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Alvin Bragg: Who is the New York prosecutor who got Trump indicted?

NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Donald Trump's indictment has thrust into the spotlight Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor whose office convinced a New York grand jury to bring the first criminal charges…

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Who is Stormy Daniels: Porn star-turned-ghostbuster

Note: Readers may find language in last paragraph offensive (Reuters) – Adult film star Stormy Daniels has built a lucrative business empire around her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with former…

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Why is Britain joining a trans-Pacific trade pact?

By Alistair Smout LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday agreed to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a trade pact based around the Pacific…

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Pope Francis: What do we know about his health problems?

Pope in hospital for second time in two years Vatican plays down health concerns Bad knee, bowel ailment take their toll VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - While the Vatican has looked…

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Donald Trump has been indicted – what happens now?

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - The events underlying Donald Trump's indictment in New York - hush money payments to a porn star who claimed to have…

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Who is Stormy Daniels and what did she say happened with Trump?

(Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump was indicted in New York City on Thursday on criminal charges arising from alleged hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to…

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A timeline of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plan and reaction

JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - Israel's politics has been thrown into turmoil by plans proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his new, hard-right government to overhaul the judicial system,…

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Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living, pay and welfare

March 27 (Reuters) - European countries are experiencing a wave of strikes and protests due to high energy prices, a wider rise in living costs, and in France an increase…

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How the 2023 banking crisis unfolded

March 27 (Reuters) - Global banks are staring at the biggest crisis since 2008 after two U.S. lenders collapsed, Switzerland's Credit Suisse sought a government lifeline and America's top banks…

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What did Putin say on tactical nuclear weapons and Belarus?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. Here are his key…

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Israel judicial reform: What’s it all about?

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A drive by the hard-right coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enact sweeping changes to Israel's judiciary has sparked domestic uproar and alarm among the…

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Credit Suisse’s troubles – spies, money laundering and takeover

(Reuters) - Switzerland's UBS has agreed to buy rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in stock in a shotgun merger engineered by Swiss authorities. Credit Suisse…

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Why is Macron in so much trouble over pension reform?

By Richard Lough PARIS, (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron faces the toughest challenge to his authority after his government bypassed the lower house to push through a deeply unpopular pension…

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Rahul Gandhi, the ‘prince’ of Indian politics who lost his parliament seat

By YP Rajesh and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, 4 (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has never been a minister in a federal or state government, has not led…

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Legal troubles facing Indian opposition politicians

NEW DELHI, March 24 (Reuters) - Indian Congress party lawmaker Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from parliament on Friday, joins a long list of opposition leaders who have called investigations…

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Peace plans and pipelines: What came out of the Putin-Xi talks?

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a two-day summit in Moscow this week. Here's a look at the key outcomes. UKRAINE Putin said Chinese…

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Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion?

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) - The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was designed to pave the way for a thriving democracy but the mostly ineffective governments elected since 2003 have left many Iraqis…

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20th anniversary of the Iraq War: quotes from the conflict and its aftermath

At dawn on 20 March 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom began with 295,000 US and allied troops invading Iraq across its border with Kuwait. 70,000 members of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia…

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How Credit Suisse has evolved over 167 years

ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - Following is a timeline outlining the 167-year history of Credit Suisse Group , the Zurich-based bank that is being bought at a knockdown price by…

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What can the ECB do to stop the banking crisis?

FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - A Swiss orchestrated rescue of Credit Suisse by rival UBS has failed to calm nerves as investors worry which banks could be next in line.…

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China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin publish separate articles praising each other

SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin published separate articles on Monday, as Xi was due to begin a visit to Moscow, setting out their…

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Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next?

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to…

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The many disputes overshadowing relations between South Korea and Japan

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's trip to Japan on Thursday was aimed at overcoming decades of disputes and mistrust between the two countries. Some issues, like…

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What does the ICC arrest warrant mean for Putin?

