Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy boards his plane. REUTERS/Emilija Jefremova |
- A California federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees.
- Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his PKK party to disarm opens the door to possible peace with Ankara after four decades of war. Turkey Correspondent Ece Toksabay joins the Reuters World News podcast to explain how his shift could shake up the wider Middle East.
- Mexico handed over major figures in the country's criminal underworld to US authorities, part of a surprise extradition of nearly 30 jailed convicts or others accused of ties to violent drug cartels.
- Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country's deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.
- At least 41 people are still trapped after an avalanche in the Indian Himalayan mountain state of Uttarakhand, following recent heavy snowfall in the region.
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- World stocks fell to their lowest levels in almost four weeks, while the dollar hovered near multi-week highs, as the prospect of higher US tariffs sent jitters through markets and revived concerns about an escalating global trade war.
- Beijing accused the United States of exerting "tariff pressure and blackmail" after Trump's latest threat to slap an extra duty of 10% on imports from China, citing a continued flow of fentanyl into the country.
- Wall Street took a dim view of Nvidia's quarterly forecast with investors pushing the stock down more than 8%, piling pressure on the 'Magnificent Seven' stocks that have garnered market skepticism in the last three months.
- Boeing and other top aerospace firms are scouring their supply chains to determine their exposure after a major fire last week at a Philadelphia-area parts factory that has set off alarm bells across the industry.
- British Airways owner IAG reported a 27% jump in annual operating profit, beating market expectations as it curbed costs and growth in its lucrative transatlantic routes took off.
- Warner Bros Discovery said it expects streaming profits to double this year and forecast at least 150 million subscribers for the business by 2026, setting a bold target as it benefits from the global rollout of Max.
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A police officer jumps on a demonstrator's back as Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against joining the army. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun |
A selection of our top photography from around the world this week. |
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Organic glass that was found inside the skull of a man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. |
Scientists examining the remains of a man who died after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD made a surprising discovery. The eruption had somehow turned his brain into glass. It is the only case on record of such a phenomenon, and researchers now have answers for why and how it happened. |
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