Category Archives: National
Israel stages new sortie into Gaza, hints there may be several 'invasions'
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said its ground forces had pushed into Gaza overnight to attack Hamas targets as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was "preparing for a ground invasio...
Oct 26, 2023 Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end strike including record pay raise
(Reuters) -Ford Motor and United Auto Workers (UAW) union negotiators reached a tentative labor deal after a six-week strike, UAW President Shawn Fain and the automaker said on Wednesday, agreeing a 4...
Oct 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers (UAW) union members picket outside Ford's Kentucky truck plant after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Luke Sharrett//File Photo
UPDATE: At least 22 killed, dozens wounded in Lewiston, Maine shootings - NBC
UPDATED 10:44 P.M. (Reuters) -At least 22 people were killed and 50 to 60 wounded on Wednesday in mass shootings at multiple locations including a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, NBC News ...
Oct 25, 2023 A man identified as a suspect by police points what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle, in Lewiston, Maine, U.S., October 25, 2023. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS
Putin warns Israel-Hamas conflict could spread beyond Middle East, condemns Gaza bombing
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Israel's conflict with Hamas could spread well beyond the Middle East and said it was wrong that innocent women, children and old people i...
Oct 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), to mark the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Republican Mike Johnson elected US House speaker, ending leadership vacuum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives elected Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, as its speaker on Wednesday after a turbulent three weeks tha...
Oct 25, 2023 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson is surrounded by fellow members as he speaks to reporters after securing the nomination for House Speaker from the Republican conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UN chief rejects Israel accusations he justified Hamas attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected accusations by Israel that, in a statement to the Security Council, he had justified attacks by the Pa...
Oct 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media, after visiting the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, at Al Arish Airport, Egypt, October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
UPDATE: Biden stresses 'path to peace' in Israel-Gaza crisis
UPDATED 2:06 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the Israel-Gaza crisis should have "a path to peace" including independent states for the Israelis and Palestinians ...
Oct 25, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese listens during an official White House State Arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
UPDATE: Netanyahu says Israel is preparing ground invasion of Gaza
UPDATED 12:48 P.M. JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Wednesday, but he declined to provide any deta...
Oct 25, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023. Christophe Ena/Pool via REUTERS
UPDATE: Donald Trump fined $10,000 for second gag order violation in civil fraud case
UPDATED 2:20 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump was fined $10,000 on Wednesday after the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial found that the former U.S. president violated a gag order in the case...
Oct 25, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump watches as his lawyer Alina Habba cross examines Michael Cohen before Judge Arthur F. Engoron during 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 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Sam Bankman-Fried will testify at criminal trial, lawyer says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify in his own defense at his criminal fraud trial, defense lawyer Mark Cohen said during a telephone hearing on ...
Oct 25, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
