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President Emmanuel Macron launched a risky political gamble by calling a snap legislative election after his centrist party’s poor performance in European polls. In this special edition of Reuters World News podcast, we look at how youth support has bolstered the far right – and how a shaky leftist alliance is the main force taking them on. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Liste...

US president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump faced off in their first presidential debate. We sit down with the leader of Tbilisi Pride as Georgia signals sweeping curbs to LGBT rights are coming. Deadly protests in Kenya and a thwarted coup in Bolivia offer stark reminders of the risks of IMF-driven austerity measures. Plus, new details emerge about the car Vladimir Putin gifted North...

Bolivian President Luis Arce staves off an attempted coup in which heavily armed soldiers stormed the presidential palace in La Paz. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump face off in the first debate of the 2024 election season. And what will Mark Rutte have to contend with when he takes the helm as NATO’s new leader. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to th...

Protests in Kenya turn deadly as demonstrators storm the parliament building to protest proposed tax hikes and IMF demands. As Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's closed-door trial starts in Russia, we take a look at the fate of other American detainees in the country. And ahead of the first US election debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, how will voters judge their ec...

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange is set to be freed after he pleads guilty to a single US espionage charge. Israel’s supreme court rules ultra-Orthodox seminary students must be drafted into the military. Donald Trump is handed a plan to stop US military aid to Kyiv unless it engages with peace talks with Moscow. And Democrats take aim at Donald Trump on the two-year anniversary of the overturn o...

Gunmen attacked synagogues and churches in simultaneous attacks in Russia’s Dagestan region, killing multiple people. New smuggling routes from India and Africa to the US via Central America come with a hefty price tag. And Iranians head to the polls this week to elect a new president. Plus, as the UK gears up for its election, meet its first AI candidate.    Sign up for the Reuters Econ World new...

Extreme heat kills hundreds and millions more are sweltering worldwide. What does the heatwave mean for the rest of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere? Somalia tries to slow down the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and avoid a security vacuum. And Ferrari will launch its first electric vehicle next year, with a price tag of more than $500,000.   Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter...

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Vietnam is a gamble for the Southeast Asian nation. Yemeni Houthi attacks in the Red Sea deal another blow to an industry already facing a global shortage of seafarers. And a look at the new coalition government in South Africa as the African National Congress shares power for the first time in 30 years. Plus, Russia and North Korea sign a mutual defense...

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to North Korea for the first time in 24 years. President Joe Biden is expected to announce immigration relief for people in the US without legal status who are married to US citizens. Tensions heat up on the Lebanon-Israel border. And Los Angeles considers a ban on cell phones in schools.  Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reut...

A summit on Ukraine ends with key powers spurning a joint communique agreed on by dozens of countries. A Dutch man brings Western goods into Russia despite brands like Nike and Lego pulling out. And business is booming after a detente between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Plus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounces the Israeli military’s plan for tactical pauses in fighting to allow more aid into...

Specialist doctors were building a healthcare system in Gaza. Then came war. With each specialist killed, another blow is dealt to an already decimated medical care system in the enclave. Reuters has spoken to doctors, nurses, health experts and officials to find out the fate of their healthcare mission in the months since October 7th. Read Reuters' special report here. Visit the Thomson Reuters P...

Reuters uncovers a secret anti-vaccination campaign run by the Pentagon to undermine China during the pandemic. A new generation of online shamans revive an ancient tradition in South Korea, amid skepticism of their practices. Plus, after agreeing a loan deal for Ukraine, the G7 leaders' final day agenda includes China and AI discussions with the Pope.   Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newslett...

Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders are voting to approve his $56 billion pay package. The Federal Reserve holds interest rates as it waits for inflation to cool, delaying a cut until as late as December. And still basking in her EU election triumph, Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni hosts the G7.   Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here...

A US ceasefire plan for Gaza stalls as neither Israel nor Hamas publicly commit to a deal. Hunter Biden is found guilty of lying about his drug use to buy a gun. A UN report shows that migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion and abuse. Plus, a look at the challenges of being a female stunt driver in Hollywood.  Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reute...

Ireland’s Sinn Fein suffers a bruising loss in local elections as voters move immigration to the top of their issues list. Apple makes a new AI push in a deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. And a slice of life from the Iraqi city of Mosul, a decade after it fell to Islamic State. Plus, Hamas signals support for a U.N.-backed resolution on a Gaza ceasefire. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter...

French president Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election after a bruising defeat in European elections. Benny Gantz quits Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet. And as Narendra Modi is sworn in as India’s prime minister, we visit the temple town of Ayodhya where a miscalculation changes the outlook for his third term.   Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters E...

A diminished Hamas shifts to guerilla tactics signalling a long insurgency. The state of Washington pioneers a new initiative, training prison inmates to become wildland firefighters. And we sit down with Rolling Stones frontman and rock legend Mick Jagger.  Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statemen...

An Israeli strike on a Gaza school and Hamas leader’s bottom line deliver setbacks to president Joe Biden’s ceasefire proposal. The most downloaded US news app has Chinese roots and ‘writes fiction’ using AI. And the unlikely circle of advisers Kenya’s William Ruto turned to for guidance on his country’s upcoming mission to Haiti. Plus we take you to a beach in Normandy, France as veterans and wor...

Following President Joe Biden’s order stopping asylum seekers from crossing the US-Mexico border, UK immigration policy comes into focus during the first debate ahead of the July 4th election. Lebanon is home to around 1.5 million Syrian refugees and they're facing increasing hostility as they fear deportations. And Boeing and NASA prepare for the Starliner launch after multiple delays and cancell...

India’s Narendra Modi is on track for a historic third term but may fall short of the landslide victory predicted. The jury is seated and will hear opening statements in Hunter Biden’s federal gun case. And Iranian-backed groups operating in Iraq have ramped up rocket and missile attacks on Israel. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. V...

A Benjamin Netanyahu aide confirms Israel accepts a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war being advanced by US president Joe Biden. The militant, all-male group Proud Boys is regrouping and regaining strength, stoking concern of extremist violence around the US election. Fashion retailer Zara experiments with live online shopping. Plus Claudia Sheinbaum wins a landslide election victory to...

Ukraine's soldiers talk of exhaustion, faith, personal loss and a perilous shortage of munitions as Russian forces take new ground. Reuters traveled along the front line, where Ukrainian troops say Vladimir Putin must be beaten back. Otherwise, said one, "he’s not going to stop over here." Read Reuters' special report here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy...

Donald Trump has become the first US president to be convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized Kyiv to launch U.S.-supplied weapons at military targets inside Russia. At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India as...

Early projections from South Africa indicate the governing African National Congress will fall short of a majority for the first time since coming to power after the end of apartheid. Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been found guilty in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city's rule of law. The White House is looking at ways to support the d...

US government debt isn't a crisis to Paul Krugman. The Nobel laureate has long argued that history and arithmetic suggest a crisis is unlikely. But does that hold true in other countries around the world? Can they live with the levels of debt that have become the norm, or is there a nasty shock or full-blown crisis in the offing? Krugman joins host Carmel Crimmins to talk global debt, spending and...