US and World News

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilding tumbled in March, and while new construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of previously owned houses for sale, a resurgence …

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A third meeting of Israel’s war cabinet set for Tuesday to decide on a response to Iran’s first-ever direct attack was put off until …

By Bernard Orr and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal said on Tuesday that intellectual property rights (IPR) continue to be a main …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe Biden’s mental fitness on Tuesday, telling lawmakers on a House of Representatives panel that he …

CARACAS (Reuters) -A renowned Venezuelan activist was arrested for his alleged involvement in a reported assassination attempt against President Nicolas Maduro last month, the country’s Attorney General Tarek Saab said …

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Efforts to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine will dominate this week’s meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers, …

By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday announced a partnership with state attorneys general to fast-track investigations into complaints against airlines and ticket …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -The number of antisemitic incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment in the U.S. hit a record high in 2023 as anti-Jewish sentiment spiked after the start …

(Reuters) – A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Republican lawmakers are now pushing to oust House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, who said on Tuesday he would not resign. THE TAKE Johnson, who …

By Adam Jourdan and Stephanie van den Berg BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A Ukrainian man who alleges he was tortured by Russian occupying forces has filed a legal complaint halfway …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas returned to the bench on Tuesday, a day after he missed arguments in two cases with no explanation offered by the …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization’s chief said on Tuesday that U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 10% import tariff would prompt retaliation …

By Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged all sides in the Middle East to refrain from action that would trigger a new …

By Tamara Vaal and Lucy Papachristou PETROPAVLOVSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Kazakhstan’s president described floods across the north of the country as a national disaster on Tuesday and ordered his government to …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The company that provided Donald Trump with a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case said it had “substantial financial …

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he may meet Donald Trump during a visit to New York this week, as European leaders prepare for the possibility of …

(This April 6 story has been refiled to say Mariela, not Maria, in paragraph 10) By Andrew Hay ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) – Unarmed emergency responders Nevada Sanchez and Sean Martin take …

(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules, according to the parliamentary website, as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its …

By Catarina Demony (Reuters) – A United Nations forum on people of African descent opened on Tuesday with calls for extra funding to support its work and progress towards reparations …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his immediate war cabinet are considering what action to take following Iran’s attack on Saturday. Allies including the United States have …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth had helped power the global economy, and Washington was working to mitigate …

By Arshad Mohammed, Timothy Gardner and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone strike on Israel is unlikely to prompt dramatic sanctions action on Iran’s oil exports from …

By Corina Pons SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) -Soon after Maria Rosa Sanchez reported her neighbour for renting her building’s rooftop in Tenerife as a campsite on Airbnb, police …