WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration said on Thursday the U.S. Education Department will leave its headquarters in Washington and relocate to a smaller office in the U.S. capital as the government continues efforts to dismantle the agency. “The U.S. Department of Education will move out of the Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters…
BOGOTA, March 24 (Reuters) – A total of 69 people died when a Colombian military plane crashed soon after takeoff earlier this week, the country’s armed forces said in a statement on Tuesday, in an incident that injured 57 others. The Lockheed Martin-built LMT.N Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying 126 people and crashed after…
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) – Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump’s campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president, has died at age 81, multiple news outlets reported on Saturday. His death was reported by…
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance is planning to visit Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country’s long-time nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban, who is facing a difficult election next month, two sources familiar with the planning said on Wednesday. The trip would come after…
March 17 (Reuters) – Ride-hailing application Uber will invest $500 million in Argentina over the next three years, Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Tuesday. Caputo made the announcement in a post on X after holding a meeting, which he described as “excellent,” with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Argentina country manager Eli Frias. (Reporting…
March 16 (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump called on allies to create a coalition to reopen the vital waterway. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier on Monday that Japan had made no decision about dispatching…
HAVANA, March 13 (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is scheduled to address Cuban media on Friday in a rare appearance that comes amid a severe economic crisis and as the Communist government has come under increasing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The appearance “to address issues of national and international importance” is scheduled…
BEIJING, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S.-China dialogue is vital to preventing globally damaging miscalculations, China’s top diplomat said on Saturday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this month between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. “Failure to engage between the two nations would only lead to misunderstandings and misjudgements, escalating toward confrontation and harming the…
SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) – Australia and Canada on Wednesday signed a series of new agreements on critical minerals, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, including Australia joining the G7 minerals alliance. Western nations have been attempting to diversify their supply chains away from China, which still controls the majority of production and processing of…
Feb 28 (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump said on Truth Social, without elaborating on the source of the information. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters….