CURFEW: Tanzania police order night curfew in Dar-es-Salaam following election marred by violence
Oct 29 (Reuters) – Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win…
Exclusive: FBI employees worry Trump’s Washington surge is exposing unmarked cars
President Donald Trump’s surge of federal law enforcement into Washington, D.C., is exposing the FBI’s fleet of unmarked cars, potentially risking its ability to do its most sensitive national security…
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules
NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) – A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president’s use of the levies…
In surprise move, US Air Force chief says he will retire
The United States Air Force chief of staff announced on Monday that he planned to retire in the coming months, but did not provide a reason. The announcement by General…
Just in: Israel Strike Kills Al Jazeera Journalist
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, in…
Tension Grips City as Former President Arrested
Tension has gripped the city of Brasilia as Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot,…
Angry Trump fires US labor official over data and gets earlier than expected chance to reshape Fed
President Donald Trump on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the U.S. job market, accusing her without evidence of manipulating…
Hundreds of Protestors Against President Kais Saied turn out in Tunisian Streets
Hundreds of Tunisian activists protested in the capital on Friday against President Kais Saied, denouncing his rule as an “authoritarian regime” that has turned the country into an “open-air prison”.…
Syria After Assad
DAMASCUS – In the weeks after Damascus fell to Syria’s rebels, a leading businessman got a late-night call to come see “the sheikh.” The address was familiar, a building where…
Wall Street Journal reports Trump is in Epstein files, White House calls story ‘fake’
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in Justice Department files related to financier Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died…
Clashes Escalate at Druze Region as Syria struggling to enforce Ceasefire
DAMASCUS, July 19 (Reuters) – Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria’s predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as…
Trump Sues Wall Street Journal for Defamation, Seeks for $10 Billion in Damages
U.S. President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners including Rupert Murdoch for at least $10 billion on Friday, over the newspaper’s report that his name was…
Dalai Lama set to Reveal Succession Plan
DHARAMSHALA, India, June 30 (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait…
Iran Considers Retaliation Against US as bombing of Nuclear Plants Escalates
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, June 23 (Reuters) – Iran and Israel traded air and missile strikes as the world braced on Monday for Tehran’s response to the U.S. attack on its nuclear sites…
What to know about Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez Wedding of the Century
Next week, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and one of the world’s richest men, is set to marry Lauren Sánchez, a former TV reporter. Their ceremony promises to be…
No Ceasefire — Iran-Israeli Attacks Escalate with Each Side Promising More Missile Intensity as War Rages
DUBAI, June 16 (Reuters) – Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed…
Nigeria: At Least 100 People Killed in Gun Attack in Benue State
At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria’s central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday. The attack took place from…
Night of Terror as Israel-Iran Attacks Escalate into Full-scale War
Israel and Iran’s long-simmering tensions erupted into missile attacks on Friday, when Israel struck military and nuclear targets in Iran, and Iran retaliated with waves of ballistic missiles. At least…
Lone Survivor of Air India Crash which Killed 240 Jumped Through Emergency Exit
NEW DELHI, June 12 (Reuters) – Ramesh Viswashkumar, the only known survivor out of the 242 people onboard an Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, had been…
Trump, Musk feud explodes with threats of cutting contracts, backing impeachment
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to cut off government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk’s companies, while Musk suggested Trump should be impeached, turning their…
We will never forget Tiananmen crackdown, Taiwan and US say on 36th anniversary
HONG KONG/TAIPEI, June 4 (Reuters) – Security was tight and activists faced pressure from police in Hong Kong on the 36th anniversary of China’s bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators…
Nigeria: 151 Killed in Flash Floods
Flooding in Nigeria’s Niger State this week has killed 151 people and forced several thousand from their homes, an emergency official told Reuters on Saturday. Ibrahim Audu Hussaini, director of…
Win Some, Lose Some — US Court Reinstates Trump’s Tariffs
A US appeals court on Thursday reinstated many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the day after another court blocked them. The move puts a pause on a trade court’s ruling…