Category Archives: National
Russia strikes Ukraine grain ports after pulling out of export deal
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a U.N.-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and Moscow claimed gains on the ground in an area where Ukrainian offi...
Jul 18, 2023 A part of a Russian cruise missile Kalibr is seen inside a building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 18, 2023. Press Service of the the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Heatwave brings health warnings as extreme weather grips globe
UPDATED 8:13 a.m. ROME (Reuters) -Temperatures were expected to reach record highs in Italy on Tuesday and the World Meteorological Organization warned of an increased risk of deaths as heatwaves and ...
Jul 18, 2023 People cool off near the Spanish Steps, during a heatwave across Italy, as temperatures are expected to rise further in the coming days, in Rome, Italy July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers
(Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Monday as homes and businesses kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a heatwave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), whic...
Jul 18, 2023 Workers mow the grass at an apartment complex during hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Moscow halts grain deal in what UN says is a blow to people in need everywhere
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old U.N.-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, spreading fear in poorer countries that price rises will ...
Jul 17, 2023 A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Biden invites Israel's Netanyahu to White House
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington for an official visit at a date to be determined, the prime minister's office sa...
Jul 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Palmachim Air Force Base near the city of Rishon Lezion, Israel July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Yellen does not see recession in U.S. - Bloomberg interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday the United States was making good progress in bringing inflation down and she did not expect the U.S. economy to enter into a ...
Jul 17, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the media, along with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on the sidelines of a G20 meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Alabama woman reported missing Thursday, returned home on Saturday -Police
HOOVER, Ala. - A woman reported missing after checking on a toddler found on the side of an Alabama road has been found. Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell, 25, was reported safe around 10:45 p.m. Sat...
Jul 17, 2023 Carlee Russell (Hoover, Alabama Police via Facebook)
US, China aim to revive climate cooperation as tensions simmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China will look to revive efforts to combat global warming this week, in bilateral meetings that observers hope will raise the bar on ambitions ahead of UN...
Jul 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing on the State Department's climate budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Biden's election war chest trails Trump's in size, filings show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's re-election campaign ended last month with about $20 million in the bank, just trailing the $22 million plus reported by Republican front-runner Donald Tru...
Jul 17, 2023 US President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Nordic leaders (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTER
Extreme heat sizzles US West as deadly flash floods persist in Northeast
DEATH VALLEY, California (Reuters) - An extreme heatwave peaked in the western United States on Sunday, with temperatures reaching 128 Fahrenheit (53 Celsius) in the California desert, while flash flo...
Jul 17, 2023 The skyline of downtown Houston is seen during excessive heat warnings for Southeast Texas, in Houston, Texas, U.S. July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
