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By Nandita Bose and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday released a summary of classified reports that mostly blamed the chaotic August 2021 U.S. pullout from Afghanistan on his predecessor, Donald Trump, for failing to plan for the withdrawal he had agreed on with the Taliban. The Democratic administration’s summary, drawn from top-secret State Department and Pentagon reviews sent to Congress, ignited angry reactions from […]

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday said it will deploy a military aircraft to Japan to support implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea. Deployment of the Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora Aircraft was announced by Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand. For about six weeks, the CP-140 Aurora will monitor for suspected maritime sanctions evasion activities, in particular ship-to-ship transfers of fuel and other […]

By Mariko Katsumura and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the road. He says the work is tough but a source of pride, and one he’s never thought of quitting – until now. On April 1, 2024, the government will limit truck drivers’ annual overtime to 960 hours, among other reforms […]

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The prosecution of former President Donald Trump has evenly divided Americans but appears to have boosted his chances of winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. The poll was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, following Tuesday’s indictment of Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by prosecutors in New York City. The survey […]

By Noel Randewich and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Thursday, helped by a rally in Alphabet shares as investors, worried about a slowing economy, looked to upcoming jobs data. Alphabet Inc rallied 3.8% and Microsoft climbed 2.6%, with both providing more fuel than any other stocks for the S&P 500’s gain for the session. Alphabet’s Google unit plans to add artificial intelligence features to […]

By Nandita Bose and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday released a summary of classified reports that mostly blamed the chaotic August 2021 U.S. pullout from Afghanistan on his predecessor, Donald Trump, for failing to plan for the withdrawal he had agreed on with the Taliban. The Democratic administration’s summary, drawn from top-secret State Department and Pentagon reviews sent to Congress, ignited angry reactions from […]

By Cheney Orr and Brad Brooks NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives voted on Thursday to expel Representative Justin Jones, the first of three Democratic members facing expulsion for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week. But they failed by one vote in a subsequent attempt to remove another representative, Gloria Johnson, who had stood with her colleagues during a […]

By Hyunjoo Jin and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Tesla Inc on Thursday nominated co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel to the board at a time when some investors have expressed concern about a lack of succession planning at the electric carmaker led by Chief Executive Elon Musk. Tesla also named Tom Zhu, who led construction and operations of Tesla’s Shanghai factory, as senior vice president for automotive operations. This […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -United Airlines said Thursday it will reduce summer flights at three New York and Washington area airports after the Federal Aviation Administration allowed carriers to do so due to an air traffic controller shortage. Starting in May, United is reducing daily departures from Newark Liberty International Airport to 408 from 438 on peak summer travel days. Daily flights between Newark and Ronald Reagan Washington National […]