Category Archives: National
Trump extends ceasefire until Iran submits new proposal
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, hours before it was set to expire, to allow the two countries to ...
Apr 21, 2026 A woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS
US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint that would boost funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agenci...
Apr 21, 2026 Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to a reporter as Senate Republican leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Warsh says he made no rate-cut promises to Trump, plans 'robust' Fed reforms
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief nominee Kevin Warsh said on Tuesday he had made no promises to President Donald Trump about cutting interest rates, as he tri...
Apr 21, 2026
Analysis-COVID shots, newer vaccines in limbo after US court halts Kennedy’s advisory panel
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - Americans may face the next respiratory disease season without clear guidance for COVID shots and updated flu vaccines after a federal court ruling l...
Apr 21, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic claiming false reporting about drinking, absences
By Jana Winter April 20 (Reuters) - FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick following the publication of an article on Friday allegin...
Apr 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel looks on, as he testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, triggers tsunami warnings
TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves...
Apr 20, 2026 The coastline of Tomakomai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, after a tsunami advisory was issued following an earthquake, April 20, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Eight children killed at home in Louisiana domestic violence, police say
By Leah Douglas and Jeffrey Dastin April 19 (Reuters) - A gunman killed seven of his children and an eighth minor in a domestic violence incident on Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana, before police fata...
Apr 20, 2026 Police officers secure a street where eight children, with ages ranging from 1 to 14, were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. April 19, 2026, in a still image from video. ABC Affiliate KTBS via REUTERS/Handout via REUTERS
Japan eases back tsunami warning after magnitude 7.7 quake, no immediate reports of casualties, damage
TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay away from coastal areas where tsunami waves...
Apr 20, 2026
Iran reimposes control over Strait of Hormuz as ships report gunfire
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Ariba Shahid and Muhammad Al Gebaly WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 18 (Reuters) - Iran said it was tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, warning mariners that the...
Apr 18, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Birds fly near a boat in the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Musandam, Oman, March 2, 2026.REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
Defiant message from Iran as vessels attempting to cross Hormuz report gunfire
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Ariba Shahid and Muhammad Al Gebaly WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 18 (Reuters) - At least two merchant vessels reported they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strai...
Apr 18, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump walks after exiting Marine One on the South Lawn while returning to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
