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Trump's Syria and Saudi deals, HIV in South Africa and LVMH
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria. The move was revealed in Saudi Arabia, where...
China tariff cut, US drug prices, and white South Africans
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. says it will cut the low value, small package tax on Chinese shipments – its latest move in de-escalating the trade war. U.S. President Don...
US-China tariff deal, Ukraine-Russia, AI weapons and Trump in Saudi
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and China have agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days after high-stakes talks in Geneva. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to...
Pentagon upheaval
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Hegseth came into the job as U.S. defense secretary vowing reform. The unprecedented staff cuts he says are designed to maximize "strategic readi...
Pope Leo, Bill Gates and US-China talks
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Leo offers clues about his papacy in his first appearance, while Chicagoans celebrate his election. Bill Gates says he plans to give away $200 bi...
India's strikes, Russian explosives, the Fed and tax cuts
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India keeps up the biggest strikes in Pakistan in decades. Russia is building a huge new explosives facility in Siberia. The Federal Reserve holds int...
India-Pakistan, Papal conclave and Germany's wobble
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India has hits targets in Pakistan in response to a recent militant attack, triggering fears of a further escalation of military hostilities. Roman Ca...
Germany vote shock, Israel’s Gaza plan, Romania and the Met Gala
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor in a first round of voting in an une...
Hollywood tariffs, the Trump effect in global elections, 'Diddy' trial and the Fed
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump orders 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies to save “dying” Hollywood. We look at the Trump factor in global elections ...
Syria after Assad
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been five months since the fall of the Assad regime. Syria is no longer at war but the challenges in rebuilding a fractured country persist. In...
Waltz exit, China’s hint, Apple and Australian election
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump ousts Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser and names Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement. China h...
US-Ukraine minerals deal, GDP blame game and Reform UK
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After months of fraught negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine have signed the minerals deal sought by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump struggles to exp...
U.S. economy shrinks, deported Cuban mother and Europe's mystery blackout
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump touts his economic policies as he marks 100 days in office. But for the first time in three years the U.S. economy contra...
Canada election, Yemen and Trump’s immigration crackdown
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Carney’s Liberal party makes a comeback, winning the Canadian election but falling short of the majority he sought to deal with U.S. President ...
Canada attack and election, Trump-Zelenskiy and India-Pakistan water
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian prosecutors have charged a man with murder for killing at least 11 people in Vancouver when an SUV was rammed into a crowd. As Canada reels f...
Pope Francis: funeral, conclave and beyond
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world is bidding a final farewell to Pope Francis. On this special episode of Reuters World News podcast, we look at his legacy - and how the conc...
China exemptions, India-Pakistan, DOGE and "Vladimir, STOP!"
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beijing has exempted some U.S. imports from its 125% tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is 'close' as he calls on Russia's...
Ukraine attack, Trump-Zelenskiy clash, China tariffs, white South Africans
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have clashed again – with the U.S. threatening to walk away from peace talks. The...
Kashmir attack, Musk at DOGE and Tesla, steel country and State Dept
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dozens have been killed after suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory. Elon Musk says he will significant...
Pope's final hours, papal candidates, Trump vs Powell and Iran
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cardinals are due to meet to plan Pope Francis’ funeral – we look at who could be in the running to be the next pontiff. U.S. President Donald Tru...
Pope, Hegseth and Ukraine
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pope Francis is dead at 88. The Vatican made the announcement hours after he appeared on a balcony, celebrating Easter Sunday. Plus Pete Hegseth's lat...
Trump’s tariff war with China
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China has adopted a “wartime footing” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s triple digit tariffs. But both Trump and Chinese President Xi...
El Salvador ruling, townhall anger, Fed and UK women
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting El Salvador deportations. Congr...
China’s economy, deportation, Pentagon, French prisons and millennial saint
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China Q1 GDP has outstripped expectations, but analysts fear momentum could shift sharply lower as U.S. tariffs hit. One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pet...
Harvard, deportations, American gas and basketball in Europe
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Harvard is hit with a $2.3 billion funding freeze after rejecting demands from the Trump administration. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he ha...
