Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Key U.S. senator criticizes Blinken for failing to condemn Turkish jailing of philanthropist
By Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The influential chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday for failin...
Apr 26, 2022
White House COVID czar says hard to ensure no one - including the president - gets COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House COVID-19 response chief Ashish Jha said on Tuesday that it's hard to ensure no one gets COVID - including U.S. President Joe Biden - and that the goal is to minimize...
Apr 26, 2022
IAEA says it has agreed with Ukraine to help repair damage to Chornobyl
KYIV (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday said he had agreed with Ukraine to help repair the defunct Chornobyl nuclear power plant after it was occupied by Russian...
Apr 26, 2022
State Dept says U.S. diplomats in Ukraine mission traveled to city of Lviv
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. mission in Ukraine who had relocated to Poland traveled to the country's western city of Lviv on Tuesday, in a first step as Washington works to ensure the r...
Apr 26, 2022
Two men plead not guilty to criminal charges they posed as federal agents
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two men who are accused of posing as federal agents and lavishing gifts on U.S. Secret Service agents, including one assigned to first lady Jill Biden's securi...
Apr 26, 2022
White House touts U.S.-Mexico border security plan amid Republican criticism
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined a six-point plan to tackle border security as it pushes back against criticism that it is unprepared for a late-May de...
Apr 26, 2022
In response to Lavrov comments, U.S. says talk of nuclear escalation is irresponsible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments about the potential of a nuclear war, saying loose talk about nuclear escalatio...
Apr 26, 2022
Nigeria conducts mass burial for victims of illegal refinery explosion
By Tife Owolabi IMO STATE, Nigeria (Reuters) - Dozens of charred bodies were buried in mass graves on Tuesday in Nigeria's Imo state as the stench of decomposing flesh hung in the air after more than ...
Apr 26, 2022
Texas county facing federal lawsuit over banned books
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Citizens decrying censorship have filed a lawsuit against county officials in central Texas they say have trampled on their First Amendment rights by banning ...
Apr 26, 2022
U.S. Rep. Cawthorn cited for gun at airport -local media
By Moira Warburton and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn has been cited by police for possessing a gun at an airport, according to local media, ad...
Apr 26, 2022
