American flags flutter in front of the Capitol more than a month into the continuing government shutdown in Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo |
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The US government is due to lumber back to life after the longest shutdown in US history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a month. Meanwhile, Democrats appear more fired up than Republicans about voting in next year's congressional elections, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
- House Democrats released emails that they said raised new questions about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and how much he knew about Epstein's abuse of underage girls.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back against criticism from some US allies over the legality of the US strikes in the Caribbean, saying Europeans don't get to dictate how Washington defends its national security.
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- A surge in luxury stocks has piled pressure on fashion houses including LVMH and Gucci owner Kering to show that signs of recovery in the third quarter can translate into a sustained turnaround in the key holiday season.
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Investors laid a record wager on Japan's yen rising to take advantage of a long-overdue economic revival that coincided with expectations for a US slowdown. Instead, what's unfolded is a cautionary tale of the Trump era.
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Australia risks undermining efforts to establish itself as a leader in the green energy transition and letting down its vulnerable Pacific island neighbours if its bid to host next year's biggest climate summit fails, diplomats and analysts say.
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Amazon.com was sued in a proposed class action saying the retailer subjects thousands of warehouse employees with disabilities to a "punitive" policy governing workplace absences.
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Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens |
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US billboard on a street in Tehran, Iran, November 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS /File Photo |
On Tehran's bustling streets, women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers and couples stroll hand-in-hand. But beneath the surface, a darker reality is unfolding. |
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An artist's impression shows a star exploding at the end of its lifecycle. ESO/L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS |
The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks as it unfolds has remained mysterious. Scientists now have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova, with a massive star exploding in a distinctive olive-like shape. The researchers used the European Southern Observatory's Chile-based Very Large Telescope, or VLT, to observe the supernova, which involved a star roughly 15 times the mass of our sun residing in a galaxy called NGC 3621 about 22 million light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Hydra. A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, 5.9 trillion miles. |
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