US and World News

By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week’s …

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying a …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged an emergency government on Wednesday to direct war against Hamas, and his defence minister vowed to wipe the Palestinian militant group “off …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some U.S. Republican lawmakers said on Wednesday they would resist any funding request from Democratic President Joe Biden that combined military aid for Israel and …

By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A Honduran special anti-corruption unit indicted two former conservative presidents on Wednesday on charges of fraud for the diversion of over $12 million of …

(Reuters) -The fighting between Israel and Hamas, which launched a surprise attack on Saturday, is the latest in seven decades of war and conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has …

By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel formed an emergency unity government on Wednesday as its jets pounded Gaza and tanks massed around the Palestinian enclave, and the …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -An hour after Rabbi Jonathan Leener put out a call for donations among his small Brooklyn synagogue community, he had raised $5,000. Soon he had taken …

(Reuters) – Most U.S. consumers will spend about the same or less than they did last year to heat their homes this winter, depending on where they live and what …

By Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel calls last week’s devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment. The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls …

By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt has discussed plans with the United States and others to provide humanitarian aid through its border with Gaza Strip but rejects any move …

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) -A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and rescue teams already in the field …

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map in South Carolina that was blocked …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to bolster military support for Israel following an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants that has killed more than 1,000 …

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany wants to make it simpler and faster to deport migrants, particularly those with a criminal background, by cutting notification periods and making searches by authorities easier, according …

By Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran likely knew that Palestinian Hamas militants were planning “operations against Israel” but initial U.S. intelligence reports show that some Iranian leaders …

TUNIS (Reuters) – The U.S Embassy in Tunisia said on Wednesday it would close to the public for routine services on Thursday and Friday in an abundance caution, due to …

By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday pledged continued U.S. support for Ukraine for “as long as it takes,” and urged Ukrainian President …

By Andrew Gray and Idrees Ali BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO members assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday that they would sustain military aid to his country as it braces for …

By Emily Rose and Ilan Rosenberg BEERI, Israel (Reuters) – Israeli paramedic Hami Atias has seen much death and gore over 21 years of treating victims of violent attacks, natural …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group founded by a prominent anti-affirmative action activist on Wednesday dropped a lawsuit challenging a U.S. law firm’s fellowship program designed to help bolster diversity …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week’s ouster of Kevin McCarthy, according to two …

(This Oct.10 story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in paragraph 2) By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is cutting short a …

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of New York state Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce a motion to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos …