Category Archives: National
US, Israel criticise UN staff over Gaza war stance amid protests, documents show
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have sent complaint letters to top United Nations officials contesting their staff's impartiality over the Gaza war, documents showed, as hundreds of th...
Sep 18, 2025 A U.N. security officer stands guard at the Security Council Chamber ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Starmer, Trump hail renewal of 'special relationship', skirt difficult issues
CHEQUERS, England (Reuters) - Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations' "special relationship" on Thursday, drawing the U.S leader's unprecedented secon...
Sep 18, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump says US may extend deadline on TikTok sale
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States was close to a deal with China to transfer ownership of social media platform TikTok to U.S. companies, but might exten...
Sep 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a TikTok logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to let him move ahead with firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - a move without precedent ...
Sep 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook is seen in this file photo in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/Pool/File Photo
'Taking over the world': Trump says he hopes AI bosses know what they're doing
CHEQUERS, England (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday artificial intelligence was taking over the world and he hoped tech bosses know what they were doing, because he didn't. Trump...
Sep 18, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer participate in a business leaders reception on Tech Prosperity Deal, at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US weekly jobless claims fall, but labor market softening
WASHINGTON (Reuters -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the labor market has softened as both demand for and supply of workers have diminishe...
Sep 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Trump targets antifa movement as 'terrorist organization'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled new action against left-wing groups following the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, targeting the an...
Sep 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo
Disney's ABC yanks 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air, after comments by the late-night show's host about the assassination of conse...
Sep 18, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci
US House advances stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday cleared the way for a vote later this week on a stopgap funding measure to avert a partial federal governmen...
Sep 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Capitol building as the sunrises in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/ File Photo
White House readies executive order on political violence as liberal groups sound warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday, as scores of left-leaning non-profits r...
Sep 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago/ File Photo
