Category Archives: National
US sees more indication of Russia, Iran defense cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is seeing more indications that Russia and Iran are expanding an unprecedented defense partnership that will help Moscow prolong its war in Ukraine as well as p...
May 15, 2023 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. President Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
U.S. warns against crossing Mexico border illegally as Title 42 ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday said there will be "tougher consequences" for migrants illegally crossing the Mexico border as U.S. President Joe Biden transitions away from COVID rest...
May 15, 2023 A young migrant, traveling alone from Guatemala, stands near the Rio Bravo river after crossing the border, to request asylum in the United States, as members of the Texas Army National Guard extend razor wire to inhibit migrants crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Ukraine's Zelenskiy, in Britain, wins pledge of long range drones
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range attack drones when he visited the country on Monday as part of European tour aimed at securing new weapons for a ...
May 15, 2023 AYLESBURY, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, walk in the garden at Chequers on May 15, 2023 in Aylesbury, England. In recent days, Mr Zelensky has travelled to meet Western leaders seeking support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS
Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen, since Title 42 curbs expired and reinstating criminal penalties for illegal entry is likely the b...
May 15, 2023 Migrants are seen near the Rio Bravo river after crossing the border to request asylum in the United States, as members of the Texas Army National Guard stand guard to inhibit migrants crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Zelenskiy in Berlin: we can make Russia's defeat 'irreversible'
KYIV/BERLIN (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv and its Western supporters could make a Russian defeat in the war in Ukraine "irreversible" as early as this year and...
May 14, 2023 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2023. Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via REUTERS
Musk nabs ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO
(Reuters) - Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, as the company tries to reverse a plunge in ad revenue. Yaccarino will take over a social me...
May 13, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Italy confirms backing for Ukraine as Zelenskiy prepares to meet pope
ROME (Reuters) -Rome promised its full backing for Ukraine on Saturday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy began a visit for talks with Italian officials and Pope Francis, who said in late April the Vati...
May 13, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is welkomed by Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani as he arrives at Rome's Ciampino airport, Italy, May 13, 2023. Italian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) -The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift ...
May 13, 2023 Migrants walk to cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents before the lifting of Title 42, in Matamoros, Mexico, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Two dead in West Bank, Israel strikes Gaza, Palestinians fire rockets
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza towards Israel early on Saturday after Israeli aircraft bombed Islamic Jihad targets in the enclave overnight, as violence spill...
May 13, 2023 Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike amid Israel-Gaza fighting in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Biden meets with Spain's Sanchez, discusses Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez underscored their support for Ukraine in the war with Russia on Friday during a White House meeting that also t...
May 12, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shake hands in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 12, 2023.
