A pedestrian walks past a stock quotation board in Tokyo. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon |
Trade war fears upend markets |
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People celebrate in Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment was accepted. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji |
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court, ushering in an election after it upheld parliament's impeachment over Yoon's imposition of martial law that sparked the nation's worst political crisis in decades.
- Israeli troops moved into an area of northern Gaza to expand what they call a security zone around the edge of the enclave, days after the government announced plans to seize large areas with an operation in the south.
- European foreign ministers at a NATO meeting blamed Russia for thwarting a US push for peace in the Ukraine war, in a clear bid to persuade the Trump administration to take a harder line towards Moscow.
- At least six White House National Security Council officials have been fired or reassigned, according to several people familiar with the matter, in what appears to be the first significant purge of Trump's second presidency.
- The US government plans to freeze grants to Brown University and separately set conditions that Harvard University must meet - including a mask ban and removal of diversity, equity and inclusion programs - to receive federal money.
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- Investors will parse through the first new quarterly earnings, along with Chinese inflation data, while they wait for the rest of the world to respond to Trump's tariffs.
- Earnings reports to watch include JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Delta Air Lines and Corona beer maker Constellation Brands. Here is a look at the week ahead in markets.
- Bidders for the short video social media company TikTok are piling up, as the weekend deadline for it to find a buyer approaches.
- Amazon.com said it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to the company's plan to deploy a massive constellation that will rival Elon Musk's Starlink system.
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Delivery boom draws Russians to courier jobs |
Elena Kashayedova and her partner Viktor Drovovoz pose for a picture. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko |
Elena and Viktor's apartment is packed with large, colorful rucksacks and the two bicycles they call their "iron horses". They have quit their regular jobs, seeking better pay and more flexible hours to work full time as delivery couriers.
But they must battle cold, snowy winters in the Siberian city of Omsk and face the daily task of hauling their bikes up and down five flights of stairs in their apartment block. |
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A damaged Buddhist statue inside a pagoda following the earthquake in Myanmar. REUTERS/Stringer |
A selection of some of our top photography from around the world this week. |
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