2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (337+ words) WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) " U. S. Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell on Sunday warned about the impact of a politicized Fed and made a broader call for the defense of democratic institutions in his first "public remarks since the end of his eight-year…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (564+ words) NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters) " Ethiopia will hold parliamentary and regional elections on Monday that analysts expect Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party to win in a landslide, despite significant unrest in much of the country. More than 50 million of Ethiopia's people are…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (143+ words) By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) - Colombian right "wing outsider "Abelardo de la Espreilla is poised to compete in a runoff "in "the "country's presidential race "against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, data from the country's national "regi. .. By Julia…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (120+ words) By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, May "31 (Reuters) - Right "wing Colombian outsider Abelardo De La "Espriella "is "slightly leading "an early vote count in the "country's presidential race, "notching "43. 6% support "with about "a fifth of "ballot boxes cou. .. Colombia right winger…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (825+ words) (This May 30 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Gregor Stuart Hunter, Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) " U. S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago  (540+ words) WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) " After two nights with arrests of activists outside a New Jersey immigrant detention center, law enforcement officials have expanded the area off-limits to protesters even as the facility started allowing detainee visits to resume. Families escorted by…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (257+ words) PRAGUE, May 31 (Reuters) " China condemned Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil's visit to Taiwan this week, saying on Sunday the trip disregarded "the central European nation's government position and "interfered in Beijing's internal affairs. Vystrcil, from the opposition centre-right ODS party,…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (417+ words) May 31 (Reuters) " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an interview broadcast on Sunday, said he wanted to press on with talks on securing peace with Russia before the onset of winter to take account of Kyiv's "improved strategic position. Talks brokered…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago  (183+ words) CAIRO, May 31 (Reuters) " An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 12 on "Sunday at a Gaza cafe "that was packed with people celebrating public holidays, health officials said. There was no immediate Israeli comment. An October ceasefire, brokered…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (124+ words) May 31 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa "held a "phone call with U. S. President Donald Trump "in "which "they discussed supporting "the Syrian economy and the latest regional "developments, the Syrian "presidency said "on Sunday. During "th. .. May 31 (Reuters) " Syrian President Ahmed…...