Tech tariffs, El Salvador deportations, Meta and McIlroy
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says he’ll be announcing the tariff rate on imported chips over the next week after a weekend of twists on trade policy for technology...
Myanmar after the quake
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The earthquake that struck Myanmar in March was a devastating blow. The Southeast Asian country is already grappling with a wilting economy and a wide...
China’s hike, tariff politics, Hollywood and brain drain
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beijing raises U.S. tariffs to 125% but calls time on further retaliation. The political fallout for President Trump as recession fears pummel the do...
Trump U-turn, China tariffs hit Christmas and Moon vs. Mars
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump’s stunning reversal on tariffs brings relief for investors, even as he ratchets up a trade war with China - where producers o...
Trump’s trade war, bond selloff, Ukraine and China
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs kick in, including a 104% duty on Chinese goods. It deepens a global trade war, triggering carnage on global markets ...
SCOTUS on deportations, China tariffs, Trump adviser spat and Iran
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to keep deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members using a 1798 law, but with c...
Trump's tariff 'medicine', market spasms, Netanyahu and measles
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs, delivering more pain for global financi...
RFK Jr's cuts to US health
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to streamline what he calls a bloated health bureaucracy. Job cuts at the FDA, CDC and NIH this week saw pharma sto...
Stock shock, tariff math and Friday night firings
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world reels from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs with $2.4 trillion wiped off U.S. shares and governments vowing retaliation. We look at the ...
Tariff stress, Musk and Myanmar
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's tariffs pile more stress onto a struggling world economy. Elon Musk's high-profile involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race r...
'Liberation Day', Wisconsin, health layoffs and a deportation ‘error’
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff plan has investors and countries on high alert. Mass layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies...
Tariff jitters, Marine Le Pen, FDA and Republican budget cuts
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Markets are on edge as the world awaits President Trump’s reciprocal tariff push on April 2. We look at the political fallout of Marine Le Pen being...
Musk in Wisconsin, Trump's law firm fight and Kurds in Turkey
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks in Wisconsin ahead of a closely contested Supreme Court election. U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks ...
Trump vs the Universities
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration says at least 60 schools have violated Title VI for allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus. Critics see this effort as a...
Myanmar quake, Vance in Greenland, Stefanik and auto tariffs
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar. U.S. Vice President JD Vance visits Greenland as Trump insists that Washington should control the Arctic isla...
Trump's auto tariffs, Hegseth’s denial and Kursk
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his latest trade war salvo – a 25% tariff on imported vehicles. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about pl...
Signal fallout, Chinese network targeting fired workers and Russia-Ukraine
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration has sought to contain the fallout after a journalist was inadvertently included in a secret group discussion of highly sensit...
Group chat blunder, the Black Sea and stagflation
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Top Trump cabinet members inadvertently included a journalist in a Signal group chat about Houthi strike plans in Yemen. It’s Kyiv’s turn at the n...
Istanbul mayor, US-Russia talks and veterans
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Turkish court has jailed Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival – triggering huge protests. U.S. ...
Heathrow fire, Department of Education and Snow White
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A huge fire has closed London Heathrow airport, disrupting hundreds of flights. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle...
Trump and the judges: a constitutional test
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deportations by the Trump administration are testing the system set up by America's founders where three equal branches of government check each other...
Trump-Zelenskiy call, Trump vs the Fed, segregation and the IOC
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agree to work together to end the war in Ukraine. The Fed is in no rush to cut...
Russia’s energy ceasefire, Israel, Fed economic projections and Nvidia
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily, but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire...
Israel pounds Gaza, Trump-Putin call and Butch and Suni homecoming
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza strip have killed over 300 people, Palestinian authorities say, collapsing the ceasefire. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Venezuelan deportations, US Houthi strikes and North Macedonia fire
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration has deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the U.S. despite a court order forbidding it from doing so. The United...
Elbows up in Canada
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canada's anger at Donald Trump has prompted a wave of protest, consumer backlash and a ‘Saturday Night Live’ call out from Mike Myers. It's als...
