(Reuters) – The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday for allegedly sending its emails to users’ spam folders. The U.S. political committee accuses the tech giant of “discriminating” against it by “…
Ukraine faces power cuts after Russian strikes, more flee Kherson
KYIV (Reuters) – More than a dozen Russian missiles pounded critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said, with several regions reporting strikes on energy facilities and power outages. At the same time, Russian occup…
Costa Rica authorities find wreckage believed to be from plane carrying German entrepreneur
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) -German entrepreneur Rainer Schaller, known for his line of fitness studios, was among the passengers on a plane believed to have crashed in Costa Rica, authorities from the Central American country said on Saturday…
Hurricane Roslyn strengthens to Category 3 as it barrels towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Roslyn intensified to a powerful Category 3 storm on Saturday as it churned towards tourist zones along Mexico’s Pacific coast and is expected to make landfall by Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. …
As Trump Org trial looms, lawyers to look out for ‘stealth jurors’
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – When jury selection begins next week in the criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s company, prosecutors and the defense will likely be on alert for “stealth” jurors seeking to hide political biases in t…
More flee Ukraine’s Kherson as Russian occupiers renew warnings
OLESHKY, Russia-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian occupation authorities in the Ukrainian city of Kherson told civilians on Saturday they should leave immediately because of what they called the tense military situation as Ukraine’s forces advance….
Lebanon, Syria discuss sea border after Beirut’s Israel deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Lebanese and Syrian presidents discussed delineating their countries’ shared maritime border on Saturday before a visit to Damascus next week by a Lebanese delegation tasked with negotiating the issue, a Lebanese official said. A …
Boris Johnson returns to UK in bid for rapid political comeback
By Andrew MacAskill and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Boris Johnson returned to Britain from holiday on Saturday to consider an audacious bid for a second term as prime minister in a race that could pit him against his former finance minister whose resign…
Japan intervened, buying yen in foreign exchange market late Friday -sources
By Shinji Kitamura and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday to buy yen for the second time in a month after the currency hit a 32-year low near 152 to the dollar, a government official and anoth…
China’s Communist Party Congress closes, cementing Xi’s status as ‘core’
By Yew Lun Tian and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Communist Party on Saturday approved amendments to its constitution aimed at cementing the core status of Xi Jinping and the guiding role of his political thought within the party as it w…