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Reuters World News
Everything you need to know about your world in 10 minutes. Go straight to the source with a ten-minute news briefing by Reuters frontline journalists. Join host Kim Vinnell as she takes you around the world every day.
Episodes
Reuters World NewsHollywood tariffs, the Trump effect in global elections, 'Diddy' trial and the Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump orders 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies to save “dying” Hollywood. We look at the Trump factor in global elections after…
Reuters World NewsSyria after Assad
It’s been five months since the fall of the Assad regime. Syria is no longer at war but the challenges in rebuilding a fractured country persist. In this…
Reuters World NewsWaltz exit, China’s hint, Apple and Australian election
U.S. President Donald Trump ousts Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser and names Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement. China hints at a…
Reuters World NewsUS-Ukraine minerals deal, GDP blame game and Reform UK
After months of fraught negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine have signed the minerals deal sought by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump struggles to explain weak…
Reuters World NewsU.S. economy shrinks, deported Cuban mother and Europe's mystery blackout
U.S. President Donald Trump touts his economic policies as he marks 100 days in office. But for the first time in three years the U.S. economy contracted in…
Reuters World NewsCanada election, Yemen and Trump’s immigration crackdown
Mark Carney’s Liberal party makes a comeback, winning the Canadian election but falling short of the majority he sought to deal with U.S. President Donald…
Reuters World NewsCanada attack and election, Trump-Zelenskiy and India-Pakistan water
Canadian prosecutors have charged a man with murder for killing at least 11 people in Vancouver when an SUV was rammed into a crowd. As Canada reels from the…
Reuters World NewsPope Francis: funeral, conclave and beyond
The world is bidding a final farewell to Pope Francis. On this special episode of Reuters World News podcast, we look at his legacy - and how the conclave…
Reuters World NewsChina exemptions, India-Pakistan, DOGE and "Vladimir, STOP!"
Beijing has exempted some U.S. imports from its 125% tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is 'close' as he calls on Russia's…
Reuters World NewsUkraine attack, Trump-Zelenskiy clash, China tariffs, white South Africans
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy have clashed again – with the U.S. threatening to walk away from peace talks. The Trump…
Reuters World NewsKashmir attack, Musk at DOGE and Tesla, steel country and State Dept
Dozens have been killed after suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory. Elon Musk says he will significantly cut back…
Reuters World NewsPope's final hours, papal candidates, Trump vs Powell and Iran
Cardinals are due to meet to plan Pope Francis’ funeral – we look at who could be in the running to be the next pontiff. U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats…
Reuters World NewsPope, Hegseth and Ukraine
Pope Francis is dead at 88. The Vatican made the announcement hours after he appeared on a balcony, celebrating Easter Sunday. Plus Pete Hegseth's latest chat…
Reuters World NewsTrump’s tariff war with China
China has adopted a “wartime footing” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s triple digit tariffs. But both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a…
Reuters World NewsEl Salvador ruling, townhall anger, Fed and UK women
Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting El Salvador deportations. Congressional…
Reuters World NewsChina’s economy, deportation, Pentagon, French prisons and millennial saint
China Q1 GDP has outstripped expectations, but analysts fear momentum could shift sharply lower as U.S. tariffs hit. One of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete…
Reuters World NewsHarvard, deportations, American gas and basketball in Europe
Harvard is hit with a $2.3 billion funding freeze after rejecting demands from the Trump administration. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says he has no…
Reuters World NewsTech tariffs, El Salvador deportations, Meta and McIlroy
Donald Trump says he’ll be announcing the tariff rate on imported chips over the next week after a weekend of twists on trade policy for technology companies…
Reuters World NewsMyanmar after the quake
The earthquake that struck Myanmar in March was a devastating blow. The Southeast Asian country is already grappling with a wilting economy and a widening…
Reuters World NewsChina’s hike, tariff politics, Hollywood and brain drain
Beijing raises U.S. tariffs to 125% but calls time on further retaliation. The political fallout for President Trump as recession fears pummel the dollar…
Reuters World NewsTrump U-turn, China tariffs hit Christmas and Moon vs. Mars
President Donald Trump’s stunning reversal on tariffs brings relief for investors, even as he ratchets up a trade war with China - where producers of…
Reuters World NewsTrump’s trade war, bond selloff, Ukraine and China
Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs kick in, including a 104% duty on Chinese goods. It deepens a global trade war, triggering carnage on global markets and…
Reuters World NewsSCOTUS on deportations, China tariffs, Trump adviser spat and Iran
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to keep deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members using a 1798 law, but with certain…
Reuters World NewsTrump's tariff 'medicine', market spasms, Netanyahu and measles
Donald Trump has warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs, delivering more pain for global financial…
Reuters World NewsRFK Jr's cuts to US health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to streamline what he calls a bloated health bureaucracy. Job cuts at the FDA, CDC and NIH this week saw pharma stocks drop…
Reuters World NewsStock shock, tariff math and Friday night firings
The world reels from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs with $2.4 trillion wiped off U.S. shares and governments vowing retaliation. We look at the tariff math…
Reuters World NewsTariff stress, Musk and Myanmar
President Trump's tariffs pile more stress onto a struggling world economy. Elon Musk's high-profile involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race raises…
Reuters World News'Liberation Day', Wisconsin, health layoffs and a deportation ‘error’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff plan has investors and countries on high alert. Mass layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies. A liberal…
Reuters World NewsTariff jitters, Marine Le Pen, FDA and Republican budget cuts
Markets are on edge as the world awaits President Trump’s reciprocal tariff push on April 2. We look at the political fallout of Marine Le Pen being barred…
Reuters World NewsMusk in Wisconsin, Trump's law firm fight and Kurds in Turkey
Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks in Wisconsin ahead of a closely contested Supreme Court election. U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on major law…
Reuters World NewsTrump vs the Universities
The Trump administration says at least 60 schools have violated Title VI for allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus. Critics see this effort as a way for…
Reuters World NewsMyanmar quake, Vance in Greenland, Stefanik and auto tariffs
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar. U.S. Vice President JD Vance visits Greenland as Trump insists that Washington should control the Arctic island. Trump…
Reuters World NewsTrump's auto tariffs, Hegseth’s denial and Kursk
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his latest trade war salvo – a 25% tariff on imported vehicles. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about plans to kill…
Reuters World NewsSignal fallout, Chinese network targeting fired workers and Russia-Ukraine
The Trump administration has sought to contain the fallout after a journalist was inadvertently included in a secret group discussion of highly sensitive war…
Reuters World NewsGroup chat blunder, the Black Sea and stagflation
Top Trump cabinet members inadvertently included a journalist in a Signal group chat about Houthi strike plans in Yemen. It’s Kyiv’s turn at the negotiating…
Reuters World NewsIstanbul mayor, US-Russia talks and veterans
A Turkish court has jailed Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival – triggering huge protests. U.S. and Russian…
Reuters World NewsHeathrow fire, Department of Education and Snow White
A huge fire has closed London Heathrow airport, disrupting hundreds of flights. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the…
Reuters World NewsTrump and the judges: a constitutional test
Deportations by the Trump administration are testing the system set up by America's founders where three equal branches of government check each other’s power…
Reuters World NewsTrump-Zelenskiy call, Trump vs the Fed, segregation and the IOC
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agree to work together to end the war in Ukraine. The Fed is in no rush to cut interest…
Reuters World NewsRussia’s energy ceasefire, Israel, Fed economic projections and Nvidia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily, but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire. What…
Reuters World NewsIsrael pounds Gaza, Trump-Putin call and Butch and Suni homecoming
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza strip have killed over 300 people, Palestinian authorities say, collapsing the ceasefire. U.S. President Donald Trump and…
Reuters World NewsVenezuelan deportations, US Houthi strikes and North Macedonia fire
The Trump administration has deported alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the U.S. despite a court order forbidding it from doing so. The United States…
Reuters World NewsElbows up in Canada
Canada's anger at Donald Trump has prompted a wave of protest, consumer backlash and a ‘Saturday Night Live’ call out from Mike Myers. It's also helped usher…
Reuters World NewsPutin’s ceasefire demands, alcohol tariffs and Versace
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he agrees to a U.S.-backed ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that the proposal needs serious reworking. U.S…
Reuters World NewsPoll on Trump's economy, shutdown and 'the menswear guy' on tariffs
Many Americans think Trump’s actions on the economy are too "erratic", according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. Senate Democrats are fuming over a…
Reuters World NewsUkraine ceasefire, metal tariffs and Columbia student
The United States has agreed to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after Kyiv said it was ready to support Washington's proposal for a…
Reuters World NewsStock selloff, farmers, Duterte arrest and Maradona
The U.S. stock market loses $4 trillion in value as President Donald Trump plows ahead on tariffs. Farmers put their plans and investments on hold under his…
Reuters World NewsCanada, Ukraine talks and Tesla’s stock fall
Mark Carney will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister after winning the race to become leader of the ruling Liberal Party - and has vowed to fight…
Reuters World NewsGreenland
In this special episode of the Reuters World News podcast, we visit Greenland – the Arctic island that usually flies under the radar. But since U.S. President…
Reuters World NewsTariff whiplash, Trump’s legal cases and Romania treason plot
President Trump’s fluctuating trade policy has caused market whiplash after Mexican and Canadian goods landed a month-long reprieve from the U.S. tariffs…
Reuters World NewsUkrainians in US, pickup politics, Mexico’s judicial elections and DEI
The Trump administration plans to revoke the legal status of some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the U.S. during the war - and Washington hits pause on…
Reuters World NewsTrump’s speech, Trudeau hits back and China’s economic plan
U.S. President Donald Trump touted the relentless start to his term as evidence that "America is back" in a marathon speech to Congress. Canadian Prime…
Reuters World NewsTrade wars, Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions and Gaza alternative
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China have taken effect, launching new trade conflicts with the top three U.S. trading…
Reuters World NewsEurope rallies round Ukraine, tariffs, crypto reserve and Oscars
European leaders have agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States after Friday's Oval Office breakdown. Markets brace for U.S…
Reuters World NewsOscars 2025: Hollywood’s big night
It’s the 97th Academy Awards and there’ll be plenty happening on and off the red carpet. Our reporters take you behind the scenes to talk about the campaigns…
Reuters World NewsTrump and Zelenskiy, PKK, measles and Apple DEI
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at the White House with the critical minerals deal high on the agenda. Jailed Kurdish…
Reuters World NewsStarmer meets Trump, Musk at cabinet, Gene Hackman and Andrew Tate
President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the UK seeks a U.S. security backstop for Ukraine. Elon Musk has a starring role at Trump's…
Reuters World NewsUkraine minerals deal, consumer confidence, tax cuts and South Korea birthrate
The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a draft minerals deal as Donald Trump seeks to quickly end the war with Russia. U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday…
Reuters World NewsTrump and Macron's Ukraine divide, DeepSeek and Germany’s Left
Stark differences on Ukraine were on display during U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting. How China’s DeepSeek built a…
Reuters World NewsGermany election, Musk’s email and Ukraine anniversary
Friedrich Merz is set to be Germany’s next leader after his conservative bloc won a national election that saw far-right and far-left parties hoover up support…