Category Archives: National
Trump to the people of Greenland: 'We will make you rich'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the "incredible...
Mar 05, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People walk near a Inuit clothing shop in Nuuk, Greenland, February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Trump hopes to announce Ukraine deal in address to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump hopes to announce a minerals agreement with Ukraine on Tuesday night when he addresses Congress on his first six weeks in office, three sources said, a per...
Mar 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump speaks with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) following a signing ceremony in the President’s Room following the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Melina Mara/Pool via
US Supreme Court leans toward gun companies' bid to avoid Mexico's lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government's lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal ...
Mar 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Attendees inspect Smith & Wesson firearms at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with steep tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, launching new tra...
Mar 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States near the border customs control at the World Trade Bridge, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
UPDATE: Zelenskiy calls Trump clash regrettable: 'it's time to make things right'
UPDATED 11:34 A.M. KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he regretted last week's extraordinary Oval Office clash with Donald Trump and wanted to "make things right",...
Mar 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members fire a shell from a M777 Howitzer at a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Trump and TSMC announce $100 billion plan to build five new US factories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwanese semiconductor company TSMC plans to make a fresh $100 billion investment in the United States that would involve building five additional chips facilities in the countr...
Mar 03, 2025 C.C. Wei, Chairman and CEO of TSMC, speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and AI and crypto czar David Sacks, as they make 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
Trump says 25% Canada, Mexico tariffs to take effect on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that there was no chance for Mexico or Canada to prevent 25% tariffs from taking effect on Tuesday, sending financial markets reeling o...
Mar 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The flags of Mexico, the United States and Canada fly in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 1, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
Pope Francis had two episodes of 'acute respiratory insufficiency', Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory insufficiency" on Monday, the Vatican said, in another setback for the 88-year-old pontiff as he continues to battle do...
Mar 03, 2025 A man tapes a drawing that reads "Get well soon Pope Francis" at the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Israeli fire kills two Palestinians in Gaza amid impasse over ceasefire
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli fire killed at least two people in Rafah and injured three others in Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, raising fears among Palestinians that the ceasefire could collapse alto...
Mar 03, 2025 Mourners react during the funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Rafah, amid impasse over ceasefire deal, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
US Congress nowhere close to deal to avert shutdown ahead of March 14 deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With less than two weeks to go before a March 14 deadline, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress appear to be nowhere close to a deal to avert a government shutdown that...
Mar 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a House Republican members conference meeting in Trump National Doral resort, in Miami, Florida, U.S. January 27, 2025.
