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Immigration, Syrians in Lebanon and Starliner's third attempt

05 Jun 2024

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Following President Joe Biden’s order stopping asylum seekers from crossing the US-Mexico border, UK immigration policy comes into focus during the ...

Modi’s narrow lead in India, Hunter Biden gun case and Iran-backed allies in Iraq

04 Jun 2024

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India’s Narendra Modi is on track for a historic third term but may fall short of the landslide victory predicted. The jury is seated and will hear ...

Mexico’s first female president, Biden’s Gaza plan, Proud Boys and live shopping

03 Jun 2024

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A Benjamin Netanyahu aide confirms Israel accepts a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war being advanced by US president Joe Biden. The militan...

Short of ammo, 'worse than hell': life on Ukraine's front line

01 Jun 2024

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Ukraine's soldiers talk of exhaustion, faith, personal loss and a perilous shortage of munitions as Russian forces take new ground. Reuters traveled a...

Trump guilty, Biden’s Ukraine weapons shift and India heatwave

31 May 2024

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Donald Trump has become the first US president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a...

South Africa election, Biden’s nuclear push and Latin America climate case

30 May 2024

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Early projections from South Africa indicate the governing African National Congress will fall short of a majority for the first time since coming t...

Debt - Paul Krugman joins our new economics podcast

29 May 2024

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US government debt isn't a crisis to Paul Krugman. The Nobel laureate has long argued that history and arithmetic suggest a crisis is unlikely. But do...

Gaza aid pier damage, Mexico’s election and Korean trash balloons

29 May 2024

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A U.S. military-built pier off Gaza's coast is being temporarily removed after part of the structure broke off, in the latest blow to efforts to del...

Rafah camp strike, Papua New Guinea landslide and elephant greetings

28 May 2024

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An Israeli airstrike has triggered a fire that has killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, prompting an outcry from global leaders...

The Trump criminal trial in 20 minutes

26 May 2024

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The first criminal trial against Donald Trump heads to closing arguments this week. On today’s Reuters World News, legal reporter Jack Queen boils d...

Protectionism - Listen to episode 1 of Reuters Econ World

25 May 2024

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Listen to the first episode of our new podcast. Host Carmel Crimmins and China bureau chief Kevin Krolicki discuss recent moves by the US to impose ta...

Putin’s ceasefire demands, World Court’s Rafah ruling and US vs Ticketmaster

24 May 2024

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to stop the war in Ukraine if current battlefield lines are recognized. The International Court of Justice i...

Palestinian statehood rift, UK election gamble and Milei's spending cuts

23 May 2024

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Spain, Norway and Ireland band together to recognize a Palestinian state. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces an election for July 4, with th...

Deadly flight turbulence, China's weight loss market and Kenya’s Haiti deployment

22 May 2024

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Passengers are left shaken after severe turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines flight. Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug wins approval in China, intensifying w...

ICC arrest warrants, Iran’s successor, and an interview with Zelenskiy

21 May 2024

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The International Criminal Court applies for arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Hamas leaders. The death of Iran’s president leaves a ques...

Iran's president dead, Assange extradition decision and Taiwan's new president

20 May 2024

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash. Julian Assange faces a London High Court decision on his possible extradition t...

Jobs, crime and keeping the lights on. The key issues in South Africa's election

18 May 2024

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South Africans vote in a national election on May 29, and for the first time since the end of apartheid 30 years ago polls suggest the ruling African ...

Gaza aid pier, Trump’s DOJ plans and AI in soccer

17 May 2024

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The US completes a floating pier to deliver aid into Gaza. Former president Donald Trump plans to stack the US Department of Justice with loyalists i...

Slovak PM shooting, Dutch far right, Jordan’s balancing act and Trump’s defiance

16 May 2024

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Europe is on edge after an assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Netherlands agrees a deal for a right-wing coalition governm...

New Caledonia riots, Lael Brainard interview and Blinken’s rock performance

15 May 2024

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Riots rage in New Caledonia, as France approves changes to voting rules in the French territory. President Biden’s top economic adviser – Lael Bra...