Putin’s ceasefire demands, alcohol tariffs and Versace
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he agrees to a U.S.-backed ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that the proposal needs serious reworking. U.S...
Poll on Trump's economy, shutdown and 'the menswear guy' on tariffs
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many Americans think Trump’s actions on the economy are too "erratic", according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. Senate Democrats are fuming over a ...
Ukraine ceasefire, metal tariffs and Columbia student
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United States has agreed to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after Kyiv said it was ready to support Washington's proposa...
Stock selloff, farmers, Duterte arrest and Maradona
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. stock market loses $4 trillion in value as President Donald Trump plows ahead on tariffs. Farmers put their plans and investments on hold und...
Canada, Ukraine talks and Tesla’s stock fall
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Carney will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister after winning the race to become leader of the ruling Liberal Party - and has vowed...
Greenland
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Reuters World News podcast, we visit Greenland – the Arctic island that usually flies under the radar. But since U.S....
Tariff whiplash, Trump’s legal cases and Romania treason plot
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s fluctuating trade policy has caused market whiplash after Mexican and Canadian goods landed a month-long reprieve from the U.S. ta...
Ukrainians in US, pickup politics, Mexico’s judicial elections and DEI
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration plans to revoke the legal status of some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the U.S. during the war - and Washington hits pause o...
Trump’s speech, Trudeau hits back and China’s economic plan
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump touted the relentless start to his term as evidence that "America is back" in a marathon speech to Congress. Canadian Prim...
Trade wars, Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions and Gaza alternative
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China have taken effect, launching new trade conflicts with the top three U....
Europe rallies round Ukraine, tariffs, crypto reserve and Oscars
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
European leaders have agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States after Friday's Oval Office breakdown. Markets brace for U...
Oscars 2025: Hollywood’s big night
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 97th Academy Awards and there’ll be plenty happening on and off the red carpet. Our reporters take you behind the scenes to talk about t...
Trump and Zelenskiy, PKK, measles and Apple DEI
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at the White House with the critical minerals deal high on the agenda. Jailed ...
Starmer meets Trump, Musk at cabinet, Gene Hackman and Andrew Tate
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the UK seeks a U.S. security backstop for Ukraine. Elon Musk has a starring role a...
Ukraine minerals deal, consumer confidence, tax cuts and South Korea birthrate
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a draft minerals deal as Donald Trump seeks to quickly end the war with Russia. U.S. stocks tumbled o...
Trump and Macron's Ukraine divide, DeepSeek and Germany’s Left
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stark differences on Ukraine were on display during U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting. How China’s DeepSe...
Germany election, Musk’s email and Ukraine anniversary
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friedrich Merz is set to be Germany’s next leader after his conservative bloc won a national election that saw far-right and far-left parties hoover...
Saudi Arabia's role in global diplomacy
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week saw US and Russian officials meet in Riyadh to discuss ending the Ukraine war as President Donald Trump attended an investor conference in M...
Gaza body, Trump's grip, Kenya workers and quantum computing
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed. U.S. Presi...
Trump-Zelenskiy feud, Gaza hostage bodies, Musk poll and Brazil judge
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a "dictator", deepening a feud between the two leaders. Hamas has handed over th...
Trump’s Ukraine message, DOGE, Milei crypto scandal and NY’s Adams
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says he might meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this month and has dismissed Ukraine's concern about being left out of talks in Sa...
US-Russia Ukraine talks, European security and Delta plane flip
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. and Russian officials meet in Riyadh for the highest-level talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending the war in Ukraine. Europ...
Rubio and Russia's Ukraine talks, Argentina's cuts and low-cost loophole challenge
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of expected talks with Russian officials aimed at ending Moscow's nearly thre...
Germany's election tests a far-right firewall
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Germany is holding snap elections on February 23. A stagnating economy and tensions over migration have fueled the rise of a far-right party, which is...
Zelenskiy-Vance meet in Munich, Musk friction, RFK Jr and Eric Adams
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference as he tries to convince the U.S. to provide ...
