16+ hour, 8+ min ago   (361+ words) TORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Actor Cynthia Erivo hopes “Prima Facie,” the film adaptation of Suzie Miller’s acclaimed play examining consent, sexual violence and the challenges of pursuing justice through the British ​legal system, will spark conversations that lead to meaningful change....

17+ hour, 18+ min ago   (361+ words) TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government won Okinawa’s gubernatorial election on Sunday, ousting an opponent of Tokyo’s military build-up across the strategically important island ​chain near Taiwan and China. Genta Koja, 42, defeated two-term…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (461+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which…...

19+ hour, 40+ min ago   (486+ words) By Bo Erickson, Chuck Mikolajczak and Padraic Halpin NEW YORK/DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States can afford his promise to send $5,000 to every U.S. adult should his Republican Party keep control of…...

22+ hour, 39+ min ago   (458+ words) By Bo Erickson, Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – No country should have lower interest rates than the U.S., President Donald Trump said on Sunday, days before the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Speaking to reporters at…...

20+ hour, 58+ min ago   (281+ words) KYIV, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy imposed sanctions on a former press secretary on Sunday, accusing her and nine others of spreading Russian ​propaganda and of supporting Russia’s aggressive policy toward ‌Ukraine. Yuliia Mendel — who worked with Zelenskiy from…...

21+ hour, 55+ min ago   (381+ words) By Bo Erickson and Padraic Halpin DOONBEG, Ireland, Sept 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of ​Ireland, but said he would not talk…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (961+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago   (201+ words) Sept 13 (Reuters) – Representative Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, said he and his pilot swam to safety after a ​plane in which they were traveling lost ‌power and made an emergency water landing on a lake in central…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (261+ words) Sept 13 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-backed government said on Sunday its permanent representative to the United Nations was undertaking “illegal activities” and that his status had ​been revoked and withdrawn. Here are some other ‌details of the situation surrounding UN permanent representative…...