President Donald Trump said he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing.
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President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. Handout via REUTERS/File Photo The Poseidon nuclear-powered super torpedo is capable of devastating coastal regions by triggering vast radioactive ocean swells, military analysts say.
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OpenAI is considering filing with securities regulators as soon as the second half of 2026, people familiar with the matter said.
Three of the biggest U.S. technology companies flagged plans on Wednesday to accelerate capital spending over the next year but investors were most accepting of Google-parent Alphabet's ability to fund its plans from its cash flow.
Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten said he was "very confident" of being able to put together a government after his party's strong showing in parliamentary elections that saw Geert Wilders' anti-Islam Freedom Party lose ground.
Democrats 66 party leader Rob Jetten. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw Rob Jetten declared voters had "turned the page" on Geert Wilders, an anti-immigration campaigner and a leading figure of European right-wing populism for two decades. A closer look suggests otherwise.
The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 2% for the third meeting in a row and offered no hints about future moves as it enjoys a rare period of low inflation and steady growth, even in the face of trade turbulence.
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks as she and European Central Bank (ECB) Vice-President Luis de Guindos, Director General Communications Wolfgang Proissl and Governor of the Bank of Italy Fabio Panetta hold a press conference following the Governing Council's monthly monetary policy meeting in Florence, Italy, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli The euro zone economy grew a touch more quickly than expected in the third quarter, lifted by buoyant growth in France and Spain that more than offset faltering exports and persistent struggles in Germany's oversized industrial sector.
Investors were pinning hopes on more monetary policy easing ahead, even as the Federal Reserve meeting revealed a less-certain path toward more interest rate cuts in the face of a data drought.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surprised many market-watchers on Wednesday when he declared that another interest rate cut in December was not a slam dunk. Perhaps even more surprising was his apparent suggestion that if boosting the labor market is the goal, rate cuts might not be that useful.
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FBI investigations have been slowed or stalled by the second-longest U.S. government shutdown in history, leaving the bureau without funds to pay informants or make undercover drug or gun buys, gaps that an FBI spokesperson said are putting national security at risk.
An FBI logo is pictured on an agent's shirt in New York City. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo A federal judge in Boston will consider whether to block Trump's administration from moving forward with plans to suspend food aid for millions of Americans starting on Saturday.
Education, child care and nutrition services for tens of thousands of young American children will begin to be cut off on Saturday.
The deadliest police operation against drug gangs in Brazil's history killed at least 121 people, authorities said, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight.
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Hurricane Melissa smashed through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and Haiti in its wake.
A drone view shows streets covered with mud in Montego Bay, Jamaica. REUTERS/Sandra Stojanovic Roughly 218,000 New York City residents with Jamaican roots are worried about friends and loved ones in their homeland.
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Dry weather is damaging historical monuments in the ruins of cities such as Ur, the birthplace of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Babylon, once-magnificent capital of empires.
The Toronto Blue Jays moved within one win of their first World Series title in over three decades on Wednesday, riding a dazzling performance from rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage and an explosive start at the plate to a 6–1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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