Trump calls Russia and Ukraine, inflation, and Modi’s offers
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump has discussed ending the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in separate phon...
Musk’s cuts, Trump’s trade squeeze, Powell and China space race
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has ordered U.S. agencies to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce. As the president’s adv...
Ceasefire ultimatum, Musk and OpenAI and US consumer watchdog
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or "let hell break out." An Elon Musk-led group has made a $97.4 bi...
Tariffs, court battles, research limbo and agritourism
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump says he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. Federal judges have delivered a string of deci...
What went wrong with Biden's arms shipments to Ukraine
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While President Joe Biden sped up deliveries after the November election, his final year in office was marked by delays caused by congressional inacti...
Buyout block, Indian deportees, January jobs report and the Super Bowl
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s proposed buyout for federal workers after labor unions sued to stop it. U.S. jobs gr...
Israel's Gaza proposal preparations, Arab Americans, South African land and transgender athletes
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel’s defense minister orders the army to prepare a plan for the "voluntary departure" of Gaza residents after U.S. President Donald Trump’s pr...
Trump’s Gaza proposal, Mideast reaction and El Salvador’s prison offer
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump says the U.S. would take over war-ravaged Gaza and create a "Riviera of the Middle East" after resettling Palestinians elsewher...
China tariffs, Canada and Mexico pause, Netanyahu-Trump and DOGE v. USAID
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China has slapped tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, raising the stakes in a showdown between the world's t...
Trump’s tariffs, Rubio in Panama, Grammys and a reservation’s fentanyl crisis
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump says sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "short term" pain for Americans, with global...
AI's Sputnik moment
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese startup DeepSeek has upended assumptions about what it will take to fund and fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence. Tech corresp...
Crash black boxes, Trump's diversity claim, hostage swap chaos and Canadian tariff fears
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investigators have recovered the black boxes after a deadly crash in Washington DC - which President Trump suggested, without evidence, was linked to ...
DC plane crash, Fed decision, RFK Jr under microscope and Arctic drones
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scores of people are feared dead after an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac ...
Trump aid freeze, India stampede, immigration raids and Congo violence
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge has paused President Donald Trump's attempt to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid, minutes before it was due to ta...
DeepSeek, Trump and Hegseth’s Pentagon and USAID
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of its latest AI models threatens to upset the tech apple cart - and the stock market. Newly confirmed Defense Sec...
Colombia deportations, Gaza returns, Trump’s tax cuts and Auschwitz liberation anniversary
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and Colombia have pulled back from the brink of a trade war after Bogota agreed to accept deported migrants, the White House says. Gaza resid...
Hamas’ grip on Gaza
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hours after the ceasefire was declared, Hamas fighters were back on the streets of Gaza. The images beamed around the world showed that Hamas has, in ...
Birthright ban blocked, Trump's federal purge, ICC Taliban warrants, BoJ and the Oscars
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from denying automatic birthright U.S. citizenship. The Trump team has acted with stunning speed ...
New LA fire, Davos and DEI, Trump's immigration threats, tariffs-for-tax cuts and Syria’s police
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new wildfire north of Los Angeles has exploded to 9,400 acres, forcing evacuations. The global business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos b...
Trump's early whirlwind: Jan 6 pardons, WHO exit and DEI targeted
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Donald Trump’s first days in office have seen many key announcements, including pardons for those jailed over the January 6 riots. H...
A new American chapter, Trump’s pardons and executive orders, and border crackdown
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s inaugural speech promised a new golden age and mirrored his address from eight years ago describing a faltering United States. After ...
Trump inauguration countdown, Gaza hostages release and TikTok restored
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump tells thousands of supporters at a pre-inauguration rally that he will impose severe limits on immigration on his first day in office. H...
Trump’s inauguration and beyond
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president eight years after his first inauguration. He says he will waste no time enacting his vision for ...
Israel ceasefire approval, SpaceX, migrants’ mental health and Australian Open
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Israeli cabinet is set to give final approval on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal after a delay. SpaceX’s Starship explodes in flight, minute...