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By Julia Harte (Reuters) – The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that it could not compel the state’s governor to carry out authorized executions, enabling new Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs to pause them while her administration probes the state’s death penalty protocols. In its decision, the court said the warrants it issued could only authorize the state corrections department to carry out executions, not force a state official to […]

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. A TikTok spokesperson called the action “misguided”, saying it was based on fundamental misconceptions about the company. “Following the government’s decision to ban TikTok from government devices, the commissions of both the House of Commons and […]

By Sheila Dang and Rami Ayyub (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting “emotional distress” on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app’s CEO on the company’s outsized influence on teens. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican from Washington, kicked off the hearing with TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew saying that within minutes of creating an account on TikTok, […]

(Reuters) – TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew has mostly kept a low profile since taking the job in 2021 but on Thursday he is testifying before U.S. lawmakers, many of them suspicious of the popular Chinese-owned social media app. Chew previously worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and investment firm DST, which was an early backer of ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok. The administration of U.S. […]

By Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram MONTREAL (Reuters) -Business jet maker Bombardier Inc on Thursday raised 2025 revenue and free cash flow targets at its investor day and said it would produce more corporate planes, sending shares up 7.5% in late morning trade. Corporate jet makers have reported swelling order backlogs on persistent strong demand for private flying in the U.S. But flatter global traffic, supply chain snags and fears […]

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday visited the southern region of Kherson, where he made a pledge to local officials and villagers to repair damage caused by Russia’s invasion. The visit, to a region where Ukraine pushed back occupying Russian forces in a successful counteroffensive late last year, appeared intended to underline the country’s resilience 13 months after Russia’s large-scale invasion. It was Zelenskiy’s […]

By Poppy McPherson BANGKOK (Reuters) – Russia’s backing for Myanmar’s military rulers is unacceptable and destabilising, with its supply of weapons helping to fuel a conflict that has become a catastrophe for the country, a top U.S. official said on Thursday. The United States is concerned about the wider impact of the escalating crisis in Myanmar since a coup in 2021 and advancement of the junta’s ties with Russia, which […]

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar headed on Thursday for its longest losing streak in 2-1/2 years after the U.S. Federal Reserve sounded close to calling time on interest rate hikes, while the Swiss National Bank and Bank of England pushed ahead with further rate increases. The Fed raised its benchmark funds rate by 25 basis points, as expected on Wednesday, but dropped language about “ongoing increases” being needed in favor […]

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets rose on Thursday as shares on Wall Street rallied, and Treasury yields fell, after investors took comfort that the Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate rises to offset the turmoil in financial markets. The gains in U.S stocks offset loses in Europe, where a post-Credit Suisse rebound sputtered to a halt as Switzerland, Norway and Britain all showed the year-long […]