Biden’s China EV tariffs, Blinken in Ukraine and secret US-Taiwan drills

14 May 2024

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President Joe Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine to reassure Kyiv of American suppor...

Russia security shake-up, tent schools in Gaza, TikTok and Swiss neutrality

13 May 2024

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Russian president Vladimir Putin replaces his defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Gazan students do what they can to keep learning during war, including c...

Is cow cuddling safe? And other bird flu questions 

11 May 2024

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On this weekend episode we take a deep dive into bird flu. Reporters Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek weigh in on what impact the latest outbreak is...

Israel at Eurovision, the US tractor glut and China’s sporty pets

10 May 2024

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Israel qualifies for the Eurovision final as the war in Gaza casts a shadow. Falling crop prices mean a glut of unsold tractors and combines. And as t...

Biden’s Rafah warning, Brazil floods and German politician attacks

09 May 2024

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President Joe Biden vows to withhold weapons from Israel if its forces make a major invasion of Rafah. Severe flooding in Brazil kills at least 100 pe...

Stormy Daniels, Biden's arms block, TikTok and Kashmir

08 May 2024

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Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. The US halts a weapons shipment to Israel to try and head off an all-out Rafah in...

Gaza-Egypt crossing, Biden on antisemitism, Eurovision and the Met Gala

07 May 2024

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Israel has taken control of a critical Gaza-Egypt crossing point. President Joe Biden will address antisemitism in a Holocaust Remembrance Day speech....

Rafah evacuation, Xi in Paris, Chad polls and Italy’s white-collar mafia

06 May 2024

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Gazans start leaving Rafah as Israel warns of operations. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first trip to Europe in five years. Chad votes in the...

The Balkan gangsters who became Europe’s top cocaine suppliers

05 May 2024

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Balkan traffickers have mastered the supply of cocaine to Europe from South America, say authorities. On this special episode, journalists Gabriel Sta...

The Niger base with Russian and US troops, German marijuana and animal consciousness

03 May 2024

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Russian soldiers have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops. We take a look at how Germany’s new rules on marijuana are playing ou...

Berkeley’s bet, Weinstein re-trial and Georgia protests

02 May 2024

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As campus protests flare over the war in Gaza, some universities, such as Berkeley, are taking a different approach. Harvey Weinstein faces a New York...

UCLA clashes, the Fed, marijuana and chickens vs eggs

01 May 2024

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Clashes break out between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators on UCLA’s campus. The Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day meeting as ...

Columbia standoff, Sudan starvation and UK Labour’s leg up

30 Apr 2024

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Protesters at Columbia University occupy a building on campus, as a standoff with the school over a pro-Palestinian encampment escalates. We talk to e...

Rafah, high treason in Germany and Italy’s tourism squeeze

29 Apr 2024

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Israel wrestles with a possible invasion of Rafah as international pressure for a ceasefire mounts. Nine men go on trial over an alleged coup plot in ...

Weinstein, Trump partial immunity, Spanish PM’s weekend off and Yellen’s options

29 Apr 2024

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A New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The US Supreme Court’s conservative justices lean towards supporting some pres...

Food vs energy - the debate around solar farming

27 Apr 2024

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There’s a competition going on for the best farmland in America right now, and at the heart of this is a question: what is the best use of this land...

Blinken in China, Trump immunity, Haiti violence and Russian censors

25 Apr 2024

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China with a warning about Beijing's support for Russia. The US Supreme Court takes up a historic case to d...

TikTok countdown, Trump’s foreign courters, Boeing and plastic divide

24 Apr 2024

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The US Senate approves a bill to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. Countries around the world prepare for a possible secon...

Iran’s ‘bad hijab’, Darfur threat, Ukraine recruits and Tesla challenges

24 Apr 2024

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Tensions mount inside Iran as crackdowns intensify on the streets. The UN says more than one million people are in immediate danger in Sudan’s Nort...

Trump in court, Netzah Yehuda and Ukraine aid

22 Apr 2024

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Opening statements begin in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. An IDF battalion faces possible US sanctions over alleged rights violatio...

India election: Modi’s popularity, Hindu pride and global status

20 Apr 2024

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Voting is underway in India’s election, the world’s biggest. From the icy Himalayas to humid jungles nearly a billion people are eligible to vote ...

