UK’s main parties ditch candidates over election betting probe
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's two main political parties on Tuesday each withdrew support for candidates who are being investigated over bets…
WikiLeaks founder Assange welcomed home in Australia a free man after US deal
CANBERRA (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed to an ecstatic welcome in Australia on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating…
French PM refuses to ‘promise the moon’, clashes with far-right in debate
PARIS (Reuters) - French prime minister Gabriel Attal accused his far-right and leftwing political opponents of "promising the moon" in…
Russia’s Dagestan temporarily on high alert after reports of armed man in Makhachkala
(Reuters) - Russia's Dagestan region was put temporarily on a high alert late on Tuesday after reports of an armed…
Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San Francisco
The Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on June 25 became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless…
Pet sitter booked from popular app loses man’s dog, then ghosts him as search began, US pet owner says
A Texas pet owner whose dog went missing while being cared for by a Rover pet sitter says he lost…
How AI and deepfakes are taking romance scams to another level
A well-known online scam tactic involves pretending to seduce victims romantically to win their trust before asking them to send…
Russia says Ukrainian shelling destroys radiation control post in Zaporizhzhia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukrainian shelling destroyed a radiation control post in Velyka Znamyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russia's management of…
Russia starts secret trial for U.S. reporter Gershkovich on spy charges
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) -U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on Wednesday in the Russian city of…