gains a…
Outspoken Putin ally Prigozhin’s St Petersburg defence tech centre opens
ST. PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner Group, a private militia controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, opened a military technology centre in St. Petersburg on Friday, the latest move by the Putin ally who has criticized the Kremlin’s defence top brass o…
Pakistan’s Imran Khan to resume protest after recovering from shooting
By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari WAZIRABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would resume his protest march to Islamabad after recovering from an assassination attempt, as his supporters staged nation…
Wall St climbs in volatile trade after payrolls report
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced in volatile trade on Friday as investors digested a mixed jobs report and comments from Federal Reserve officials on the pace of interest rate hikes. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each rose as…
Explainer-Will Twitter layoffs violate U.S. law?
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Twitter Inc has begun laying off employees under its new owner, Elon Musk. The San Francisco-based social media giant on Friday started laying off staff, expected to number up to 3,700 people – half of its workforce, acco…