Category Archives: National
Israel's halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's suspension of goods entering Gaza is taking a toll on the Palestinian enclave, with some bakeries closing and food prices rising, while a cut in the electricity supply could ...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Congressional Republicans seek to unite around bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning on Saturday, as Washington is rock...
Mar 10, 2025 A general view of the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Small plane crashes into Pennsylvania retirement community parking lot
(Reuters) -A small plane with five people aboard crashed on Sunday into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The five people aboard the plane survived ...
Mar 10, 2025 The site where a small plane crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community is cordoned off with police tape in Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 9, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Breann Rehm/via REUTERS
Canada's Carney faces Trump, tariffs and looming election
TORONTO (Reuters) - Former central banker Mark Carney claimed a landslide victory on Sunday to lead Canada's Liberal Party and to become the country's next prime minister. Now comes the hard part: tak...
Mar 10, 2025 Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks after he won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump says government shutdown is possible, but expects to avert it
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a government shutdown "could happen" if the House of Representatives cannot muster enough votes to pass a temporary fund...
Mar 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US Secretary of State Rubio set to meet Ukrainian counterparts in Saudi Arabia this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia over March 10-12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the U.S. Department of State said. Rubio will...
Mar 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 17, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
At least 14 killed, 37 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) -At least 14 people were killed and 37 wounded, including five children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's eastern city of Dobropillia and a settlement in Kharkiv region...
Mar 08, 2025 Firefighters work at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Dobropillia, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 8, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Donetsk region/Handout via REUTERS
Trump says he sent letter to Iran leader to negotiate nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership this week suggesting talks with the Islamic Republic, which th...
Mar 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
US job growth picks up in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing uncertainty over trade policy and deep federal government spending cuts could erode...
Mar 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A hiring sign is seen in a cafe in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
EU leaders agree on defence surge, support Zelenskiy after US aid freeze
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump's reversal of U.S. policies. The European Un...
Mar 07, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak to the media as they attend a European Union leaders special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defence, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
