Democrats are ready to fight Trump on immigration
DEMOCRATIC lawmakers are gearing up to fight President Donald J. Trump’s immigration crackdown when in control of Congress next year, targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactics and expanding paths to legal status despite limits on how much they can achieve. Democrats handily won control of both chambers of Congress last week, fueled in part […]
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital killed 6, civil defense says
CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike on a building at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, killed at least six people, including a surgeon, and wounded 20 others early on Thursday, a spokesman for Gaza’s civil defense service told Reuters. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Mahmoud Basal, the spokesperson for the territory’s civil […]
UK economy expands by most in 2-1/2 years in Q3
LONDON — Britain’s economy grew at the fastest rate in two-and-a-half years in the third quarter of 2026, helped by a boost from artificial intelligence and extending a strong first-half, official figures showed on Thursday. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.7% in the July-to-September period, in line with a Reuters poll of economists, but faster […]
India garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shock
RANCHI, India — At Orient Craft’s factory in Ranchi, hundreds of women stitch dresses, shirts, and children’s clothing for British retailers Next and Marks & Spencer. Not long ago, most of Orient Craft’s output would have gone to the US. But founder Sudhir Dhingra, 77, has cut shipments there since the US hiked tariffs, which […]
US House blocks bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort on Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarizing Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again. The vote on a procedural motion came just hours after Mr. Hegseth blasted efforts to […]
US House blocks bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort on Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarizing Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again. The vote on a procedural motion came just hours after Mr. Hegseth blasted efforts to […]
South Korea’s Lee says Seoul must build bipartisan support in US Congress
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged his government on Tuesday to build bipartisan support in the US Congress as Seoul navigates the economic and security implications of the US midterm elections. Mr. Lee told a cabinet meeting to expand engagement with US state governments and businesses, closely monitor financial markets and prepare […]
US aircraft evacuated from second British base due to Iran threat, WSJ reports
THE US military evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in Britain on Monday after a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter, weeks after Washington withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident. Two US refueling tankers that were using the RAF Mildenhall […]
AI power rush sends data centers hunting for used turbines and jet engines
BENGALURU/FRANKFURT/LONDON — Utilities, developers and firms racing to power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are scouring the world for secondhand gas turbines, reviving mothballed machines and converting retired jet engines, as lead times for costly new equipment stretch into the next decade. Despite growing skepticism over the perils of artificial intelligence technology and a recent […]
Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says
NEW YORK/PARIS — A covert Russian network sought to exploit last month’s riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on uncontrolled immigration and portray the government as having lost control, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters. A separate internal assessment, compiled by France’s foreign ministry and also seen […]