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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...
Biden and Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal, Netanyahu delay and South African mine siege
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal release has been announced - with both U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump claiming credit. Bu...
Ukraine peace delay, TikTok alternative, SKorea arrest and wildfire aid fight
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is arrested and questioned by authorities over his failed attempt to impose martial law. Donald Trump’...
Gaza, special counsel report, Trump’s inherited economy, Russian oil and Hegseth
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Negotiators are meeting in Doha to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, with hopes a ceasefire and hostage deal is imminent. U.S. Speci...
Ukraine and North Korea, LA fire wind warning and space race delays
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At least 24 people are now known to have died in the Los Angeles wildfires, with California Governor Gavin Newsom saying it could be the most devastat...
Los Angeles wildfires: What we know so far
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fires that have ripped through Los Angeles county have flattened whole neighborhoods, charring them beyond recognition. So many people have ...
TikTok, Musk and the German far right and diversity backlash
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments from TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance, to block a law that could ban the platform on national se...
Hollywood scorched, UK bond pain, Lebanon’s election, and Mali’s gold fight
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Raging wildfires in Los Angeles have spread to the Hollywood Hills after multiple blazes killed at least five and stretched firefighting resources to ...
California wildfires, Greenland, Meta and Jean-Marie Le Pen
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wildfires rage in Los Angeles forcing tens of thousands to flee while the strong, dry winds fuelling the blaze are forecast to worsen. President-elect...
Trudeau’s exit, Musk v Starmer, Nvidia’s new tech and Biden’s drilling ban
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed he is stepping down, saying that party infighting means he is not the right leader. British prime...
Trudeau, a divided House, Ukraine and the Golden Globes
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation, a source has told Reuters. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries looks to play...
2024 in pictures
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look back at the year that was with Reuters photojournalists from around the globe, including May-E Wong, Susana Vera, Thomas Mukoya and Lisa Marie...
South Korea, New Orleans and ISIS, Biden's Nippon Steel block and the Golden Globes
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea's presidential guards and military troops have prevented authorities from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. A U.S. Army vetera...
New Orleans, Tesla truck explosion, Gazprom and the debt ceiling
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck plowed into New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day, killing 15 people. President...
US Treasury hack, Trump and Musk on visas and Syria's Ukraine overtures
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Treasury says Chinese state-sponsored hackers stole documents in what it has described as a 'major incident', which China denies. President-e...
Jimmy Carter, South Korea air disaster and Russian gas
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. South Korea has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the c...
Azerbaijan plane crash, Indian Ocean tsunami remembered and LA homelessness
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources have told Reuters. South Korea...
Biden’s commutations, Matt Gaetz and Christmas in Syria
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row – converting them to life in prison without parole. The...
Trump's Panama Canal threat, German Christmas market suspect, Nissan-Honda and holiday booze
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging steep prices to use the passag...
A checkup on weight-loss drugs
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What started as a story about Hollywood waistlines has become a global phenomenon. Weight loss drugs are becoming more and more mainstream a few years...
Government shutdown, Putin, $10 holiday shopping and Hollywood’s pivot
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Trump-endorsed spending bill has failed in the U.S. House leaving Congress with no clear path to dodge a government shutdown. Russian President Vlad...
Pelicot verdict, government shutdown, the Fed and Iran’s oil
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 20 years. The mass rape trial in France has transformed the victim, Gisele Pel...
Syrian mass graves, Mayotte, Trump’s defamation claims and Tulsi Gabbard
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under toppled Bashar al-Assad, according to a top international war crimes prosecutor. Mayotte auth...
Moscow assassination, Canada crisis, RFK and drone mystery
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine says it was behind the assassination of a top Russian general in a bomb blast in Moscow. The sudden resignation of Canada's finance minister h...
Mayotte, Golan Heights, Canada’s border and Trump vs EVs
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds or even thousands are feared dead after a powerful cyclone slams into the French overseas territory of Mayotte. Israel wants to double its po...
Inside Syria’s security apparatus by a journalist once held
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reuters journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi was arrested by Syrian security police in 2011 during an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Hear what ...
Trump’s day 1 plans, UAE and Sudan and Ukraine’s teen dilemma
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time magazine names President-elect Donald Trump ‘Person of the Year’ - and his accompanying interview gives clues about his day one plans. Cargo ...
