They're cheap, they're deadly and they're among the main reasons Ukraine believes it can hold out against advancing Russian forces this year and even beyond, according to a dozen Ukrainian commanders, officials and arms manufacturers involved in Kyiv's defence.
REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo Zelenskiy's choice of a young economist, Yulia Svyrydenko, well known in Washington, reflects the importance of repairing relations with the Trump administration after Zelenskiy's disastrous White House visit in February.
President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements.
The surprise move ends what could have been the largest foreign takeover of a Japanese company as Circle K operator Couche-Tard sought to create a global convenience store giant by acquiring the company behind 7-Eleven.
A 7-Eleven store in Manhattan, New York City. REUTERS/Jessica DiNapoli/File Photo
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority", as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria.
Members of Syrian security forces in Sweida, Syria. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.
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The Supreme Court's verdict permanently removes a long-running legal distraction for Jay Y. Lee as Samsung plays catch-up in a global race to develop cutting-edge AI chips.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee leaves a court in Seoul. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Giant shovels, driverless trucks and a dog-like robot have all helped Canada's oil sands companies including Imperial Oil and Suncor become some of North America's lowest-cost oil producers, driving down overheads even as the worst inflation in a generation pushed U.S. shale costs up.
A robotic dog employed by Imperial Oil. Arturo Pena/Imperial Oil/Handout via REUTERS
Beijing’s 91% grip on materials vital to defence and electric vehicles is down to its scale, but also its lead in processing. The mining sector can’t replicate China’s subsidised model, which runs on razor-thin margins. But Western governments could team up to guarantee returns.
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President Donald Trump's public approval rating on immigration fell in recent weeks to 41%, the lowest since his return to the White House, as Americans took a dour view of heavy-handed tactics, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Wednesday found.
A U.S. citizen and Army veteran who works as a security guard at a California cannabis farm said on Wednesday that U.S. officials arrested him during an immigration raid last week and held him for three days without explanation.
A federal judge in Tennessee failed to rule on Wednesday on the legal status of Kilmar Abrego, the migrant returned to the U.S. after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, prolonging uncertainty about the fate of Abrego, who was in the courtroom.
The U.S. Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the eldest daughter of former FBI director James Comey and the federal prosecutor in the cases involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean Diddy Combs, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Maurene Comey, Assistant U.S. Attorney and prosecutor on Combs' case, arrives at the Federal courthouse during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial at U.S. court in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo The persisting furor over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced President Donald Trump into an unfamiliar role: trying to shut a conspiracy theory down.
The judges and defense lawyers discussed requesting virtual court hearings to protect defendants from being arrested by federal immigration officers.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but he kept the door open to the possibility and renewed his criticism of the central bank chief for not lowering interest rates.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tamped down speculation he was on the verge of trying to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after word leaked he had raised the possibility in a meeting Tuesday night with House Republicans. The reports rattled financial markets that were already on edge about Trump's plans. Administration officials had intensified their criticism of Powell in recent days, and in particular appeared to be building a case that cost overruns at a Fed renovation project could be used as a reason to fire Powell "for cause," not just because Trump wants lower interest rates.
U.S. businesses told the Federal Reserve in June and early July that the loss of immigrant labor is adding to their struggles with the effects of fast-changing trade policies as the Trump administration's economic strategies began gaining traction.
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While almost no one thinks Donald Trump's verbal attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are a positive development, they have electrified the debate about whether the U.S. president is right that interest rates are too high.
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Often referred to as a land of ice and fire, the island nation has now experienced a dozen eruptions since geological systems on its Reykjanes peninsula reactivated in 2021.
Huge crowds, more in keeping with the final day of a major, followed McIlroy as he played the front nine, groaning if he missed a putt and cheering if he sunk one.
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