Category Archives: National
Oil dives, stocks surge as Trump agrees two-week ceasefire
SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices dived, bonds rallied and stocks surged on Wednesday after a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East spurred a relief rally as investors cheered the possible res...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump says he agrees to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks while accepting a 14-day truce proposal from me...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
DHS says US could stop processing international travelers at some airports in 'sanctuary cities'
By David Shepardson and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said on Tuesday that customs officials could stop processing international travelers at ...
Apr 07, 2026 Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin talks with Attorney General Pam Bondi before President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
Pakistan seeks two-week extension to Trump's deadline on Iran
April 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan, a mediator between the U.S. and Iran, on Wednesday requested that U.S. President Donald Trump grant a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to end its block...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo
Pope Leo calls Trump's threat against Iran 'truly unacceptable'
By Yesim Dikmen CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, April 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Tuesday that threats against the population of Iran are "unacceptable," in an unusual appeal hours after U.S. President Don...
Apr 07, 2026 Pope Leo XIV speaks to the media on the U.S.–Israeli conflict with Iran, as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Artemis II moon crew flies farther than humans have ever gone before
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman HOUSTON, April 6 (Reuters) - The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a ...
Apr 07, 2026 A view of the Moon as the Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft approaches to reach its furthest distance from Earth, in this screengrab taken from a livestream video on April 6, 2026. NASA/Handout via REUTERS
Oil prices rise as Hormuz stays shut ahead of Trump deadline, strikes on Iran intensify
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Tuesday and U.S. crude was on track for its highest close since 2022 ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Ir...
Apr 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo
'A whole civilization will die tonight,' Trump says as Iran defies looming deadline
By Parisa Hafezi and Trevor Hunnicutt DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die tonight," threatening a dramatic esca...
Apr 07, 2026 An Iranian flag lies amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Exclusive-ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips shared by federal airport security officials from...
Apr 07, 2026 Anti-ICE protesters march through Terminal 1 of O’Hare International Airport, as they call for the removal of ICE agents ordered to help with security at airports earlier in the week on Monday, March 23, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Trump says Tuesday deadline to make a deal with Iran is final
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final and unlikely to be extended, calling Iran's ...
Apr 06, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