FBI director’s resignation, Trump’s crypto venture and Syrians in Europe
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down from his post after President-elect Donald Trump signaled his plan to fire him and replace him with Kash ...
Israel’s Syria strikes, UnitedHealth suspect’s extradition and TikTok
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Israeli military says its air strikes have destroyed the bulk of Syria’s strategic weapons stockpiles. Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder...
UnitedHealth suspect, Syria’s lost prisoners and Haiti 'witchcraft' massacre
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New York prosecutors have filed a murder charge against Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, after a m...
Syria: How Assad fell, the view from Damascus and US response
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rebels in Syria have seized the capital Damascus and ousted President Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia. We hear from the ground as the lightning ...
NATO and Europe’s new ‘Cold War’
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages, trouble is brewing for NATO’s EU countries. Beyond Russia’s aggression, subtle acts of hybrid warfare...
Notre-Dame Cathedral, healthcare executives’ risk and Antony Blinken
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump will travel to Paris for the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral as French president Emmanuel Macron faces turmoil at home. The healthc...
UnitedHealth shooting, France in crisis, Bitcoin, Hegseth and transgender care
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who shot and killed United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson. As the French government collapsed, several thousand pe...
South Korea turmoil, Biden’s Africa legacy and AI around the house
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment after declaring martial law only to climb down hours later. President Joe Biden pledges lasting...
France’s political turmoil, election deniers and Japan’s bears
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The French government is all but certain to collapse after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions against Prime Minister Mic...
Hunter Biden, Syria, Panama Canal and space junk
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, having previously said he would stay out of legal proceedings against him. The Syrian gov...
The evolving face of retail
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the day after Black Friday and holiday shopping is officially underway. That much has stayed the same. In this episode though, we take a look at ...
Australia’s social media ban, Lebanon's fragile ceasefire, Russia’s missile and Ireland’s election
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia passes the world’s first law banning under 16s from social media. Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations. Voters h...
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, Gaza fears, fentanyl vs. tariffs and obesity drugs
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon takes effect, Palestinians in Gaza feel increasingly abandoned without a simi...
Trump’s tariffs, Lebanon ceasefire and Thanksgiving dinner price tag
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged big tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China. Israel’s sec...
Trump's Treasury pick, COP backlash and Australia’s teen social media ban
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Markets have reacted positively to President-elect Donald Trump selecting Scott Bessent as his pick for U.S. Treasury secretary. Three people have bee...
What Trump’s win could mean for Israeli settlers
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are one of the most contentious issues in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians....
Gaetz out-Bondi in, Bolsonaro and Europe’s new migration frontline
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump nominates former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to lead the Department of Justice after Matt Gaetz abruptly withdraws his name. Brazi...
Russian missile, Adani, school choice and Target’s woes
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kyiv says Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in an attack on Ukraine. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is charged in a U.S. brib...
Putin’s peace, Trump’s legal future, Milei and Nvidia
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump – with conditions. Argentina’s Javier Milei pla...
China attacks, Trump’s federal purge and Hong Kong sentences
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A driver in an SUV has crashed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China, as worries spread over a spate of violent att...
US Ukraine missile shift and climate cash
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Joe Biden's administration is allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia. President-elect Donald Trump celebrate...
For Yazidis, a long road back from ISIS
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years after the Islamic State launched a bloody assault on Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority, hundreds remain missing. On this weekend episode, o...
RFK Jr, the Trump 2.0 cast and Jake Paul v Mike Tyson
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump chooses vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Junior to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We look at what Trump’s appo...
Trump at White House, Matt Gaetz and the 'DOGE'
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump takes a victory lap in Washington DC as Republicans land a governing trifecta. Trump names Congressman Matt Gaetz as Atto...
Musk’s role, China critics, Senate leadership and bitcoin
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will be tasked with creating a more efficient government. How Beijing is preparing for a Trump admini...
Trump appointments, China in LatAm and AI’s data plateau
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is stacking his administration with loyalists including Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Elise Stefanik for U.S. Ambassador to the ...
Trump and Putin, the Pentagon, Musk’s clout and COP29
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A source tells Reuters that President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukrain...
Trump, Ukraine and Russia
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine - what would that look like? In this special episode of Reuters W...
Trump’s foreign policy, Israelis attacked in Amsterdam and Black Americans
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda. Israel sends planes to Amsterdam to collect soccer fans injured in over...
