Category: WORLD

Angola Leaves OPEC in Blow to Oil Producer Group 

Dec. 21 By Miguel Gomes LUANDA/LONDON (Reuters) – Angola said on Thursday it would leave OPEC in a blow to the Saudi-led oil producer group that has sought in recent months to rally support for further output cuts to prop up oil prices. Angola’s Oil…

US vetoes Israel ceasefire resolution at the UN 

Dec. 8 By Eric Bazail-Eimil The United States vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council Friday demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, as civilian casualties rise amid Israel’s military campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The resolution, introduced by the United Arab…

Republican Mike Johnson Elected US House Speaker, Ending Leadership Vacuum 

Oct. 25 By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as speaker on Wednesday, ending a turbulent three weeks that left the rudderless chamber unable to carry out…

Republican Search for New US House Leader Returns to Square One 

Oct. 23 By David Morgan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives for three weeks, tried on Monday to find consensus on a new speaker to lead the chamber and address funding needs for Israel,…