Trump's meeting with Carney in the Oval Office earlier this month. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein |
- President Donald Trump said trade talks with Canada were terminated after a Canadian political advertisement used the recorded voice of late president Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.
- A 1987 radio address by Reagan, which is at the center of the new row, was a defense of free but fair trade in which he explained his decision to put duties on Japanese goods.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia today in an attempt to deepen trade ties at a time when Canada is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the US.
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- A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, will hold a hearing to consider next steps in a legal battle over Trump's effort to deploy National Guard troops to the city, after an appeals court ruled this week that the president likely has the authority to do so.
- The Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress warned that flight disruptions will increase as controllers miss their first full paycheck. Our Chart of the Week offers a visual take on one of the longest US shutdowns in history.
- More than 30 people have been arrested in a major illegal gambling probe involving both the NBA and organized crime. New York Correspondent Joseph Ax joins the Reuters World News podcast to share the details of the sophisticated tech that was used to rig basketball and poker games.
- Britain urged fellow allies of Ukraine to reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets to strengthen its hand for any future peace talks, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in London for talks with the 'Coalition of the Willing.'
- France's Socialists have threatened to topple the government by Monday if their budget conditions are not met, saying they would file a no-confidence bill next week if the mega-rich are not forced to pay more tax.
- Bird flu is spreading rapidly in Europe, with the highest number of countries in at least a decade reporting early outbreaks, raising concerns about a repeat of past crises that led to the culling of tens of million birds and higher food prices.
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- Major investors, spooked by AI exuberance yet wary of betting against it, are shifting from hyped-up stocks into potential next-in-line winners, reviving a strategy from the 1990s dotcom era that helped some sidestep the crash.
- Intel beat expectations for September-quarter profit as CEO Lip-Bu Tan's drastic cost-cutting measures helped the chipmaker shore up its finances amid a slew of high-profile investments in the company.
- Apple abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair commissions, a London tribunal ruled, in a blow which could leave the US tech company on the hook for hundreds of millions of pounds in damages.
- Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, in the latest move to boost the crypto industry and expunge its past misdeeds.
- Ford Motor cut its profit guidance, citing fallout from a fire at a critical aluminum supplier that will crimp production of some of its most lucrative vehicles through the end of the year.
- Euro zone business activity unexpectedly grew at a faster pace in October as companies received new orders at the quickest rate in two-and-a-half years, suggesting the bloc's economy gained momentum at the start of the final quarter.
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West Bank farmers gather precious olives as harvest brings new settler attacks |
Palestinians hold olives in the village of Maniya, near Bethlehem. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma |
Afaf Abu Alia had woken early to join her grandchildren picking olives when she heard a woman scream "settlers".
Masked men burst out of the trees, one of whom hit 55-year-old Abu Alia on the head with a club, according to her account and a video verified by Reuters showing the attack.
While mediators try to bolster a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, intensified Israeli settler violence targeting the Palestinian olive harvest in the occupied West Bank has continued unabated, according to Palestinian and U.N. officials. | |
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A girl performs mallakhamb, a traditional Indian sport, as fireworks illuminate the sky during Diwali in Mumbai. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas |
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