Trump's return: his campaign, economic plans and legal cases
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did former President Donald Trump stage such a remarkable comeback? We dig into the data and talk to his allies. President-elect Trump’s economi...
Trump's comeback
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has been elected U.S. president defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. It caps a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the...
Election Day
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campaigning for the White House is over and Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have held their last rallies before the final vote. With polls opening ac...
Last election push, Democrat plan for Trump declaration and China’s tariffs tactics
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump make last-minute appeals to swing state voters with opinion polls continuing to show the pair locked in a tight race. ...
Immigration and the U.S. election
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Immigration dominates the conversation ahead of the US election. Join our correspondents as they take a look at the way immigrants are changing electo...
Harris and Trump on women and healthcare, plus Native Americans and China EVs
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has warned voters that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would scale back healthcare programs...
Securing the vote, US economic optimism and a Polish 'vampire'
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. economy grew solidly in the third quarter, continuing to defy forecasts of a recession and outperforming its global peers ahead of the Nov. ...
Harris rallies in DC, lawn sign wars and Canada’s India accusation
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris warns tens of thousands gathered at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump is seeking unchecked power. Trump def...
Puerto Rican Americans, Michigan's economy and Ukraine on North Korean troops
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Republican and Democratic leaders and Puerto Rican celebrities have criticized comments made by a comedian at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden r...
Trump at Madison Square Garden, Japan’s political flux, Gaza ceasefire push, Uruguay election
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has headlined a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden but there has been criticism of a series of vulgar and racist remarks by alli...
Fire and ice: Climate change and Iceland’s volcanoes
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The rapid retreat of Iceland's glaciers and ice sheets as a result of human-induced climate change could be triggering increased volcanic activity, ac...
Campaign star power, North Carolina's vote scramble and Cuba
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. presidential campaigns are hoping that celebrity cameos will inspire voters – with Kamala Harris turning to Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce, ...
North Korean troops in Russia, McDonald’s and poll watchers
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. has said for the first time that it’s seen evidence that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia. McDonald’s is scrambling to contain...
Hezbollah heir, US election interference and a man’s world in Japan
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Israel confirms the killing of Hashem Safieddine – Hezbollah's heir apparent leader. U.S. officials worry that foreign interference could stoke pos...
Legal split over Musk giveaway, US overseas voters and Georgia’s shark-owning billionaire
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legal experts are divided over Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway for voters who sign his free-speech and gun-rights petition. U.S. Secretary of State...
Musk’s $1 million giveaway, Nebraska’s Senate race and Cuba’s outages
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, has called on law enforcement to investigate Elon Musk for his promise to give away $1 million eac...
Abortion and reproductive justice on the ballot
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this weekend episode of Reuters World News, we go behind the scenes of the fight for abortion rights in Missouri. We'll also travel to Georgia wher...
Yahya Sinwar, Meloni's surrogacy ban, Mexican mayor murders
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the October 7th, 2023, attack was killed in an Israeli military operation in Gaza. Italy has banned couples from going a...
Harris on Fox, Liam Payne, pagers and Zelenskiy's plan
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has been found dead after he fell from his third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires. Vice President Kamal...
US-Israel military aid warning, Lebanon’s sectarian tensions, Boeing’s turmoil and Georgia early voting
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. tells Israel to take steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or face potential restrictions on military aid. The mass displacemen...
India-Canada row, UN in Lebanon, Pennsylvania rallies and NASA’s Jupiter mission
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in a major deterioration of relations between the two...
US troops to Israel, campaign promises and Switzerland’s melting glaciers
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The United States is to send troops to Israel along with an advanced anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country'...
The legal fights shaping the US election
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, both sides are fighting for votes in a handful of battleground states. But another fight is going on ...
Nobel peace prize, Beirut strike, Milton clean-up and Tesla’s Cybercab
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Nobel Peace Prize goes to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo – a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Isr...
Milton's devastation, Pennsylvania's key boomerang county and Ukraine's forests
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hurricane Milton whipped up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and triggering flash floods and power outages in Florida. We head to Erie County – a...
Milton evacuations, EU-China brandy and EV spat, AI dangers and debates
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Floridians evacuate or hunker down ahead of Hurricane Milton. China imposes temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of European brandy, after the E...