Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Iran says nuclear talks with six powers to resume by end November
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's talks with six world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal will resume by the end of November, its top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday, as Western...
Oct 27, 2021
Portuguese parliament rejects budget bill, snap election looms
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament rejected the minority Socialist government's 2022 budget bill on Wednesday as the hard left sided with the conservative opposition, in a move likely to trigger...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. embassy in Moscow dwindling to “caretaker presence,” U.S. official says
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is getting to the point of being able to maintain only a "caretaker presence" in Russia in the face of a deep downturn...
Oct 27, 2021
Blinken says he ordered reviews of State Dept’s evacuation efforts out of Afghanistan
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Wednesday that he has ordered a series of internal reviews of the State Department's planning and execution ...
Oct 27, 2021
NRA draws court’s resistance in appeal over New York gun store closures
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday cast doubt on an effort by the National Rifle Association to revive its lawsuit challenging New York state's closing...
Oct 27, 2021
Russia tells Afghan neighbours to say no to U.S., NATO presence
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top diplomat told Afghanistan's neighbours on Wednesday to refuse to host U.S. or NATO military forces following their withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Kremlin is worried b...
Oct 27, 2021
Trump loses bid to keep lawsuit against Twitter in Florida
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump cannot fight his suspension from Twitter in a Florida federal court, but instead must abide by the social media company's terms o...
Oct 27, 2021
COVID infections, deaths dropping across the Americas -health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) -COVID-19 is slowly retreating across most of North, Central and South America, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, reporting that last week the continent...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. concerned by “coercive” Chinese actions in Taiwan strait, Biden tells summit
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday told a summit of East Asian leaders his country was deeply concerned by China's "coercive and proactive actions" across the Taiwan Strait, calling it ...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S. issues first passport with “X” gender marker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it had issued the first U.S. passport with an "X" gender marker, designed to give non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming peop...
Oct 27, 2021
