Category Archives: National
UPDATE: Israeli hostage handover is under way in Gaza, Palestinian official says
UPDATED 12:46 P.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The handover of more Israeli hostages by Hamas is under way in Gaza, a Palestinian official familiar with the truce efforts told Reuters on Wednesday, the ...
Nov 29, 2023 People react after the release of Palestinian prisoners amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
US Senate to take up Israel, Ukraine aid as soon as next week - Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will begin consideration of legislation including aid for Israel and Ukraine as soon as next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday, adding th...
Nov 28, 2023 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US Thanksgiving weekend sales hit record on big discounts, online boost
(Reuters) -Deep discounts on everything from beauty products and toys to electronics during the Thanksgiving weekend enticed U.S. shoppers to splurge about $38 billion online, signaling a strong holid...
Nov 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers crowd a Walmart store ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly in House Republicans' impeachment probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Tuesday offered to testify publicly in the House Republican impeachment inquiry of his father's Democratic administration, while a ...
Nov 28, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, walks outside on the day of his appearance in a federal court on gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump's request to see records from the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which the former president ...
Nov 28, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023. Dave Sanders/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATE: Mourners honor former US first lady Rosalynn Carter's humanitarian work
UPDATED 3:54 P.M. ATLANTA (Reuters) -Rosalynn Carter was remembered on Tuesday for her humanitarian work and compassion as President Joe Biden and other dignitaries joined 99-year-old former President...
Nov 28, 2023 The casket of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, departs Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
UPDATE: Hamas frees more Israeli hostages, Palestinian official says
UPDATED 1:10 P.M. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas started handing over more Israeli hostages on Tuesday to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a Palestinian official said, on the fif...
Nov 28, 2023 A Red Cross vehicle carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in southern Gaza Strip, November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
US asking Israel to avoid civilian displacements in any south Gaza offensive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is asking Israel to take greater care to protect civilians and limit damage to infrastructure if it launches an offensive in southern Gaza to avoid further displacement...
Nov 28, 2023 An Israeli Merkava tank manoeuvres near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, as seen from southern Israel, November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended two days; 11 more hostages freed
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that was on the verge of expiring was extended by two days, mediator Qatar said on Monday, raising the prospect the Palestinian grou...
Nov 27, 2023 People gather as hostages are released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Biden to invoke Cold War-era law to boost medical supplies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will invoke a Cold War-era measure to boost investment in U.S. manufacturing of medicines and medical supplies that he has deemed important for national defe...
Nov 27, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a dinner hosted by the Human Rights Campaign at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
