By Humeyra Pamuk JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a mission to steady Washington’s relationship with Riyadh after years of deepening disagreements on issues ranging from Iran and regional security to oil prices. Blinken met with the kingdom’s de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will conduct safety assessments of all major U.S. railroads following the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern operated train in Ohio, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reviews were sought by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. They will…
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The state of Florida on Tuesday acknowledged a role in sending two flights of migrants to California, saying all of them traveled voluntarily. California officials have reported two such flights arriving without warning in the capital Sacramento in recent days, and said the migrants carried documents indicating their transportation involved…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met and discussed bilateral relations, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported early on Wednesday. They also discussed “aspects of cooperation in various fields and developments in regional and international situations”, the SPA added. Blinken arrived in Saudi…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The battle to raise the U.S. debt ceiling rekindled debate in Congress over funding for Ukraine, as House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he had no immediate plans to take up legislation to boost defense spending beyond what was in last week’s deal. McCarthy’s comments could signal…
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign said on Tuesday that a decision by Alphabet Inc’s YouTube to stop policing false claims about fraud in the 2020 race is “reckless” and could lead to violence. “YouTube’s reckless and irresponsible decision will invite further democratic decay and potential violence, and we urge…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was “not certain” who was to blame for a burst dam in Ukraine, but it would not make sense for Ukraine to have done this to its own people and territory, as Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other for the disaster….
By Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Distraught residents of Ukraine’s Kherson evacuated their homes under artillery fire on Tuesday after they were flooded by the rupture of a vast dam upstream in a disaster that Kyiv and Moscow have blamed on each other. Some residents cried as they packed belongings into cars. A meteorologist…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has testified to a federal grand jury in a special counsel’s investigations of the former president, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people briefed on the matter. Special Counsel Jack Smith is overseeing Justice Department investigations of whether Trump,…
By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but…
