MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Prominent non-binary Mexican activist Ociel Baena was slain with a razor blade, a local prosecutor said on Tuesday, in a suspected murder that has led to an outpouring of grief from members of the country’s LGBT community. Candlelight vigils took place in multiple cities on Monday …

LONDON (Reuters) – The husband of a Russian-American journalist being held in a Russian prison on suspicion of violating Moscow’s law on “foreign agents” urged the U.S. government on Tuesday to designate her as “wrongfully detained”. Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was charged last month …

(Reuters) -Ukrainian forces have secured a foothold on the east bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said on Tuesday. Andriy Yermak’s remarks were the first official acknowledgement that Ukrainian troops were established on the Dnipro’s east bank in Kherson region. “Against all …

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba wants to tap its fast-growing overseas population for fresh investment to lift its sinking economy, a top foreign ministry official told Reuters this week, as the communist-run nation looks to overcome its worst downturn in decades. Food, fuel and medicine shortages have pushed a record number …

LONDON (Reuters) – Ross Brawn was famously calm on the Formula One pitwall, a reassuringly steady figure in a fast-moving sport, but a new docu-series charting his team’s fairytale 2009 title success has brought out some raw emotions. Underdogs Brawn GP and Jenson Button won six of the first seven …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Facing pressure from the U.S. government and the European Union, the Dutch government on Tuesday gave up on a plan to cap the maximum number of flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport next summer, calling the decision “a bitter pill”. The decision is a victory for the airline industry …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court on Tuesday terminated parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi’s tenure, state media said, in a shock decision that upends the career of Iraq’s most powerful Sunni Muslim politician and sets the stage for a fight over succession. In a video shared by his media …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – EU rules to protect the financial system from risks stemming from cryptocurrencies contain a loophole that allows banks to circumvent some safeguards and should be fixed urgently, the European Central Bank’s chief supervisor Andrea Enria said on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency market is starting to bounce back a …

TURIN (Reuters) -Stefanos Tsitsipas retired after just three games of his Green Group clash against Holger Rune at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, handing the Danish debutant his first victory in the event. Greek world number six Tsitsipas looked stiff and uncomfortable as he trailed 2-1 and after consulting with …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will brave opposition from fellow Republicans and rely on Democratic votes on Tuesday in a risky tactic to avert a government shutdown. The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote at 4:20 pm (2120 GMT) on a stopgap spending bill that would extend …