Israeli soldiers inspect the site of a damaged building following barrages of Iranian missiles, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen |
- Iran will attack Israel's power plants and plants supplying US bases in the Gulf if US President Donald Trump carries out his threat to "obliterate" Iran's power network, the country's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement. They appeared to retract earlier threats to attack desalination plants, which are crucial for providing drinking water in Gulf countries.
- An American-operated Patriot air defense battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in US-ally Bahrain, according to an analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters.
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- The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, in an incident that closed the airport, authorities and US media said.
- Absences among transportation security workers last weekend reached their highest since a partial government shutdown began five weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security said, while ICE agents prepared to fill in for them at some of the busiest US airports.
- Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organization in north London were set ablaze overnight in a suspected antisemitic hate crime, police said.
- France's far-right National Rally failed to win control of any major city in Sunday's nationwide municipal election. Correspondent Michel Rose joins the Reuters World News Podcast to discuss how this will be a setback to their quest for power ahead of next year's presidential election.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are headed for their weakest result in more than a century in Tuesday's parliamentary election, yet she is favored to stay in power after a vote shadowed by Trump's push to take control of Greenland.
- In a post on social media, Trump said congressional Republicans should not make "any deal" with Democrats to fund the DHS until they agree to pass the voter bill, known as the Save America Act, that requires people registering to vote to provide proof of US citizenship.
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- The fallout from war in the Gulf is hitting harder in Europe where energy prices are already higher than other regions from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and then punishing US tariffs. Germany's economy alone could face a 40 billion euro hit over two years if oil stays at $100 a barrel, according to the IW German Economic Institute.
- Gold slid more than 8% to hit its lowest level in four months, after logging its biggest weekly loss in about 43 years last week, as an escalating Middle East conflict stoked inflation concerns and raised expectations of higher global interest rates.
- Investors losing hope for a quick resolution of the Middle East war are scrambling to cushion portfolios against prolonged strife and a bigger oil shock, as they seek shelter in cash and energy shares while cutting bonds and bets on tech and mining. Read our latest analysis.
- ChatGPT maker OpenAI is offering private-equity firms guaranteed minimum return of 17.5%, a sweeter deal than rival Anthropic, as both artificial intelligence companies court buyout firms to form joint ventures aimed at raising fresh capital and accelerating adoption of enterprise AI products.
- SpaceX and Tesla will build two advanced chip factories at a sprawling facility in Austin, Texas - one to power cars and humanoid robots, and another designed for artificial intelligence data centers in space, CEO Elon Musk said.
- Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung's smart TVs and virtual assistants should fall under the EU's toughest tech rules because of their growing market power, the world's largest broadcasters told EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera. Read our exclusive story.
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Some US car buyers envy what they cannot have - affordable Chinese EVs |
A visitor looks at a BYD Shark at the launch event of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni |
Sooren Moosavy wants to buy an affordable electric car in the US, motivated by environmental concerns and a preference for the EV's smoother ride. But the 28-year-old Baltimore resident's search has brought him to a trio of vehicles that are essentially unavailable - because they're from Chinese automakers. Moosavy isn't alone. As the average price of a new car in the US approaches $50,000, more of the car-buying public is open to buying cheaper Chinese cars, despite resistance from the industry and both major US political parties. While Chinese autos hit the highways of Europe, Latin America and even Canada, the US government has effectively banned the cars with tariffs exceeding 100%, out of concerns over data security and protecting American jobs. |
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BTS pose for photographs upon their arrival for 'BTS The Comeback Live Arirang' concert in central Seoul, South Korea, March 21, 2026. BIGHIT MUSIC/Netflix/Handout via REUTERS |
Shares of Kpop agency HYBE fell to a four-month low after a weaker-than-expected turnout at its boyband BTS' comeback concert. Some 40,000 fans showed up at BTS' first concert in more than three years on Saturday, far smaller than 260,000 expected. |
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