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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump pushed back at U.S. prosecutors’ request to curb some of his public statements about people involved in the federal court case accusing him of attempting to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. The former U.S. president’s lawyers sharply opposed the request from Special Counsel Jack Smith for a court order limiting Trump’s out-of-court statements about potential witnesses in the case […]

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said China’s coastguard had removed remnants of a floating barrier severed by its Filipino counterparts at a fiercely contested shoal the South China Sea, adding there was no standoff or signs of aggression. The Philippines on Monday executed what it called a “special operation” to cut a 300-metre barrier installed by China at the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia’s most contested maritime features, […]

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said China’s coastguard had removed remnants of a floating barrier severed by its Filipino counterparts at a fiercely contested shoal the South China Sea, adding there was no standoff or signs of aggression. The Philippines on Monday executed what it called a “special operation” to cut a 300-metre barrier installed by China at the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia’s most contested maritime features, […]

By Andy Sullivan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is due to try to advance steep spending cuts this week that stand no chance of becoming law and could force a partial shutdown of the U.S. government by next Sunday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to avoid that scenario when he hammered out a spending agreement with Democratic President Joe Biden this spring. But some members […]

LONDON (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay a state visit to Britain in November following an invitation from King Charles, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday. Charles will host Yoon and his wife Kim Keon Hee at the palace for the second official state visit of his reign. The first was by South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa last November. The king previously met the South Korean president at […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats are nearing an agreement on a short-term spending measure intended to avoid a US government shutdown on Oct. 1, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the talks. Legislation would prolong funding for four to six weeks, according to the unnamed person. Some hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives, however, are vowing to withhold votes for a stopgap. (Reporting by […]

(Corrects to drop hyphenation in Kim Keon Hee in paragraph 2) LONDON (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will pay a state visit to Britain in November following an invitation from King Charles, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday. Charles will host Yoon and his wife Kim Keon Hee at the palace for the second official state visit of his reign. The first was by South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa last […]

By Nichola Groom and Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday gave the Biden administration until Nov. 8 to hold an expanded sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, the latest development in a legal fight over federal protection of an endangered species of whale. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the U.S. Interior Department to stay […]

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Seven Republican candidates have qualified to take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. Donald Trump will skip the event and give a speech in Detroit to autoworkers. Here are some facts about the event and what to expect: WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT TAKE PLACE? Following on from last month’s debate in Wisconsin, the second showdown will take place […]