Category Archives: National
FBI chief Wray defends against US House Republicans' accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Chris Wray rejected Republicans' wide-ranging criticism at a congressional hearing on Wednesday that targeted everything from the bureau's handling of a probe into ...
Jul 12, 2023 FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" and alleged politicization of law enforcement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: Biden vows NATO unity in face of Putin's 'craven lust' for power in Ukraine
UPDATED 1:20 P.M. VILNIUS (Reuters) -President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a "craven lust for land and power" on Wednesday and pledged that the U.S.-led NATO alliance ...
Jul 12, 2023 Participants of the NATO Summit including NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose for an official family photo in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Vermont capital submerged in floodwaters with dam on verge of capacity
MONTPELIER, Vermont (Reuters) - A dam upstream from the Vermont state capital was holding at maximum capacity on Tuesday after "catastrophic" flooding shut down roadways leading out of Montpelier and ...
Jul 12, 2023 Streets are flooded by recent rain storms in Montpelier, Vermont, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Zelenskiy to meet NATO leaders after membership timeline rebuff
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets NATO leaders on Wednesday after they declared his country's future lay inside the alliance but rebuffed his call for a timeline to mem...
Jul 12, 2023 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meet during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Head of US think tank charged with acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The leader of a U.S. think tank has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China, as well as seeking to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil, federal prosecutor...
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US Senate panel examines PGA Tour-LIV Golf tie-up, Saudi involvement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two PGA Tour officials went before a Senate panel on Tuesday to defend the U.S.-based golf organization's decision to end a rivalry with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit and for...
Jul 11, 2023 PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price and PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne are sworn in during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill to examine the planned PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
U.S. Marine Corps in historic leadership limbo due to Republican block
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Marine Corps is now without a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in over a century thanks to a Republican senator's block on military nominations. Retiring Gen. Davi...
Jul 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the Department of the Navy review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 22, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Russia attacks Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities before NATO summit
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the southern region of Kherson on Tuesday before the start of a NATO summit in Lithuania where securi...
Jul 11, 2023 A crater left by remains of a shot down suicide drone, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-131/136, is seen amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv Region, Ukraine July 11, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS
NATO's Stoltenberg says Turkey agrees to move ahead with Sweden's NATO bid
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to forward to parliament Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, on the eve o...
Jul 10, 2023 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg prior to their meeting, on the eve of a NATO summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool
Madonna's North American concerts postponed as singer recovers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna said on Monday that all of the North American dates on her upcoming tour will be postponed while she recovers from a multi-day hospitalization for a serio...
Jul 10, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. singer Madonna attends the world premiere of 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years' in London, Britain September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo
