Trump and Takaichi on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Yokosuka. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon |
- US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths. Follow our live updates.
- Trump ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office.
- The US president's family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized "on paper" gains. Much of that cash has come from foreign sources. Read our special report.
- Hurricane Melissa was packing sustained winds of up to 175 mph as the slow-moving Category 5 storm was on course to barrel into Jamaica, in what could be the largest on record for the Caribbean island.
- Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Shi'ite militia in the south of the country under a ceasefire agreed with Israel, two sources told Reuters.
- Ukraine is ready for peace talks but will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first as Moscow has demanded, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
- Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, two sources familiar with the matter said, a blow for peace in the region after deadly clashes this month.
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- As Wall Street's expectations have rapidly shifted toward an imminent end to the Federal Reserve's effort to shrink its bond holdings, some analysts also anticipate a return to balance sheet expansion in relatively short order.
- Ahead of an expected rate cut by the Fed, Reporter Ann Saphir tells the Reuters World News podcast why on-the-ground data is so key right now for its decision making.
- Amazon said it will reduce its corporate workforce by about 14,000 roles, as the tech giant cuts down on operational layers to limit costs amid ballooning investments in artificial intelligence.
- Instagram owner Meta and other social media firms said they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will start deactivating accounts once the law takes effect on December 10.
- For more on global markets, watch our daily market rundown.
- Investors are heading into this week's trade talks between the US and Chinese leaders with a sense of deja vu, excited by the proclamations of a truce and apprehensive the real deal may offer far less to celebrate.
- When UN delegates meet in Brazil to discuss global warming, the mood is likely to be sombre. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, about the scope for progress in pricing and capturing carbon
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Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing |
Trump followers have posted violent comments about New York Justice Arthur Engoron on Trump-aligned websites — REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Pool |
A dark fleet of tankers carried tens of billions of dollars of Iranian and Russian oil to Asia, evading Western sanctions. Reuters found the ships were connected by one thing: a small insurance company in New Zealand, run by a British family. |
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A drone image shows the Amazon rainforest and the city of Belem in the back ahead of COP 30, at Ilha do Combu, in Belem, Para state, Brazil. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho/File Photo |
Deep in Brazil's Amazon, scientists have built a "time machine" pumping carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate atmospheric conditions predicted for the future to gauge how the biome adapts - an open question to be discussed at the COP30 United Nations climate summit hosted by the country next month. |
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