Category Archives: National
Cardinals set to enter conclave to decide who follows Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose the man they hope can unite a diverse...
May 07, 2025 Cardinals attend the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, presided over by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
US Supreme Court lets Trump's transgender military ban take effect
(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Donald Trump's administration to implement his ban on transgender personnel in the military, one of a series of directives by the Republican pres...
May 06, 2025 A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President Donald Trump with the LGBTQ flag in the background is seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump says US will stop bombing Houthis after agreement struck
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping...
May 06, 2025 A ship fires missiles at an undisclosed location, after U.S. President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on March 15, 2025. U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Carney meets Trump, stresses Canada will never be for sale
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump began his first talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday and vowed to bring up "tough points" that are dividing the two countries sin...
May 06, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Bessent says US could announce trade deals with some countries this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration could announce trade agreements with some of the United States' largest trade partners as early as ...
May 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks likely to be in Oman at weekend
DUBAI (Reuters) -A fourth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States is likely to take place over the weekend in the capital of Oman, with Iranian state media pointing to May 11 as a pr...
May 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of Muscat, ahead of the awaited negotiations between U.S. and Iran, Muscat, Oman, April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Controllers lost contact with Newark airplanes for 30 seconds last week, USDOT says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air traffic controllers overseeing planes at Newark International Airport in New Jersey lost contact with aircraft for 30 seconds last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean D...
May 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: United Airlines planes land and prepare to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, , U.S., January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to revoke thousands of migrants' status
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal appeals court rejected on Monday a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cuba...
May 06, 2025 Asylum seeking migrants, mostly from Venezuela and Cuba, wait to be transported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Mexico at Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
US offers $1,000 stipend to encourage migrants to self-deport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration will offer a $1,000 stipend and travel assistance to migrants who elect to voluntarily "self-deport" from the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security s...
May 05, 2025 Venezuelan migrants arrive after being deported from the United States, at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Israel may seize all Gaza in expanded operation, officials say
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an expanded offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas would be "intensive" after his security cabinet approved pl...
May 05, 2025 Israeli tanks are positioned near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
