Russia has repeatedly launched drones and missiles on a flight path near the disused Chornobyl nuclear plant during attacks on Ukraine, elevating the risk of a major accident, Ukraine's top state prosecutor told Reuters.
Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after testimony from a former foreign ministry official over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Elizabeth Piper tells the Reuters World News podcast why Olly Robbins' testimony could be Starmer's undoing.
California’s crowded race for governor will get its first marquee moment since one-time frontrunner Eric Swalwell abruptly exited the contest, with four Democrats and two Republicans set to take the stage together to debate.
Democratic US Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned, minutes before a congressional committee was set to hold a hearing on her punishment for ethics violations.
After securing a majority government in Canada last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney faces his biggest challenge: redefining trade with the US under Trump.
Meta is installing new tracking software on US-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial intelligence models. Read our exclusive.
When incoming Apple CEO John Ternus takes over from Tim Cook this fall, he will face a question that is key to the company's survival in the AI age, testing the limits of Apple's practice of curating which apps and services can tap into its hardware.
The Iran war has caused a shortage of Diet Coke in India, where it is sold only in aluminum cans that have run short because of delayed shipments from the Gulf.
Syrian refugee Mohamad takes boxing classes in Amsterdam. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Thousands of Syrians' asylum claims have been rejected at a time when European governments are toughening their stance on applications from the country.
The shift comes after the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad, and the end of country's 14-year civil war.
According to the European Union Asylum Agency, 27,687 out of 38,407 Syrian asylum decisions in 2025 were negative. It said this was often due to procedural reasons.
That's a 28% success rate compared with 90% in 2024.
