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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, USGS says
(Reuters) -An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
2h ago
EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is considering a brake clause to weaken its 2040 climate target in the ...
3h ago
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Negros island in Philippines, GFZ says
(Reuters) -An earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitude struck Negros island, Philippines, on Monday, the German Research Centre for...
5h ago
US probes near miss between Southwest Airlines jet and helicopter
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday it is sending a team t...
6h ago
Bessent says US food aid benefits could flow by Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump wants to hear from the courts how to fund SNAP food aid benefits for needy Ameri...
9h ago
Jamaican farms reel from Hurricane Melissa, fueling fears of food shortages
By Maria Alejandra Cardona NEW HOLLAND, ST. ELIZABETH, Jamaica (Reuters) -Designed to withstand 150-mph winds, the egg farm O...
13h ago
US military kills three in strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean, Hegseth says
(Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on a vessel op...
21h ago
Trump administration must pay food aid benefits within days, judge says
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal court in Rhode Island on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to make full...
22h ago
Australia PM writes to Turkey's Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan...
Nov 02, 2025
In US first, New Mexico launches free child care for all
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all ...
Nov 01, 2025
Landslide kills at least 13 in western Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) -At least 13 people were killed in western Kenya's Rift Valley in a landslide early on Saturday morning fol...
Nov 01, 2025
US retailers left short-changed as penny production ends
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Now that the United States no longer makes pennies, there is a scramble among gas stations, fas...
Nov 01, 2025
Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies
By Ricardo Brito, Manuela Andreoni and Adriano Machado SAI CINZA, Brazil (Reuters) -Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say ...
Nov 01, 2025
Drugmakers must face skincare drug price-fixing lawsuit, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday said 36 drugmakers and executives must face nearly all claims in an ...
Oct 31, 2025
USDA to release November crop supply/demand report despite government shutdown
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) said on...
Oct 31, 2025
Cuba rescues residents stranded by floodwaters in wake of Hurricane Melissa
RIO CAUTO, Cuba (Reuters) -Cuba worked on Friday to rescue residents still stranded by unprecedented floodwaters in the wake ...
Oct 31, 2025
Trump asks lawyers to seek clarification on funding food aid after rulings
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had instructed his lawyers to ask for clarification regarding court ...
Oct 31, 2025
White House issues new rule restricting access for journalists
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new White House rule issued Friday restricts the ability of credentialed journalists...
Oct 31, 2025
Trump unveils renovated Lincoln bathroom after East Wing demolition
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has renovated the Lincoln Bedroom's bath...
Oct 31, 2025
US appeals court throws out order requiring border official to report to judge
By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -A U.S. court on Friday threw out a Chicago judge's order directing a top U.S. border ...
Oct 31, 2025
