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Biden documents bungle seen as political black eye before 2024 launch

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s revelations that U.S. President Joe Biden stored classified documents in his Delaware home from his time as vice president has caused a political headache for him and the Democratic party, just as he approaches a difficult re-election bid. Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election …

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Biden’s counsel finds five more classified pages at president’s Delaware home

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WILMINGTON, DE. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s counsel said on Saturday that five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home on Thursday, and they were immediately handed to Justice Department officials. Biden’s special counsel, Richard Sauber, said he traveled to Biden’s Wilmington …

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New Mexico Democrats fight town’s abortion ban

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – New Mexico towns would be prohibited from restricting access to abortion under legislation proposed on Friday by Democratic lawmakers in a state where the procedure remains legal after Roe v. Wade was struck down. The move comes after a New Mexico town near the Texas border passed an ordinance designed …

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Indian shares end higher as consumer stocks shine

By Rama Venkat BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares settled higher on Tuesday, lifted by consumer stocks after data showed domestic inflation was easing, although sustained foreign selling and losses in public sector banks capped the gains. The Nifty 50 index was up 0.89% at 18,053.30 at close, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.94% to 60,655.72. …

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Cleanup at Congo church begins after blast kills 14

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The atmosphere at the Pentecostal church in the city of Kasindi in eastern Congo was upbeat on Sunday as hundreds gathered for a series of baptisms. The congregation swelled beyond capacity, forcing organisers to move the service outside. Then, about 10 minutes in, a blast rocked the courtyard where …

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Japan Finance Minister Suzuki vows to win market confidence in debt management

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will strive to maintain market confidence by conducting appropriate debt management, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, as the 10-year government bond yields broke above the upper cap of 0.5% set by the central bank. Asked whether the Bank of Japan should take any steps to rein in rising bond …

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After 30 years, Italy arrests mafia boss Messina Denaro at Sicilian hospital

By Wladimiro Pantaleone PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, where the man who has been on the run since 1993 was being treated for cancer. Nicknamed “Diabolik” and “‘U Siccu” (The Skinny One), Messina Denaro had been …

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Nepal finds black boxes of aircraft after deadliest crash in 30 years

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Searchers found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder on Monday from a passenger flight that crashed, killing at least 70 people in Nepal’s worst plane accident for 30 years, officials said. The data on the recorders may help investigators determine what caused the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 …

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Indonesia policemen on trial for negligence over deadly soccer stampede

By Prasto Wardoyo SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian court began a trial on Monday of a handful of police and match officials charged with negligence over their alleged roles last year in one of the world’s deadliest soccer stadium stampedes. The disaster, in which 135 people died, occurred at a match in October at …

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Shares shine, dollar dims as BOJ battles bond bears

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks continued their new year rally on Monday as optimism over the global economy, inflation coming under control and China’s reopening offset concerns the Bank of Japan (BOJ) might temper its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal meeting this week. The yen climbed to its highest since May after …

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