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Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine

By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow’s forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia. The Kremlin issued Putin’s message after the Russian leader attended an Orthodox Christmas Eve service on his own inside …

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Book by Benedict’s top aide reveals tensions in Vatican

(This Jan. 6 story has been refiled to correct year to 2013, not 2005, in paragraph 8) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Although Pope Francis often compared having former Pope Benedict living in the Vatican to having a grandfather in the house, a book by Benedict’s closest aide shows what he says were …

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Tesla slashes prices in China, other Asian markets as sales stumble

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla cut prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday, fuelling forecasts of a wider price war amid weaker demand in the world’s largest autos market. The U.S. automaker also cut prices on its best-selling Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles in Japan, South Korea …

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Activists accuse India of lapses in genetically modified mustard approval

By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian authorities rushed approvals for a locally developed genetically modified (GM) mustard variety by violating environmental regulations, a group of activists opposed to GM crops said on Friday. In October, India granted environmental clearance for indigenously developed GM mustard seeds, paving the way for the commercial use of its …

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Jetstar flight makes emergency landing in Japan due to bomb threat

TOKYO (Reuters) -A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Saturday due to a bomb threat, though no device was found, officials said. The runway at the airport was closed after the flight from Narita airport near Tokyo, bound for Fukuoka in southern Japan, landed at 7:41 …

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Biden lauds ‘heroes’ of Jan. 6 attacks on second anniversary

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden marked the second anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Friday by awarding the “Presidential Citizens Medal” to 14 people, some posthumously, who battled to defend America’s democracy after the 2020 election. In a White House ceremony, Biden, a Democrat, described the violence that …

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Hardline Republicans dig in against McCarthy’s House speaker bid

By Gram Slattery and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid for an 11th time on Thursday, while his supporters worked behind closed doors in hopes of cementing a deal that could bring success. The voting propelled the House to a level of dysfunction not …

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Wall St rallies as jobs, services data calm rate hike worries

By Sinéad Carew and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes all gained more than 2% on Friday after December payrolls expanded more than expected even as wage increases slowed and services activity contracted, easing worries about the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hiking path. U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 223,000 jobs in December, Labor …

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‘What ceasefire?’: shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin’s truce

By Herbert Villarraga NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday …

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World stocks soar, investors pare rate bets after US jobs data

By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street sparked a global rally in stocks on Friday after a crucial U.S. jobs report showed wage growth slowed in December, fuelling investor bets that inflation is easing and that the Federal Reserve need not be as aggressive as some feared. Friday’s data showed the U.S. economy …

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