MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – Honduran migrant Noel Castillo heard a volley of shots just after 7:30 p.m. in late December as he and his family traveled on a highway in northern Mexico. Through the window, he saw trucks swarm around the bus, trapping them from all sides. “We couldn’t believe …

LONDON (Reuters) – Luton Town have the chance to climb out of the Premier League’s relegation zone when they travel to Burnley in a match of huge importance for both sides in their fight for survival on Friday. It is the sort of clash that tests the nerve of managers …

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s president said on Thursday he had started proceedings to pardon two of the last government’s ministers who were jailed this week for abuse of power, escalating his standoff with the new administration. The announcement by President Andrzej Duda – an ally of the last government – …

DHAKA (Reuters) – Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister on Thursday for a straight fourth term after her party won an election boycotted by the main opposition which dismissed the vote as a sham. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), whose leaders are either in jail or in …

LONDON (Reuters) – Andy Farrell is undoubtedly a genuine, approachable operator with a record of ensuring his players enjoy themselves, but the newly-appointed British and Irish Lions coach made it clear on Thursday that having fun will not be his first priority. Farrell is widely credited with “bringing the joy …

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Netflix has removed an Indian language film from its platform after the movie faced a backlash on social media for depicting the daughter of a Hindu priest eating meat. Hindus are India’s largest religious grouping and Hindu priests, as well as their families, are typically vegetarian. “Annapoorani …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied by the United States and its allies would risk a nuclear response from Moscow. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s …

(Reuters) – Crypto enthusiasts hailed the approval of U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds as the birth of a new asset class, but broadening acceptance of the famously turbulent cryptocurrency beyond its true believers could prove challenging. A decade in the making, the ETFs offer investors access to spot bitcoin prices, avoiding …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Nigeria will allow striker Terem Moffi to play for French club Nice at the weekend before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but Cameroon are blocking teenager Regis Mughe from turning out for Marseille after he refused a call-up to the finals. The two contrasting …

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Security was bolstered at a New York court where former U.S. President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial was set to conclude on Thursday after a threat was made against the judge overseeing the case, a court spokesperson said. The unspecified threat was made against Justice Arthur Engoron, …