Category Archives: National
US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as the...
Oct 15, 2025 A boat burns off the coast of Venezuela in this screen grab taken from a video released October 14, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said on a post on Truth Social was a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat. Donald Trump via Truth Social/via REUTERS
Israel cuts agreed aid into Gaza over slow release of hostage bodies
GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israel will only allow half the agreed number of aid trucks into Gaza starting Wednesday, according to a note seen by Reuters and confirmed by the United Nations, in a...
Oct 14, 2025 Trucks carry aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' challenge to $1.4 billion defamation judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a $1.4 billion judgment awarded to families of the victims of the Sandy Hook E...
Oct 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Infowars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media after appearing at his Sandy Hook defamation trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S., October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Trump to award Charlie Kirk top honor amid crackdown on left-wing groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a White House ceremo...
Oct 14, 2025 Objects are placed near an image, at a prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk, a U.S. right-wing activist and commentator, and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was killed on September 10, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Lauren Owens Lambert
White House budget office says it is preparing to 'ride out' shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House Office of Management and Budget said on Tuesday it was making preparations "to batten down the hatches and ride out" the federal government shutdown, while contin...
Oct 14, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohat/File Photo
Returning hostage bodies from Gaza may take time, Red Cross says
GENEVA (Reuters) -It may take considerable time to hand over remains of hostages and detainees killed in the Israel-Hamas war, a "massive challenge" given the difficulties of finding bodies in Gaza's ...
Oct 14, 2025 A drone view shows Palestinians walking past the rubble, following Israeli forces' withdrawal from the area, in Gaza City, October 11. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
US Treasury chief says government shutdown is hitting economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal government shutdown is starting to impact the nation's economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday as the closure entered its 13th day. "This i...
Oct 13, 2025 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference following a weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Hamas hands over all living hostages to Israel, Trump says Gaza war over
JERUSALEM/CAIRO/DOHA (Reuters) -Hamas freed the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, a big step towards ending two years of shattering war in Gaza as Pres...
Oct 13, 2025 People gather at "Hostages Square" to await the expected return of Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Senate Republicans face states' healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government shutdown stan...
Oct 13, 2025 People walk near the U.S. Capitol Building during the fifth day of a partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 5, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
US actress Diane Keaton dies at 79, People reports
(Reuters) -Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her endearing performance as Woody Allen's eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy...
Oct 11, 2025 Actor Diane Keaton speaks during her handprints ceremony at TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
