Military vehicles surround Israeli soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, October 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad |
- Israel's military said it opened fire to remove a threat posed by suspects who approached its forces in the northern Gaza Strip, and health authorities in the enclave said at least six Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire.
- If a lasting peace in Gaza is to take root, analysts and diplomats say Donald Trump will have to maintain pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu, who is likely to face pressure to resume conflict from his right flank as time goes on.
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President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Russia, threatening to arm Kyiv with long-range Tomahawk missiles if President Vladimir Putin doesn't end the war. Mark Trevelyan says the stakes are high for both Washington and Moscow on this episode of the Reuters World News podcast.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will address parliament to spell out his budget priorities, hoping to win over enough Socialists to stave off losing a no-confidence vote that would plunge France further into the political mire.
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto asked the US President if he could meet with his son Eric Trump, an executive vice president of the Trump Organization, according to comments by the leaders picked up by a microphone after Trump had addressed a Gaza-focused summit in Egypt.
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Americans headed to pharmacies for COVID-19 vaccines are running into roadblocks and confusion due to new US guidance that abandoned broad support for the shots, contributing to the lowest vaccination rates since they were introduced.
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Madagascar's turmoil appears typical of youth-led protest movements around the world in the past few weeks: demonstrators are desperate for change but unsure what it will look like.
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Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President Paul Biya to accept defeat and "honour the truth of the ballot box".
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A rebound in the dollar over the past month is unlikely to last given it was largely due to repositioning over temporary factors including the disruption of US economic data due to the US government shutdown and upheaval in the governments of rival currencies. Watch our daily rundown for more.
- The US and China began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
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British workers' pay grew at the weakest pace since 2022 and the jobless rate nudged higher, according to official data which prompted expectations that the Bank of England could bring forward a cut in interest rates.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas and landed it in the Indian Ocean, the last flight before the company begins test-launching a new version of the giant rocket outfitted with more features for moon and Mars missions.
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The bankruptcies of automotive-related companies First Brands and Tricolor, along with potential losses at banks and investment funds, are raising new concerns about hidden risks in parts of the credit market — prompting investors to take a closer look at risky debt.
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Bitcoin has been around for over a decade. Now new US rules have pushed digital tokens into the mainstream, forcing central banks and private lenders to react. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen talks to the investor and writer Felix Martin about what’s happening.
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Voting Rights Act faces pivotal test at US Supreme Court |
Voters wait to cast their ballots for the presidential election, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn/File Photo |
The US Supreme Court is set to hear a Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, giving its conservative majority a chance to deal another blow to the landmark federal law enacted 60 years ago to prevent racial discrimination in voting.
The case involves electoral districts in Louisiana. The arguments come in an appeal by a group of Black voters of a judicial decision declaring that a map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in the state from one to two violated the constitutional promise of equal protection because it was guided too much by racial considerations. |
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Italy's historically poor south sees brighter future as workers return |
Lake Ganzirri and the Sicilian coast visible across the Strait of Messina, part of the planned site for construction of a suspension bridge. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo |
For decades, the story of southern Italy has been one of departure, of generations leaving the hills of Calabria and the shores of Sicily in search of opportunity in the industrial north or abroad.
Now however, growing numbers of migrants are being lured back by improving job prospects and infrastructure projects, offering hope that the chronic wealth divide between Italy's regions could finally begin to narrow. |
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