LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's transport minister said the long-delayed HS2 railway will likely run all the way to central London, following speculation around the future of the multi-billion-pound project after it was scaled back last year. The Labo...

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - France cut its projection for this year's wine crop on Tuesday following the rainiest September in 25 years, with 2024 now forecast to be among the worst recent vintages in such prized winemaking regions a...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Sports clubs and organisations must raise their game and become leaders in the battle to prevent catastrophic climate change, Sport England chairman Chris Boardman said on Tuesday. Opening the Sport Positive summ...

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urged Saudi Arabia and Israel on Tuesday to establish diplomatic ties by the end of the year, warning that the next U.S. administration is unlikely to be a...

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Grupo Potencial announced on Tuesday an investment of 600 million reais ($108.86 million) to increase biodiesel output at one of its plants, giving the facility the world's largest production capacit...

By Abhinav Parmar (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are canceling flights and adjusting schedules as some Florida airports close in anticipation of disruptions from Hurricane Milton, which is set to make landfall in the state on Wednesday. As of Tuesday af...

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced a plan to expand healthcare benefits to cover at-home senior care in an interview on ABC's "The View" program on Tuesday, the latest policy proposal in her effort ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A London fair is seeking to reverse centuries of gender imbalance in the arts world by giving women artists their own platform. The Women in Art Fair, launched last year, opens at the central Mall Galleries on Wednesday to coinci...

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright became at least the seventh senior official in Mayor Eric Adams' administration to resign as multiple federal corruption investigations have engulfed City Hall in rece...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged those who have been ordered to leave before Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida to "evacuate now", saying it was a matter of life and death. "This could be the worst storm to h...

PARIS (Reuters) - Olive oil supply in Europe is set to rise sharply in the year ahead as top producer Spain recovers from drought, though it was unclear if households hurt by record prices will revert to the Mediterranean speciality, the European C...

(Reuters) - U.S. power consumption will rise to record highs in 2024 and 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on Tuesday. EIA projected power demand will rise to 4,093 billion kilowatt-...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Most Florida ports including Tampa and Sarasota were closed on Tuesday to all vessel traffic ahead of Hurricane Milton, while terminals in South Carolina including Charleston began imposing navigation restrictions, reports by th...

(Reuters) - U.S. water and sewage utility American Water said it has paused billing, yanked its customer service, and disconnected some of its computers following an unspecified "cybersecurity incident." In a statement on its webpage, American Wate...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is postponing his upcoming trip to Germany and Angola to handle preparations for Hurricane Milton and relief efforts after Hurricane Helene, the White House said on Tuesday. "Given the projected traje...

By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - At least 22 people have died in severe floods and landslides which wiped out whole villages across Bosnia and Herzegovina and caused huge damage to the impoverished Balkan country, officials said on Tuesday....

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris led Republican Donald Trump by a marginal three percentage points - 46% to 43% - as the two remain locked in a close race to win the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, ac...

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar winners Alfonso Cuaron and Cate Blanchett say their new television show "Disclaimer" is woven around characters that challenge audiences to suspend their judgment. The seven-part psychological thriller is b...

By Michael Erman (Reuters) - U.S. sales of RSV vaccines from GSK and Pfizer are down significantly after regulators narrowed the targeted age group and said it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot for now, excluding millions of people who got one last yea...

(Reuters) - The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and ...