A navy diver takes part in Freezing Winds 24 exercise. November 23, 2024. Finnish Defence Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
NATO's 12-day 'Freezing Winds' drill was part of a push to step up the transatlantic defense alliance's protection of infrastructure in waters that carry 15% of global shipping traffic and are seen as increasingly vulnerable to attack.
France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country's budget and the future of the government, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said. Senior Correspondent Michel Rose tells the daily Reuters World News podcast why the far-right National Rally's Marine Le Pen has hardened her stance against the government in recent months - listen now.
Russian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped them of Ukrainian identity and placed them with Russian families, according to a report by Yale's School of Public Health.
A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in Iraq since Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani took office in 2022, sources told Reuters.
Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them in the town of Beit Lahiya on the northern edge, medics said, as the army issued new evacuation orders in the south of the tiny enclave.
The White House said that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part to protect him from future persecution from political opponents, but his move drew fierce criticism, with some Democrats saying it undermined public trust in the rule of law.
Taiwan's defense ministry said it is watching the movements of a Chinese aircraft carrier and assessing China's military activities as security sources said Beijing could launch new war games as soon as this weekend.
Business & Markets
A Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle at the Auto Shanghai show. April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
It might seem like US President-elect Donald Trump's plan to gut automotive emissions restrictions and fuel-efficiency standards would be a boon to General Motors, America's leading purveyor of full-sized trucks and SUVs and its biggest tailpipe polluter. Yet GM has emerged as Detroit's biggest potential loser from Trump's expected automotive-policy shifts.
China will ban exports of "dual-use items" related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the US with immediate effect, its commerce ministry said, a day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector.
China's crude oil imports are on track to peak as soon as next year as transport fuel demand begins to decline for the world's top crude buyer, ending the country's decades-long run as the dominant driver of expanding oil consumption.
Novo Nordisk's team in India has been pushing the Danish drugmaker's global leadership for an earlier launch of its popular weight-loss drug Wegovy over fears of falling behind rival Eli Lilly in the potentially huge market.
Policymakers in major economies have quelled the post-pandemic inflation surge without causing recessions. In this episode of The Big View podcast, BlackRock's Alex Brazier argues big rate hikes in the US, Europe and the UK helped – but so did unusually strong labor markets.
Bear attacks are increasing in Japan. Aging hunters are on the front line.
Conflict between humans and wild bears is increasing, partly due to the country's demographic decline, prompting calls for officials to rethink how they manage the risks.
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