An explosion takes place in a building following an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Yassine
War in the Middle East
US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the end of the war on Iran could be near, with Washington signaling potential for both direct talks with Tehran's leadership and a winding down of the conflict even without a deal.
Two-thirds of Americans believe that the US should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals set out by the Trump administration, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are pressing for a fight for the US vaccine overhaul their "Make America Healthy Again" movement helped create. But two weeks after a court ruling halted key aspects of the vaccine revamp, the Trump administration has not taken any steps to appeal.
Rising public support for Brazilian opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's presidential run has allowed him to put off naming key economic advisers, his aides say, even as right-wing rivals enter the field ahead of an October election.
The Iran war is seeping into the cosmetics supply chain, pushing up the cost of everything from plastic jars and lipstick tubes to transport, and reminding the beauty industry that even a tub of face cream depends on fragile global trade routes.
EU lawmakers pressed China over a surge of dangerous products into the bloc and insufficient access to the Chinese market as they kicked off the first European parliamentary visit to the world's No.2 economy in eight years.
Shell is in advanced talks with Venezuela's government to develop four large areas near Trinidad and Tobago, in two of the South American country's largest offshore natural gas fields, two people familiar with the discussions said. Read our exclusive.
Warren Buffett declined to commit to continuing his annual multibillion-dollar donations to the Gates Foundation, following the recent release of materials about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with the nonprofit and its co-founder Bill Gates.
In early 1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had just completed the design of a computer circuit board he intended to share with fellow hobbyists at a prominent local club. His friend Steve Jobs also saw a business opportunity to manufacture and sell the boards, and thus Apple was born.
As the company turns 50, we look at how its rise has shaped both the technology industry and popular culture by making first desktop computers and then smartphones mainstream, popularizing mobile apps and showing how tightly integrated devices and software can work.
A North Korean serviceman on a patrol boat on the Yalu River, as seen from Dandong, Liaoning province, China. Picture taken January 15. REUTERS/Maxim Shemeto
A selection of our top photography from around the world last month.
