• France’s president and wife file new lawsuit against US podcaster Owens
    PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a second set of defamation complaints against Candace Owens two weeks after a US court narrowed a first one, the US right-wing podcaster said late on Monday in a post on X. • The Macrons had sued Owens and two […]
  • A week after huge election losses, Republicans to choose their leaders in Congress
    By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – One week after the massive election defeat that repudiated their fealty to President Donald Trump, Republicans in the US Congress were set on Tuesday to decide who will lead their party next year when Democrats take over the Senate and House of Representatives. Senate Majority Leader John […]
  • Microsoft presses Trump to scuttle expected ban on Chinese data center technology
    By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Microsoft has been pressing the Trump administration to halt plans to bar Chinese imports of a key component used in AI data centers, three people familiar with the situation said.  Reuters reported in August that the Trump administration wants to ban US imports of new models of Chinese optical […]
  • US to skip UN human rights review, drawing censure
    By Emma Farge GENEVA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The United States will spurn a UN meeting on Tuesday where its human rights record under President Donald Trump was due to be examined, drawing criticism from rights groups who say violations have surged to levels not seen in decades. Washington disengaged from the Geneva-based UN Human […]
  • Accused Ecuadorean thief agrees to plead guilty in largest US jewelry heist
    By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Nov 9 (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal robbery charge for his role in the theft of roughly $100 million worth of jewelry from an armored truck five years ago in California, considered the largest such heist in US history. Carlos Victor Mestanza […]