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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. military on Monday released the names of the three Army Reserve soldiers killed in Sunday’s drone attack by Iran-backed militants in Jordan, with the youngest victim just 23 years old. The names are: * Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he’s been reluctant to do out of fear of igniting a broader war. Biden’…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) — Palestinian mother Mazouza Hassan stood aghast at the potential threats to the work of the U.N. agency that handles most aid in Gaza after some Western states suspended funding to it over allegations employees took part in the Hamas attack on Israel. “We are thro…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House artificial intelligence council is meeting Monday, three months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that aims to reduce the risks AI poses. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed, who will convene the council meeting Monday, said in a sta…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. Muslim group criticized former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday after she suggested, without offering evidence, that some protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza could be linked to Russia and urged the FBI to investigate. Her comments were dismi…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration provided prescription drugs, including controlled substances, to ineligible staff and spent tens of thousands of dollars more on brand-name drugs than what generic equivalents would have cost, a Pentagon report show…

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) — President Joe Biden spoke about his religious faith at services on Sunday at an African-American church in South Carolina, as he works to bolster Black support likely to prove crucial to his re-election chances in November. Biden, a devout Catholic, was wrapping…

BUDAPEST (Reuters) — Hungary’s far-right Our Homeland party would lay claim to a western region of Ukraine that is home to about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians if Ukraine loses its statehood due to Russia’s invasion, the party’s leader said late on Saturday. Our Homeland leader Laszlo …

DUBLIN/CHICAGO (Reuters) — United Airlines has approached Airbus about buying more A321neo jets to fill a potential void left by the delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10, in a trade-off likely to ease deadlock over a long-delayed separate order for larger jets, industry sources said. United CEO Scott Kirby fl…

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippines and the United States intend to hold a “2-plus-2 meeting” of top diplomatic and defence officials in Manila in March, the Philippine ambassador to Washington said on Monday. In a phone message, Jose Manuel Romualdez confirmed a Nikkei report citing sou…