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By Katharine Jackson, Steve Holland and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a deal to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate, Punchbowl News reported on Saturday. “House Republicans have an agreement in principle with the White House on a debt-limit deal. Member call at 9:30 p.m.,” a Punchbowl reporter wrote on Twitter. The deal […]

By Katharine Jackson, Steve Holland and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy held a 90-minute phone call on Saturday evening about the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, a person familiar with their plans said. There was no immediate indication from McCarthy’s office or the White House whether that call resolved differences standing in the way of a deal. Earlier, McCarthy said he was making […]

(Reuters) – Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. The police, loyal to the government of President Daniel Ortega which has clashed fiercely with Nicaragua’s bishops, said that since May 19 they found “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in Church […]

(Reuters) – Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen. The police, loyal to the government of President Daniel Ortega which has clashed fiercely with Nicaragua’s bishops, said that since May 19 they found “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in Church […]

By Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) – Turks vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third decade and intensify Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian path, muscular foreign policy and unorthodox economic governance. Erdogan, 69, defied opinion polls and came out comfortably ahead with an almost five-point lead over his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the first round on May 14. But […]

By Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) – Turks vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third decade and intensify Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian path, muscular foreign policy and unorthodox economic governance. Erdogan, 69, defied opinion polls and came out comfortably ahead with an almost five-point lead over his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the first round on May 14. But […]

KYIV (Reuters) – Explosions shook the Ukrainian capital in early hours on Sunday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that information was being clarified and defence systems were downing air targets. “Blasts in Kyiv,” Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. “Information is being clarified. Details later. Anti-aircraft defence working in the region, there are downed targets.” Reuters’ witnesses reported several blasts after air alerts were issued for Kyiv and […]

KYIV (Reuters) – Explosions shook the Ukrainian capital in early hours on Sunday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that information was being clarified and defence systems were downing air targets. “Blasts in Kyiv,” Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. “Information is being clarified. Details later. Anti-aircraft defence working in the region, there are downed targets.” Reuters’ witnesses reported several blasts after air alerts were issued for Kyiv and […]

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered stronger border security to ensure “fast” Russian military and civilian movement into Ukrainian regions now under Moscow control. Speaking in a congratulatory message to the border service, a branch of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), on their Border Guard Day holiday, Putin said their task was to “reliably cover” the lines in the vicinity of the combat zone. Attacks inside Russia have […]