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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...
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...