Putin and Trump in Osaka, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS
Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters. But, in an unusual move, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no such call had taken place.
During his campaign, Trump vowed to purge the military of so-called "woke" generals. Now the question in the Pentagon is whether he would go much further. Correspondent Phil Stewart shares his insights on today's Reuters World News podcast.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections. Europe's largest economy was thrown into disarray last week with the collapse of his coalition.
Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. He must now run a fragile minority government with pressure mounting at home and abroad.
COP29 in Baku
The annual UN climate summit began today with countries preparing for tough talks on finance and trade, while this year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began.
Bitcoin soared to a record high above $81,000 on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom in a favorable regulatory environment following the election of Donald Trump as US president and pro-crypto candidates to Congress.
Lisbon will this week play host to the Web Summit, Europe's biggest annual tech conference. Executives from firms such as Apple, Microsoft and Meta will join high-ranking European officials for debates about the future of AI, social media regulation and the impact a second Trump presidency.
Amazon is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings, as it tries to smooth the final stretch of an order's journey to a customer's home, five people familiar with the matter said.
Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for algorithms to "think".
The US ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting today, according to a person familiar with the matter.
More than a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico oil and 16% of natural gas output remain offline in the aftermath of storm Rafael. There were 482,790 barrels of oil and 310 million cubic feet of natural gas production shut-in yesterday.
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Tyla performs at the MTV Europe Music Awards. REUTERS/Phil Noble
From fiery performances to a heartfelt tribute to late singer Liam Payne, we bring you the highlights from the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester.
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