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By Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has bypassed U.S. Congress using an emergency authority to expedite the sale of more than 20,000 bombs to Israel worth around $650 million, two U.S. officials familiar with the…
By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi March 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has told Tehran that while it favours a diplomatic settlement to Iran's conflict with the United States, continued attacks on the kingdom and its energy sector could push Riyadh to respond in kind, four sources familiar with the mat…
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody, according to an internal State Department cab…
For years, politicians have floated a simple fix for America's swelling debt: tax billionaires harder and the problem starts to disappear. Elon Musk has argued the math does not work that way. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO pushed back on the idea that confiscating billionaire wealth could meaningfully cl…
March 7 (Reuters) - Kuwait Petroleum Corporation began cutting oil output on Saturday and declared force majeure, adding to earlier oil and gas reductions from Iraq and Qatar as the U.S.-Iran war blocked shipments from the Middle East for the eighth consecutive day. The war has blocked the world’s m…
CNN’s “NewsNight” spawned a heated discussion Friday about President Donald Trump and his purported objectives in the war on Iran, which started last week with joint U.S. and Israel strikes and has since cost six U.S. military servicemembers and more than 1,000 Iranians their lives. MS NOW political…
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LONDON (AP) — One of Britain’s most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life suppor…
President Donald Trump took a moment while discussing cartel violence in Mexico to praise, and imitate, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s “beautiful voice.” “I like the president very much,” he said at the Shield of the Americas summit, a gathering of Latin American leaders at Trump’s Doral, Flo…
James Carville on Friday trashed President Donald Trump in an expletive-laden rant and addressed claims that he suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” which isn’t an actual medical diagnosis — but is frequently used by MAGA voters as an insult. “You’re right! I got Trump Derangement Syndrome — I…
Have you ever wondered exactly how dirty your laundry needs to be to justify using your washing machine’s “heavy duty” cycle? Or when should you use the “delicates” cycle instead of the “hand wash/wool” cycle? And does the “jeans” cycle really clean your denim better than the “normal” cycle? With so…
President Donald Trump declared that Cuba is “in its last moments of life” Saturday while speaking to a gathering of Latin American leaders at his Doral, Florida, golf club. He transitioned to talking about the Caribbean island after discussing Venezuela, which the U.S. hit with military strikes, ta…
“Real Time” host Bill Maher continued to paint himself as a progressive critic of President Donald Trump while also taking a swipe at former Vice President Kamala Harris for criticizing the Iran war — admitting on Friday that he doesn’t “hate it.” “Also, this week, war,” said Maher. “Did you hear ab…
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday. The explosion happened in the pre-dawn hours at the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru’s northern coast, according to a statement from the local Emergency Operati…
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even while deal…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict. Israel’s military confirmed that it hi…
March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would be “hit very hard” on Saturday and that he was considering widening the areas and groups of people being, targeted, without providing details. “Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and c…
As files associated with the disgraced former financier and noted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein trickle out, critics of the Justice Department’s handling of the case — particularly its liberal use of redactions to protect those in power, rather than victims — are beginning to name what’s going on. “We w…
VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics opened Friday amid the tensions of intensifying war in the Middle East and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage. The Russian flag made its return during the n…
The Winter Paralympics will feature almost 660 athletes from 50 countries competing for 79 medals at Milan-Cortina. Competitors will take part in six sports - Para-Alpine skiing, Para-biathlon, Para-cross-country skiing, Para-ice hockey, Para-snowboard and wheelchair curling. Great Britain's team fe…