South Korea Yoon’s lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, Yonhap reports By Reuters

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Biden admin delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel deal By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will hold off enforcing a requirement laid out in an executive…

Apple’s board recommends shareholders vote against proposal to eliminate diversity programs By Reuters

(Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:)’s board of directors recommended investors vote against a shareholder proposal to abolish…

Factbox-US companies tweak diversity policies as challenges mount By Reuters

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) have joined a growing number of U.S. companies…

Trump Treasury pick Bessent to divest assets to avoid conflicts, NY Times reports By Reuters

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, plans to divest from…

Trump prosecutor Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department By Reuters

(Reuters) -U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges…

See Pacific Palisades before and after the devastating Los Angeles fires By Reuters

By Jackie Luna and Jonathan Allen LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Before one of the most destructive…

Venezuela condemns new US and European sanctions By Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Venezuela on Saturday condemned new sanctions that the U.S., Britain, and the…

Biden awards Pope Francis medal of freedom, highest US civilian honor By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him…

Mexico sends firefighters to California to help with raging blazes By Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico sent a team of firefighters to California on Saturday to help…

Far from Hollywood’s wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten By Reuters

By Joe Brock ALTADENA, California (Reuters) -In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows…

Russia says it will continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions By Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector…

Gilead, LEO Pharma partner to develop programs for inflammatory diseases By Reuters

(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:) said on Saturday that it entered into a partnership with Denmark’s…

Trump’s Ukraine envoy says world must reinstate ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran By Reuters

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg (NYSE:) was in…

Syria’s al-Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties By Reuters

By Tala Ramadan (Reuters) -Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib…

Trump’s Mideast envoy to meet Netanyahu on Saturday, Israeli official says By Reuters

By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve…

Ukraine captures two North Korean soldiers in Kursk, Zelenskiy says By Reuters

By Max Hunder (Reuters) – Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region,…

Los Angeles faces more wildfire evacuations even as fierce winds ease By Reuters

By Jorge Garcia, Rollo Ross and Maria Alejandra Cardona LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Fierce winds that have…

Suspected killer of former Cambodia lawmaker sent to Thailand By Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A suspected hitman accused of killing a Cambodian former opposition lawmaker in a…

Pope prays for victims and rescuers in California wildfires By Reuters

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis is praying for victims and rescuers trying to control the…

Former Swiss finance minister warns about size of enlarged UBS, newspaper says By Reuters

ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS could be seen as being too big for Switzerland following its takeover of…

Hollywood celebrities clear their closets for fire aid By Reuters

By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When wildfires destroyed parts of Los…