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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host a bilateral meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Friday. “I am grateful to President Biden for his invitation,” Petro said on Twitter. “It is a key moment to strengthen the relationship and mutual cooperation between both countries, not just in the fight against drug trafficking but in the protection of the […]

By Kai Pfaffenbach and Manuel Ausloos NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile strike killed eight people in eastern Ukraine on Friday as a British assessment said Ukrainian troops had been forced to withdraw from parts of the city of Bakhmut, the focus of Moscow’s slow advance through the region. Ukrainian troops have been doggedly defending Bakhmut, shattered after months of shelling and bombardment. Ukrainian military commanders this week rejected […]

(Reuters) – Grand Slam champions Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova comfortably won their opening matches to help Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic respectively take 2-0 leads in their Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers on Friday. Kazakhstan stamped their authority over Poland on clay at home, taking full advantage of world number one Iga Swiatek’s absence for the Poles due to injury as Yulia Putintseva stunned Magda Linette 7-5 6-3 before […]

By Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -A judge on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to testify before federal police within 10 days about his role in the Jan. 8 storming of government buildings by his supporters. According to a document seen by Reuters, Justice Alexandre de Moraes agreed to a request filed by the country’s top public prosecutor, who said Bolsonaro’s testimony was an […]

By Andrea Shalal and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine secured promises of $5 billion in additional funding to support its ongoing fight against Russia amid “fruitful meetings” in Washington this week, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told reporters on Friday. Shmyhal met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank as well as top U.S. officials, on the sidelines of the spring […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Friday said it has approved UBS Group AG’s acquisition of the U.S. subsidiaries of Credit Suisse Group AG, clearing the way for the Swiss-brokered deal in the U.S.     UBS has committed to give the U.S. central bank an implementation plan for combining its U.S. business and operations with those of Credit Suisse. The plan will include more stringent requirements […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese medics said on Friday that at least 22 people had been shot and killed in violence in West Darfur state over the past week. The violence in the town of Forbaranga is the latest in growing tribal violence across Sudan’s peripheries and in West Darfur in particular. Clashes have intensified since a 2020 peace deal, and an Ocrober 2021 coup. Ongoing tensions between the army and […]

By Graham Fahy and Steve Holland BALLINA, Ireland (Reuters) -Thousands took to the streets of U.S. President Joe Biden’s ancestral home town in the west of Ireland on Friday for a farewell rally to end a nostalgic three-day state visit ahead of what is expected to be a grueling 2024 re-election bid. The speech and concert in front of a cathedral that Biden’s great-great-great-grandfather helped build is likely to provide […]

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily halted lower court rulings that set limits on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, giving the nation’s top judicial body time to weigh a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to defend the drug from a challenge by anti-abortion groups. The action by the conservative justice, who handles emergency matters arising from a group of states […]