Israel’s retaliation, Ukraine’s weapons and your brain, your business

19 Apr 2024

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Israel strikes Iranian targets, but Tehran is signalling it will not respond. Ukraine struggles to fund its domestic manufacture of weapons as it wait...

Gazans’ shattered IVF dreams, a Nazi slogan and coral reef stress

18 Apr 2024

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An Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF clinic destroyed 4,000 frozen embryos along with the dreams of Gazan families. A far-right German politician is on tri...

Trump’s trials, Powell’s warning and geopolitics at the Olympics

17 Apr 2024

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The Supreme Court hears a January 6th case with implications for Donald Trump. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish turn on interest rates raises the s...

TikTok bishop stabbing, Trump in court, Solomon Islands and US election lingo

16 Apr 2024

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Australia reels from a second mass stabbing as a bishop and parishioners are wounded at a Sydney church. Dozens of jurors are disqualified as Donald T...

Israel’s next move, US red line on Iran and Trump’s trial

15 Apr 2024

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Israel considers its next move following the first direct attack on Israeli territory by Iran. President Joe Biden tells Israel that the US will not p...

10 years after the Chibok kidnappings

13 Apr 2024

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A decade after Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students from a Nigerian Christian school, Reuters reporters explore the efforts to rehabilitate those ...

Iran’s message, foreign leaders’ plea to Republicans and Myanmar’s rebels

12 Apr 2024

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Iran signals to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way that aims to avoid major escalation. Japanese Prime ...

Middle East on high alert, independent voters and US rate cut timing

11 Apr 2024

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The Middle East is on high alert for a possible Iranian attack. Who are the independent voters at the heart of the US presidential race and what do th...

Biden on Gaza ‘mistake’, Sudan’s Iran drones, US bullet train and landmark climate ruling

10 Apr 2024

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Joe Biden says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is a "mistake" as Eid al-Fitr celebrations begin. A year into S...

Solar eclipse, Dimon’s succession, Trump on abortion and Vatican on gender change

09 Apr 2024

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Skywatchers across North America enjoy the solar eclipse with cheers, music and matrimony. Reuters photographers were there to capture the moment. JPM...

Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push

08 Apr 2024

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Israel and Hamas have sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire. Gulf Arab states are investing in Iraq as they seek to grow soft p...

The truth is out there: the Peruvian grave robbings at the center of ‘alien’ claims

06 Apr 2024

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Two small fossilized corpses were presented in Mexico as a sign of life beyond Earth - join Reuters journalist Cassandra Garrison on a journey for the...

Biden’s Gaza ultimatum, the US jobs report and a total eclipse of the sun

05 Apr 2024

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US President Joe Biden delivers an ultimatum to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel prepares for a possible retaliation from Iran. Th...

World Central Kitchen’s Israel accusation, Democrats’ Florida opportunity and bird flu in cows

04 Apr 2024

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Celebrity chef and World Central Kitchen’s founder, Jose Andres, says Israel deliberately targeted an aid convoy killing seven of his workers, in an...

Taiwan quake, Israel-DC balancing act, Ukraine’s drones and reindeer herders’ power struggle

03 Apr 2024

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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has killed at least nine and trapped dozens of people. The Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza and the suspecte...

Gaza aid workers killed, Iran's Syria embassy bombed, Wisconsin's primary and Erdogan's election loss

02 Apr 2024

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An Israeli air strike has killed seven aid workers working for World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Iran says Israel has bombed its embassy in Syria, in a ...

The military exemption dividing Israel


30 Mar 2024

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On this weekend episode we delve into the tensions over a bill to extend ultra-Orthodox Jews’ exemption from compulsory military service in Israel. ...

Israeli soldiers’ videos, Biden’s oil boom and Germany Inc’s racism problem

28 Mar 2024

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Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes. US oil companies are booming under...

Baltimore bridge collapse and its supply chain impact and Japan’s Trump bet

27 Mar 2024

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Description: Rescue workers lose hope for more survivors after a ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge causing it to collapse and putting global supply...

