By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In lively arguments that touched on the meaning of art and referenced famous films, TV shows and paintings, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday grappled with a copyright dispute between a photographer and An…
Israel’s Lapid to fast-track Lebanon maritime border deal
By Dan Williams and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday he would push through a deal to demarcate a maritime border with Lebanon, forgoing a parliamentary feud that could have delayed the U.S.-br…
Putin blames Europe for energy crisis as EU works on remedies
By Marek Strzelecki and Robert Muller WARSAW/PRAGUE (Reuters) -Russia’s president said Europe was to blame for its energy crisis with policies that starved the oil and gas industry of investment and said price caps would make it worse, as EU states tri…
BoE signals to lenders it is prepared to extend bond purchases – FT
(Reuters) -The Bank of England has signalled privately to lenders that it was prepared to extend its emergency bond-buying programme beyond Friday’s deadline if market conditions demanded it, the Financial Times said, citing three sources. Wednesday’s …
Putin says Ukraine mobilisation should be finished in two weeks
ASTANA (Reuters) – Russia should be finished calling up reservists in two weeks, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, promising an end to a divisive mobilisation that has seen hundreds of thousands of men summoned to fight in Ukraine and huge numbe…
Baseball-Ex-Angels employee Kay sentenced to 22 years after overdose death of pitcher Skaggs
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, who in February was found guilty of distributing a controlled substance to late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tues…
U.S. Justice Dept. opposes Trump Supreme Court request over documents
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to again empower an independent arbiter to vet classified records seized from his Florida home as part o…
Actress Angela Lansbury dead at age 96, family says
(Reuters) – Angela Lansbury, the British-born actress whose career spanned eight decades and produced indelible portraits of a wide range of characters from villainesses to sleuths and light comic roles in movies, on the stage and on television, died a…
Iran protests over woman’s death persist despite crackdown
DUBAI (Reuters) -Clashes between protesters and security forces persisted across Iran on Tuesday, with social media videos showing tanks being transported to Kurdish areas, which have been a focal point of the crackdown on protests over Mahsa Amini’s d…
Crypto exchange Bittrex to pay $29-million penalty to U.S. Treasury Department
(Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Inc had agreed to pay $29 mln in fines for “apparent violations” of sanctions on certain countries and anti-money laundering law. The Treasury Department’s Off…