US and World News

By Ted Hesson GOLDEN VALLEY, Arizona (Reuters) – A restrictive abortion ban revived in Arizona is providing a new opening for Democrats in the runup to the Nov. 5 election …

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Art conservators are assessing the damage to centuries-old paintings recovered from a blaze that destroyed Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange this week, the National Museum of Denmark said …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department is scaling back export control requirements for Australia and the United Kingdom to foster defense trade under the three countries’ AUKUS security pact, reducing …

By Abinaya V (Reuters) -Emergency services on the 911 telephone call line were restored late on Wednesday in parts of the United States, officials said, following a widespread outage across …

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman …

By Andrew MacAskill JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Ageing air defences have left Iran vulnerable to an Israeli attack if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides to ignore global pressure not to retaliate directly …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Chinese spies have targeted the Dutch semiconductor, aerospace and maritime industries to try to strengthen China’s armed forces, the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said in its …

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda discussed Ukraine and the Middle East with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a meeting in New York on Wednesday at which the …

By Marko Djurica and Ivana Sekularac KRIVELJ, Serbia (Reuters) – The women are nurses, school teachers, students and housewives. They span three generations. And they are up for a fight. …

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s federal government, under pressure from the U.S., is keeping Chinese automakers at arm’s length by refusing to offer such incentives as low-cost …

By Leah Douglas, Cassandra Garrison and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Texas farm groups warn of a disastrous season ahead for citrus and sugar as Mexican and U.S. officials try to …

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) – A Colt .45 “Peacemaker” revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is at the center of actor Alec Baldwin’s fight to …

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sydney’s Bondi Westfield mall on Thursday reopened for the first time since a man with a knife killed six people there on Saturday before …

By Rollo Ross and Jack Ferry LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) – Every year, around 10 to 15 sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast, often due to …

JAKARTA (Reuters) -China and Indonesia have pledged to strengthen economic ties and maintain peace and stability in the region, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday after a meeting …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China as tensions rise between the two countries over global trade, regional conflicts …

A new campaign ad argues that Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana has cracked down on border security amid his contentious reelection bid, despite him having a history of voting …

An embattled Washington, D.C. councilman recently told the press he was the victim of an assault that took place a few years ago; however, the incident’s corresponding police report contradicts …

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall admitted to struggling for influence over the troubled F-35 advanced fighter jet when GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida pressed him on builder …

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian announced its second round of layoffs just this year on Wednesday as consumer demand for EVs stalls. The layoffs at Rivian will affect around 1% …

A former CIA officer warned during a House hearing Wednesday that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could use U.S. subsidiaries of Chinese firms to steal intellectual property and conduct economic …

The Democratic-held Senate voted on Wednesday to dismiss both articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas. The House voted to impeach Mayorkas on Feb. 13 over …

GOP leadership released an aid bill Wednesday that would loan Ukraine billions and grant the president the ability to eventually waive any repayment on the debt. The bill, if signed …

Four D.C. National Guard officials involved in responding to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, alleged on Wednesday that top Army leaders lied to Congress about why they did …