UN Gaza ceasefire, ISIS-K threat and Boeing’s boss

26 Mar 2024

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The US and Israel are on a collision course after a US abstention allowed the passage of a UN Gaza ceasefire resolution. Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-...

Moscow attack, Israel’s military politics and the Fed’s election year challenge

25 Mar 2024

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Suspects appear in court after a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow leaves Russia reeling from the deadliest attack in more than two decades....

Trump 2024: Messianic messaging, a GOP transformed and RFK Jr’s impact

23 Mar 2024

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On this weekend episode our political journalists speak with host Jonah Green about how an analysis of polling shows a GOP transformed. As the former ...

US pushes Israel, Ukraine weapons and Senegal’s election

22 Mar 2024

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The US puts pressure on Israel with a draft resolution at the UN. How the EU hopes to use Russian assets to pay for weapons for Ukraine. Senegal heads...

Somali pirates, the Fed and Intel’s plan

21 Mar 2024

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The Federal Reserve fuels a Wall Street rally after signalling it’s still on track for three rate cuts in 2024. Somali pirates re-emerge, piling pre...

Royal photo, Islamic State probe, Trump’s cash woes and Detroit's auto win

20 Mar 2024

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A second royal photograph distributed by Kensington Palace is discovered to have been edited in eight places. The UN mission probing ISIS crimes in Ir...

Gaza hunger, women's health research, Gambia FGM and Italy’s news kiosks

19 Mar 2024

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Famine is imminent in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave, according to a U.N.-backed report. President Biden signs an executive order s...

Putin's landslide win, Bank of Japan and McDonald’s boycott losses

18 Mar 2024

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Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his grip on power. The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates f...

The unity debate in Northern Ireland

16 Mar 2024

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Join Carmel Crimmins this St Patrick’s Day weekend on a melodious journey to Northern Ireland. As political changes amplify questions about the futu...

Schumer v Netanyahu, Hezbollah’s resolve and Russians in LatAm

15 Mar 2024

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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to push out prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who he says, “has lo...

TikTok test, Trump’s CIA op and Russian refinery attacks

14 Mar 2024

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A House bill forcing Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a US ban meets outrage from platform users. A Reuters report reveals that when Don...

Ukraine arms, Biden’s memory, Sudan war and OnlyFans

13 Mar 2024

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The Biden administration confirms it will send $300 million worth of arms to Ukraine as funding in Congress stalls. Former special counsel Robert Hur ...

Haitian PM, Dutch immigration and Orban’s Trump warning

12 Mar 2024

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Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry will step down following talks in Jamaica as gangs threaten law and order in the country. Tech giant ASML threate...

Ramadan without a truce, Princess Kate photo, Ireland’s ‘sexist’ constitution and the Georgia primary

11 Mar 2024

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Palestinians in Gaza begin the holy month of Ramadan with no sign of a ceasefire. Britain’s Princess Kate apologises for "any confusion" caused by a...

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's big night

09 Mar 2024

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Entertainment journalists Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross join host Kim Vinnell for an inside look at how Tinseltown is gearing up for the Oscars. Listen...

TikTok crackdown, Ozempic maker’s new pill and Greenland’s Indigenous women

08 Mar 2024

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The House of Representatives votes next week on legislation that would give China's ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The...

State of the Union, Fed predictions and Ghana’s costly LGBTQ bill

07 Mar 2024

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President Joe Biden prepares for his State of the Union address with a splintered base and voter concerns about his age and policies. Fed Chair Jerome...

Haley's exit, Gaza famine, gigafactory attack and Bitcoin’s high

06 Mar 2024

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Nikki Haley ends her bid for the White House, guaranteeing former president Donald Trump will scoop up the Republican party nomination and face a rema...

UN on Hamas rape charges, Super Tuesday and Haiti’s gangs

05 Mar 2024

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UN experts say it’s likely that rape and gang rape occurred during the Hamas raids in Israel on October 7. It’s Super Tuesday and voters are decid...

Harris’ Gaza demand, France abortion, China parliament and Arctic foxes

04 Mar 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris urges an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as the US air drops aid into the enclave. France is expected to enshrine the right t...

