By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Police and protesters clashed in Myanmar on Tuesday, with injuries on both sides on the most violent day so far of demonstrations against the military coup that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi, and a doctor said one woman was unlikely to survive a gun wound in the head. Three other […]
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, on a charge of inciting last month’s deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, opens on Tuesday with a debate over the constitutionality of the Senate trying a president after he has left office. Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. […]
By Alexandra Valencia, Brian Ellsworth QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz on Monday prepared to campaign for a presidential run-off election as authorities continued counting votes to determine whether he would face a conservative banker or an environmental activist. The race for runner-up between pro-market candidate Guillermo Lasso and anti-mining indigenous leader Yaku Perez was […]
By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce on Monday that the United States will […]
Impeachment of Donald Trump President Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump should not be given access to intelligence briefings because of his “erratic behaviour”. The US has a tradition of allowing former presidents to be briefed on the nation’s security issues – as a courtesy extended by the incumbent. But when asked by […]
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has ordered more than 1,000 truck engines that run on compressed natural gas as it tests ways to shift its U.S. fleet away from heavier polluting trucks, the company told Reuters on Friday. The coronavirus pandemic caused delivery activity to surge in 2020, with truck volumes exceeding 2019 […]
The US House of Representatives has voted to expel a Republican congresswoman from two committees over incendiary remarks she made before being elected last November. Marjorie Taylor Greene had promoted baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and endorsed violence against Democrats. Before the vote, she said she regretted her views, which included claims that school shootings and […]
By Graham Fahy, William James DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain demanded a two-year extension on Wednesday to a grace period for checks on goods going between Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom, in a row that threatens to reopen the rift that bedevilled years of Brexit talks. British and EU officials were expected later […]
US Capitol riots US Democratic politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said she is a survivor of sexual assault. The congresswoman revealed her trauma as she accused Republicans who deflect blame for last month’s Capitol riot of using “the tactics of abusers”. “I’m a survivor of sexual assault,” she said, fighting back tears. “And I haven’t told […]
By Ann Saphir, Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – Many workers called back by employers resuming or expanding operations despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic face a dilemma: return to jobs that put them at high risk of the virus, or say no, and risk going without pay or unemployment benefits. President Joe Biden argues workers should not have to […]
