Category Archives: National
Pope Leo urges international diplomacy to prevent "irreparable abyss"
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Sunday said the international community must strive to avoid war that risks opening an "irreparable abyss", and that diplomacy should take the place of conflict. U....
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Stocks on edge after U.S. attacks Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are bracing for a knee-jerk selloff in stock markets on Monday after the weekend's U.S. attack on Iran raised the specter of retaliation and higher oil prices. The Middl...
Jun 22, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) March 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/ File Photo
Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'obliterated' by U.S. airstrikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does not agre...
Jun 22, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool
Trump says U.S. forces bombed Iran nuclear sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a "very successful attack" on three nuclear sites in Iran had been successfully carried out, including at Fordow. In a posting on Tr...
Jun 21, 2025 A fragment falls through the sky after Israel's Iron Dome intercepted a missile launched from Iran towards Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Japan scraps U.S. meeting after Washington demands more defense spending, FT reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan has canceled an annual high-level meeting with key ally the United States after the Trump administration demanded it spend more on defense, the Financial Times reported on...
Jun 21, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Japanese and U.S. Flags fly side by side outside the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Israel says it killed veteran Iran commander as both sides attack
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday it had killed a veteran Iranian commander as the countries traded attacks, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear prog...
Jun 21, 2025 A missile launched from Iran is intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 21, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Iran says no to nuclear talks during conflict as UN urges restraint
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Iran said on Friday it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran back into negotiations and the Unit...
Jun 20, 2025 A view shows a damaged vehicle at an impact site following Iran's missile strike on Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Haifa, Israel, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga
US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian activist Khalil
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ordered on Friday that Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil be released from immigration custody, a major victory for rights groups that challenged what they ca...
Jun 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators gather on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, outside the Federal Courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
US court lets Trump keep control of California National Guard for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court let Donald Trump retain control on Thursday of California's National Guard while the state's Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the Repu...
Jun 20, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator raises his hand holding flowers as members of the National Guard stand in formation outside a federal building during the No Kings protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 14, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
Trump to decide on US action in Israel-Iran conflict within 2 weeks, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether the U.S. will get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict in the next two weeks. Citing ...
Jun 19, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during the installation of a new flagpole on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
