US and World News

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than 8.3 million U.S. homes and businesses lack access to high-speed broadband internet, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday in unveiling its revised national …

By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams (Reuters) -Alberta’s election of conservative leader Danielle Smith puts her on a collision course with Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over climate policies …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Ralph Norman, a hardline conservative Republican, said he will vote against the debt ceiling bill when it comes before the U.S. House Rules Committee later on …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court acquitted three people over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape via Istanbul to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a lawyer for one of the defendants …

(Reuters) – U.S. households that faced challenges in paying for their basic energy needs were billed about 19% more per square foot than the national average in 2020, the U.S. …

By Brad Brooks and Maria Caspani LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) -The Texas House on Saturday voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President Donald …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – After the biggest ever drone strike on Moscow brought the Ukraine war to the Russian capital, Muscovites carried on with their lives with the fatalism for which …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea will launch its first military reconnaissance satellite in June for monitoring U.S. activities, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday, drawing criticism over …

(Reuters) – China has declined a request from the United States for a meeting between their defense chiefs at an annual security forum in Singapore this weekend, media reported on …

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid …

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – A Revolutionary Court in Iran on Tuesday began the trial of a female journalist behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of …

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey called on NATO hopeful Sweden on Tuesday to prosecute those responsible for projecting the flag of an outlawed group onto the parliament building in Stockholm, on …

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in …

By Max Hunder and Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – One woman was killed and at least 11 other people were hurt on Tuesday as Russia unleashed its third air attack …

By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO foreign ministers will seek to narrow divisions over Ukraine’s membership bid at a meeting in Oslo this week, with allies at odds over …