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Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle

Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle

Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that’s expected to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride

Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents have used pepper spray to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis

Soccer-Seattle World Cup organisers say Pride events will go ahead outside Egypt-Iran match

Soccer-Seattle World Cup organisers say Pride events will go ahead outside Egypt-Iran match

Dec 10 (Reuters) - World Cup organisers in Seattle on Wednesday said their Pride events would go ahead as planned outside a June match in the city between Egypt and Iran despite objections from sports officials in the two countries where homosexuality is criminalised.

Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries

Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries

At a nighttime event in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, although the issue couldn't quite command his full attention

Belarus opposition leader says US needs to use stick as well as carrot with Lukashenko

Belarus opposition leader says US needs to use stick as well as carrot with Lukashenko

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya accused President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday of using political prisoners as bargaining chips and said the U.S. needs to use both incentives and pressure as it negotiates with the veteran

Morning Bid: Oracle crashes Powell's party

Morning Bid: Oracle crashes Powell's party

By Anna Szymanski LONDON, Dec 11 - By Anna Szymanski, Editor in Charge, Reuters Open Interest What matters in U.S. and global markets today The Federal Reserve gave markets an early holiday gift yesterday, as the widely expected 25 basis point interest rate cut was accompanied by a less-hawkish-than

Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing

Homeland Security Secretary Noem faces scrutiny over immigration policies at a House hearing

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to face tough questions from Democrats over the Republican administration's immigration policies at a House hearing

Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

President Donald Trump has announced the long-awaited launch of a "gold card" program offering legal status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship

Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with its coalition partners

Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with its coalition partners

Ukrainian officials are expected to present new peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday

Iran appeals to UN over 'tightening restrictions' on its diplomats in New York

Iran appeals to UN over 'tightening restrictions' on its diplomats in New York

DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Tehran called on the United Nations to intervene in what it called the "tightening of restrictions on Iran's diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York", according to a foreign ministry statement published on Thursday.

Senators question military leaders on Trump's National Guard deployments

Senators question military leaders on Trump's National Guard deployments

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are questioning military leaders over President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to American cities

No need to 'break' with US over security policy, German spy chief says

No need to 'break' with US over security policy, German spy chief says

By Sarah Marsh BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - There is no need for a rupture between Europe and the U.S. over Washington's new Security Strategy warning of "civilizational erasure" in the Old World, Germany's spy chief said on Monday.