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President-elect Donald Trump has pledged big tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China. Israel’s security cabinet is to set to approve a U.S. plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Inflation-weary Americans should see the cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner gobble less of their paychecks this year, as consumers buy less of the meal's ce...

Three people have been arrested in the UAE in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen. Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change but the deal has been described as “woefully insufficient” by its intended recipients. Australia’s push to ban social media for teenagers is facing...

Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are one of the most contentious issues in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. But settlers are celebrating Donald Trump’s win, looking at his pro-Israel cabinet for clues as to what his second term might bring. Correspondent Jonathan Saul, who recently traveled to these settlements, joins the weekend pod to unpack what Trump...

Donald Trump nominates former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi to lead the Department of Justice after Matt Gaetz abruptly withdraws his name. Brazil police accuse former president Jair Bolsonaro of a 2022 coup plot. And we visit the Spanish island that is Europe’s new migration frontline. Plus, Comcast plans to spin off some of its cable TV networks as the streaming era dominates. Sign up for...

Kyiv says Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in an attack on Ukraine. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is charged in a U.S. bribery scheme, plunging his business empire into crisis. And President-elect Donald Trump is poised to expand ‘school choice’ making it easier for hundreds of thousands of parents to send their children to private schools. Plus, what Target’s downbeat e...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump – with conditions. Argentina’s Javier Milei plays Trump stand-in at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. And Trump’s criminal conviction faces an uncertain future. Plus, what Nvidia’s earnings could say about the health of the AI industry. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the...

A driver in an SUV has crashed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China, as worries spread over a spate of violent attacks in the country. Hong Kong's High Court has jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial. Donald Trump and Elon Musk have promised to slash government employees and cut costs but the federal wo...

President Joe Biden's administration is allowing Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia. President-elect Donald Trump celebrates his election victory at a UFC fight with his cabinet picks. Plus, negotiators struggle to break an impasse over money at the COP29 climate talks. Find our recommended read here and the full investigation here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast...

Ten years after the Islamic State launched a bloody assault on Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority, hundreds remain missing. On this weekend episode, our Iraq Bureau Chief Timour Azhari travels through the regions destroyed by ISIS, and speaks with the Yazidis still trying to find their missing loved ones, and bring them home. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters...

Donald Trump chooses vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Junior to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We look at what Trump’s appointments have in common. And your fight-night questions answered ahead of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul faceoff.  Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement ...

President-elect Donald Trump takes a victory lap in Washington DC as Republicans land a governing trifecta. Trump names Congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General who himself has faced Justice Department scrutiny. We look at how the Department of Government Efficiency might work alongside its leader Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest. And what to expect from the France-Israel soccer game...

President-elect Donald Trump announces Elon Musk will be tasked with creating a more efficient government. How Beijing is preparing for a Trump administration full of China critics. Republicans will select a new Senate majority leader as Trump allies try to shake up the leadership race. And traders are betting on Trump’s promises to be a ‘crypto president.’ Sign up for the Reuters Econ World news...

Donald Trump is stacking his administration with loyalists including Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Elise Stefanik for U.S. Ambassador to the UN. Trump’s re-election dominates APEC talks in Peru as Beijing’s trade relationship with Latin America outsizes the U.S. And why researchers are now facing a challenge in making AI engines smarter.  Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here...

President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war. At the Pentagon, there are concerns about Trump’s campaign pledge to purge the military of “woke” generals. We look at how Elon Musk’s backing of Trump gives the billionaire extraordinary influence. Plus, Trump worries cloud the UN’s COP climate summit. Find our recommende...

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine - what would that look like? In this special episode of Reuters World News podcast, we look at how Europe and the US are trying to navigate what Trump's foreign policy might mean for the battlefield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda. Israel sends planes to Amsterdam to collect soccer fans injured in overnight violence, which officials have described as antisemitic. Black Americans take stock of an election result that sent shockwaves through their communities. Plus, Trump appoints Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff and the Fed defends its indep...

How did former President Donald Trump stage such a remarkable comeback? We dig into the data and talk to his allies. President-elect Trump’s economic plans include broad import tariffs, immigration restrictions and tax cuts. What could they mean in the short and long term? And how his election victory essentially ends the criminal cases brought against him. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris makes...

Donald Trump has been elected U.S. president defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. It caps a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House. At a victory speech, he told supporters in Florida that "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate". Republicans have won control of the Senate but neither party appears to have an edge in the fight for control of the Ho...

Campaigning for the White House is over and Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have held their last rallies before the final vote. With polls opening across the U.S. the race is too close to call, and it may take several days or even weeks for the new president to be confirmed. Security in Washington D.C. is being stepped up ahead of the result, while voters are turning to different ways of easing the...

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump make last-minute appeals to swing state voters with opinion polls continuing to show the pair locked in a tight race. Democrats are readying a response should Donald Trump try to prematurely claim election victory, as he did in 2020. Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion...

Immigration dominates the conversation ahead of the US election. Join our correspondents as they take a look at the way immigrants are changing electorates and economies. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megap...

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has warned voters that Republican Donald Trump and his allies would scale back healthcare programs if he wins the White House. In response, Trump said he never wanted to get rid of the program.  As the countdown to polling day continues, we look at why turnout is so low amongst the estimated 8 million voting-age Native Americans. And China has told i...

The U.S. economy grew solidly in the third quarter, continuing to defy forecasts of a recession and outperforming its global peers ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. Officials in the most competitive battleground states are bracing for threats and possible violence. Plus, bringing the face of a woman buried in Poland as a ‘vampire’ 400 years ago back to life. Find our recommended read here...

Kamala Harris warns tens of thousands gathered at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump is seeking unchecked power. Trump defends himself to Puerto Rican voters. Tensions simmer as Canada accuses an Indian minister of being behind a plot to target Sikh separatists. Plus, on the ground for the campaign lawn sign wars.  Find our recommended read here. Listen to the Reuters Econ...

Republican and Democratic leaders and Puerto Rican celebrities have criticized comments made by a comedian at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, as the election candidates target the swing states with a week to go. The U.S. says it will not impose new limits on Ukraine's use of American weapons, if North Korea joins Russia's war. NATO has said North Korean military units have been deploye...