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Senator urges FAA to reject White House pressure to approve Trump arch
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate aviation subcommittee urged the Federal Av...
Jun 18, 2026
Wildfire in Spain disrupts Madrid-Barcelona rail service as heatwave looms
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - The high-speed rail service between Spain's Madrid and Barcelona was disrupted on Thursday after ...
Jun 18, 2026
Obama celebrates opening of his presidential museum with call to citizenship
By Renee Hickman and Steve Gorman CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama, celebrating a new museum a...
Jun 18, 2026
UN food agencies seek $202 million to shield 8.8 million people from El Niño
ROME, June 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed...
Jun 18, 2026
Satellite observations detect 'urban pulse' of six global cities
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one. Its meta...
Jun 18, 2026
National Sports
Tennis-Rybakina withdraws from Bad Homburg Open citing hip discomfort
(Corrects Starodubtseva's first name to Yuliia, not Yaroslava, in paragraph 5) June 19 (Reuters) - Elena Rybakina has suffere...
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Leafs add D Darren Raddysh in sign-and-trade deal with Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday in a sign-and-trade deal, taking the d...
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Golf-US Open suspended early in first round due to fog
By Amy Tennery SOUTHAMPTON, New York, June 18 (Reuters) - Organisers suspended play at the U.S. Open on Thursday due &zwnj...
Jun 18, 2026
New York to honor historic Knicks championship with ticker-tape parade
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Massive crowds are expected in New York on Thursday for a ticker-tape parade...
Jun 18, 2026
MLB roundup: Ryan O'Hearn's six-RBI effort powers Pirates past A's
Ryan O'Hearn homered and drove in a career-best six runs while leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an easy 12-4 victory over th...
Jun 18, 2026
World
Trump says he is going to Turkey, China this year
WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will go to Turkey and make another tri...
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Morales waits in wings as Bolivia crisis tests Trump-backed government
By Cassandra Garrison LA PAZ, June 19 - In the forests of Bolivia's Chapare region, Evo Morales is watching - and waiting. Fr...
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Chile probes entry of Haitian children under family reunification
SANTIAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - Chile's foreign ministry said on Friday it was cooperating with a prosecutor's investigation in...
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Zelenskiy says Belarus should remove equipment used in attacks on Ukraine in one week
June 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that a week should be enough for Belarusian leader...
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From Trump whisperer to Trump basher: Meloni takes on US president
By Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer ROME, June 19 (Reuters) - When Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as U.S. pre...
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Business
Cubans greet sweeping market reforms with hope, doubt and fatigue
By Ayose Naranjo HAVANA, June 19 (Reuters) - Cubans in Havana reacted with a mix of hope, skepticism and exhaustion on Friday...
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Charles Schwab working with Cboe to enter prediction market, WSJ reports
June 19 (Reuters) - Charles Schwab is working with Cboe Global Markets to introduce all-or-nothing options contracts that all...
12h ago
Stellantis holds 9.5% stake in solid state battery startup Factorial, filing shows
MILAN, June 19 (Reuters) - Automaker Stellantis holds a 9.5% stake in U.S. solid-state battery startup Factorial Energy an...
15h ago
India rate panel downplays case for pre‑emptive rate move in meeting minutes
By Ira Dugal MUMBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - India's rate panel chose to adopt a wait and watch approach inkeeping interest rates...
18h ago
Canada's MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon in $620 million deal
June 19 (Reuters) - Canadian space technology firm MDA Space said on Friday it would buy U.S.-based Blue Canyon Technologi...
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Politics
Senator urges FAA to reject White House pressure to approve Trump arch
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate aviation subcommittee urged the Federal Av...
Jun 18, 2026
Obama celebrates opening of his presidential museum with call to citizenship
By Renee Hickman and Steve Gorman CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama, celebrating a new museum a...
Jun 18, 2026
Trump blows up spy bill after Senate Republicans say 'no' to voter ID legislation
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's derailment of a U.S. Senate plan to pass a key natio...
Jun 17, 2026
Senate committee sets vote on Trump's BLS chief nominee
June 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee will vote next week on whether to advance the nomination of Brett Matsumoto, Pres...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump delays spy nominee Clayton's confirmation, wants voter ID law
By Patricia Zengerle and Erin Banco WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threw doubt on Wednesday on t...
Jun 17, 2026
Health
Pfizer CFO Dave Denton to leave company in August
By Padmanabhan Ananthan June 18 (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Thursday that finance chief Dave Denton will leave on August 15 to...
Jun 18, 2026
Merck's pneumococcal vaccine wins US approval for high-risk children, teens
June 18 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck said on Thursday the U.S. health regulator has approved an expanded use of its pneumococc...
Jun 18, 2026
Explainer-New World screwworm: What pet owners need to know
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Screwworm, a parasitic fly whose flesh-eating larvae feed on living animals, ...
Jun 18, 2026
Exclusive-KKR eyes at least $1 billion stake in Medicover's India hospital arm, source says
By Vibhuti Sharma MUMBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - KKR is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in the Indian business of Swed...
Jun 18, 2026
FDA approves first generic version of Roche's flu drug
June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of Roche's Xofluza, a single-...
Jun 17, 2026
Science
Satellite observations detect 'urban pulse' of six global cities
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one. Its meta...
Jun 18, 2026
Oldest-known plague outbreak came 5,500 years ago in Siberia
By Will Dunham June 17 (Reuters) - About 5,500 years ago, bands of hunter-gatherers inhabited the Lake Baikal region in Siber...
Jun 17, 2026
Blue Origin starts launch pad rebuild, targets New Glenn rocket return in 2026
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Reconstruction has begun at Blue Origin's Florida launch pad after a New Glenn rocket exploded ...
Jun 17, 2026
Yes, the universe's expansion is still accelerating, researchers say
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a ...
Jun 16, 2026
Scientists identify 64,000 sq miles of coral reef capable of surviving climate crisis
SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 sq km (64,000 sq miles) of coral reefs that are capa...
Jun 16, 2026
Technology
ChapsVision says ethics panel can veto deals deemed risky
By Leo Marchandon PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - French software group ChapsVision said on Thursday its independent ethics commit...
Jun 18, 2026
Accenture strikes $4.18 billion cybersecurity deal, shares fall on weak forecast
June 18 (Reuters) - Accenture unveiled $4.18 billion in cybersecurity acquisitions on Thursday to push deeper into the boomin...
Jun 18, 2026
UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks
DUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has set a minimum age of 15 for social media use, becoming the first Arab...
Jun 18, 2026
China announces measures to promote AI integration with consumption
BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry has announced measures to promote the application of artificial int...
Jun 18, 2026
How India sparred with Telegram days ahead of blocking the app
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, June 18 (Reuters) - India privately rebuked Telegram for not proactively remo...
Jun 18, 2026
Entertainment
Chinese regulators clear Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger, source says
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have cleared the $110 billion merger between Param...
Jun 17, 2026
'Sinatra The Musical' takes audiences on intimate roller-coaster ride
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Frank Sinatra's songs and life story come to the London stage in a new West End ...
Jun 17, 2026
'Toy Story 5' tackles tech tensions and tween girl trials
By Danielle Broadway EMERYVILLE, California, June 17 (Reuters) - For actor Joan Cusack, who voices the animated cowgirl Jessi...
Jun 17, 2026
British presenter Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer on TV show
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, best known for hosting the "Top Gear" mot...
Jun 17, 2026
'Fallout' producer lauds tax breaks for luring show to Hollywood
By Dawn Chmielewski SANTA CLARITA, California, June 16 (Reuters) - As guests milled around a cavernous sound-stage that house...
Jun 16, 2026