Beyond Super Tuesday: Voters and issues shaping the general election

02 Mar 2024

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Join members of the Reuters election team for a conversation with host Christopher Walljasper about how some key voting groups are thinking about the ...

Gaza aid deaths, South Africa's toughest gig and South Korea's birth rate

01 Mar 2024

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Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians during a chaotic attempt to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. Dan Marokane is taking on what’s be...

Mitch McConnell, Navalny’s funeral and the Ambani mega deal and party

29 Feb 2024

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A Hamas call for Palestinians to march to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan raises the stakes in truce talks. Mitch McConnell steps...

Political extremism, Macron, Wendy’s surge pricing and Google AI

28 Feb 2024

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Political extremism is US voters’ top worry according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Google is working to fix its Gemini AI tool after photo diversity sc...

Gaza truce hopes, European troops and Ukraine, Senegal tensions and police in San Francisco

27 Feb 2024

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President Biden says he’s hopeful for a Gaza ceasefire within the week. French President Emmanuel Macron has opened the door to European nations sen...

Palestinian PM upheaval, Republicans’ IVF scramble, return of Congress and soaring airfares

26 Feb 2024

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh resigns. The Alabama ‘embryos are children’ ruling puts Republicans on the defensive. Congr...

Two years later: On the frontlines of the Ukraine war

24 Feb 2024

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As the war in Ukraine moves into a third year, soldiers are weary and Ukrainians struggle with an uncertain future. Join reporters Max Hunder and Char...

Moon landing, Nvidia frenzy, ‘The Trump whisperer’ at NATO and Alabama embryo ruling

23 Feb 2024

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The United States has achieved its first moon landing in half a century with a private spacecraft. AI mania has added a whopping $277 billion to Nvidi...

Nikkei record, Iranian missiles in Russia and Trump at CPAC

22 Feb 2024

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Japanese stocks have surpassed their 1989 peak. Iran has sent hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia at a critical point in the Ukraine conflict. Do...

US Gaza veto, Lockbit hack and Chinese fast fashion

21 Feb 2024

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The US has again vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The Lockbit cybercrime gang is hacked by a rare in...

Navalny’s widow, Assange and Spanish brown bears

20 Feb 2024

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Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has vowed to take up the fight against President Vladimir Putin. WikiLeaks fou...

Uruguay’s cocaine problem

18 Feb 2024

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Join journalists Lucinda Elliott and Gabriel Stargardter as they speak to host Christopher Walljasper about their journey to trace a surge in cocaine ...

Interview: John Kirby on the consequences of Washington's $95 billion security bill fight

17 Feb 2024

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Host Jonah Green and White House national security spokesperson Rear Admiral John Kirby discuss the $95 billion military aid package that's stuck in C...

Space nukes, Munich Security Conference and John Kirby on Russia

16 Feb 2024

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Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are set to dominate the annual Munich Security Conference – along with fears of US political divisions. What nuc...

Super Bowl parade shooting, Indonesia's election, Europe’s birth rate and young Wegovy users

15 Feb 2024

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A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade has left one dead. Indonesia’s defence minister has declared victory in the electi...

Mayorkas, judges under threat and Valentine’s spay

14 Feb 2024

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The House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Biden's top border official. Divisive US politics have led to a leap in threats against j...

Ukraine’s Starlink claims, Israel-Lebanon truce proposal, super sneakers and driverless cars

13 Feb 2024

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Ukraine has said Russian forces are buying Starlink terminals in “Arab countries” for use on the battlefield. France has called for Hezbollah to w...

Rafah hostages, Trump’s NATO threat and Super Bowl surprises

12 Feb 2024

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Israel has freed two hostages from Rafah under the cover of airstrikes which local health officials said killed more than 60 Palestinians. The White H...

Eagle Pass: What it's like to live in an infamous border town

11 Feb 2024

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Eagle Pass has shared a border with Mexico for generations, but recently it's become the center of a heated political debate over illegal immigration....

An internationalist's guide to America’s spectacle: Super Bowl LVIII, Swift and Vegas

10 Feb 2024

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Reuters global sports editor Ossian Shine has traveled the earth covering the world’s biggest sporting events: Olympics, World Cups and Grands Prix....