By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water, setting tight limits that essentially require public…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida drew cheers and applause from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday when he announced a plan to donate 250 cherry trees to the U.S.…
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to renew the U.S. trade pact with sub-Saharan Africa ahead of its expiration next year, an…
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it had restricted its employees in Israel and their family members from personal travel outside the greater Tel…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned by a decree issued by Mali’s junta halting political party activities, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, calling on the…
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hot U.S. inflation data has put the Federal Reserve’s debate over a first interest rate cut on a potential collision course with the presidential…
By Saleh Salem and James Mackenzie DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Thursday his Palestinian militant group was still seeking a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has communicated to Iran that it was not involved in an air strike against a top Iranian military commander in Damascus, the White House…
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to debate President Joe Biden more than the usual three times and to hold them earlier in the 2024 election cycle, his…
(This April 9 story has been corrected to change Sara Correa’s company to Bridgestone Americas from Bridgestone in paragraph 17) By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – As the July opening ceremony…
MEXICO CITY/THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Mexico has asked the top court of the United Nations to suspend Ecuador’s membership until the South American country issues a public apology for its raid…
By Michael S. Derby and Howard Schneider NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ranks of Federal Reserve officials saying there is no rush to cut interest rates continue to grow, with still-too-hot-for-comfort…
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two large stars residing inside a spectacular cloud of gas and dust nicknamed the “Dragon’s Egg” nebula have presented a puzzle to astronomers. One…
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licenses and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon…
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased moderately in March as a rise in the cost of services was softened by a fall in goods prices, calming…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Mexico has filed a case against Ecuador at the U.N.’s top court saying the armed raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito last week violated a U.N.…
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny wrote an autobiography before he died which will be published later this year, his widow Yulia Navalnaya said on Thursday,…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned the senior executives of two U.S. defence companies from entering the country and frozen their property in response to their arms sales to Taiwan,…
(Reuters) -About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the…
(Reuters) – A U.S. government weather forecaster expects an about 60% chance of the La Nina weather pattern characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean emerging in the…
By Hyunsu Yim and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s liberal opposition scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, vote counts showed on Thursday, dealing a resounding blow…
(Reuters) -Donald Trump faces a crowded calendar this year as the Republican former president campaigns to win back the White House in the U.S. election while defending himself in four…
By Thomas Peter, Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey and Vitalii Hnidiy DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian commander Odin’s lower leg was blown off in a mine explosion last year. Now he’s back…
BERLIN/DUBAI (Reuters) -The German airline Lufthansa on Thursday extended the suspension of its flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for Iranian…
By Guy Faulconbridge, Olzhas Auyezov MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) -Here is a summary of the impact of record floods which have swamped large areas of Russia and Kazakhstan: WHICH AREAS ARE AFFECTED?…