Category Archives: National
At least 39 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
By Nina Lopez and Michael Francis Gore ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan 19 (Reuters) - At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night i...
Jan 19, 2026 Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera
US needs Greenland because of European 'weakness,' Bessent says
By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - European "weakness" necessitates U.S. control of Greenland for global stability, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday even as some law...
Jan 19, 2026 The Danish Navy's HDMS Vaedderen ship sails off Nuuk, Greenland, January 18, 2026. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large p...
Jan 19, 2026 People protest against ICE, after a U.S. immigration agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in her car in Minneapolis, in New York City, January 7. REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis
Judge in Charlie Kirk case hears request to dismiss prosecution team
Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Utah judge on Friday heard arguments from a lawyer for the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to dismiss the entire prosecution team over an alleged conflict of ...
Jan 17, 2026 Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, in Provo, Utah, U.S., on January 16, 2026. Bethany Baker/Pool via REUTERS
US Justice Department probing Minnesota Governor Walz, other officials, source says
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation of Minnesota officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over an alleged con...
Jan 17, 2026 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced that he would not seek reelection, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual elections but cautions about complex path ahead
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident the remnants of what she called Venezuela's "criminal regime" would eventually be dismantled and ...
Jan 16, 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
CIA director Ratcliffe meets with Venezuela's Rodriguez in Caracas
By Erin Banco Jan 16 (Reuters) - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's interim leader in Caracas to discuss cooperation, a U.S. official said on Friday, in the most senior known visit by a U.S. ...
Jan 16, 2026 CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrives to brief senators on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Small Minneapolis businesses hit hard by ICE crackdown, while corporations stay silent
By Maria Alejandra Cardona, Savyata Mishra and Ross Kerber MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Up and down Lake Street in the heavily Latino area of south Minneapolis, numerous mom-and-pop restaurants hav...
Jan 16, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A sign at the entrance to a business’ parking lot reads “Stop. ICE Is Not Allowed To Use This Parking Lot,” after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Trump meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado after praising interim president
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday afternoon, in a high-stakes encounter that could affect how th...
Jan 15, 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado walks on the day of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of angry protests over a surge in imm...
Jan 15, 2026 Federal agents stand guard after deploying tear gas as community members protest after federal law enforcement agents were involved in a shooting incident, a week after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