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin may not see the inside of a cell in The Hague any time soon, but his war crimes arrest warrant could hurt his ability to…

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Credit Suisse: How did it get to crisis point?

By Anshuman Daga (Reuters) - UBS AG is asking the Swiss government to cover about $6 billion in costs if it were to buy rival Credit Suisse, a person with…

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Details of the ICC arrest warrant against Putin

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the Russian commissioner for children's right. Here are…

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Can China broker peace between Russia and Ukraine?

By Yew Lun Tian and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon visit Russia's Vladimir Putin and, according to media, hold a virtual meeting with Ukrainian…

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What is the MQ-9 Reaper drone that collided with a Russian jet?

(Reuters) - A Russian Su-27 fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. military "Reaper" surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea in an incident…

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TikTok’s Chinese ownership, security concerns spark bans across nations

March 15 (Reuters) - The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told…

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What Japan, South Korea leaders achieved at first working meeting in 12 years

TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met on Thursday in Tokyo, aiming to thaw years of diplomatic tension. It…

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Credit Suisse: How did it get to crisis point?

By Anshuman Daga March 16 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse CSGN.S said on Thursday it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to shore up liquidity after…

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Global firms with exposure to collapsed SVB

March 13 (Reuters) - Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis last week, sending shockwaves across global markets as billions of…

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Pope Francis: His 10 years in numbers

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, who on Monday marks the 10th anniversary of his election as head of the 1.38-billion-member Roman Catholic Church. The…

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The life and times of Pope Francis as he marks his 10th anniversary as pontiff

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pontiff on…

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Full list of winners at the 2023 Oscars

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 95th Academy Awards took place at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and were broadcast live on ABC television. The following is the full…

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Why has India’s power demand surged?

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Sudarshan Varadhan and Carman Chew NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) - Surging power demand in India poses a challenge for a country where solar power is growing rapidly…

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Why is Georgia in turmoil over a “foreign agents” law?

TBILISI (Reuters) - Ruling lawmakers in the South Caucasus country of Georgia on Friday dropped plans to introduce what critics called a Russian-inspired "foreign agents" law after days of intense…

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Gun attacks in Germany in recent years

BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - The attack at a Jehovah's Witnesses worship hall in Hamburg, in which a gunman shot dead seven people including an unborn child before killing himself,…

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South Korea moves to resolve historical, legal disputes with Japan

SEOUL, March 6 (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday proposed establishing a public foundation to compensate victims of wartime forced labour by Japan, to help resolve strained ties between the…

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What to look for as China kicks off its annual session of parliament

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - China's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), begins its annual session on Sunday and is expected to unveil the biggest government reshuffle in…

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How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?

By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - More than 71,000 alleged war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since Russia invaded, but bringing them to…

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UK’s Boris Johnson and the ‘partygate’ scandal

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a grilling by lawmakers from the week beginning March 20 over whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at…

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What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected,…

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China’s peace proposal for the end of the war in Ukraine

China issued its position on how to settle the Ukraine conflict through political means in a paper. The following is the full Chinese proposition to bring about peace in Ukraine…

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QUOTES: Ukraine invasion anniversary: ‘We woke up early and haven’t slept since’

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainians and leaders of many democracies on Friday marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Following are extracts of what they, and some Russians,…

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What have Russia and China said about peace in Ukraine?

(Reuters) - China's top diplomat Wang Yi held talks with President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials in Moscow this week amid speculation that the two sides would discuss…

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Ukraine war: major developments since Russia’s invasion

(Reuters) - After stunning Ukrainian counter-attacks forced Russian invaders into humiliating retreat on several fronts in the second half of 2022, Moscow has rebounded with small but steady advances in…

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What is the Good Friday Agreement and when was it signed?

Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Good Friday Agreement largely ended the "Troubles", three decades of violence that had racked Northern Ireland since the late 1960s. It was signed on April…

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Russia’s nuclear arsenal: how big and who controls it?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin this week delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems had been…

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What is the New START nuclear arms treaty?

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was suspending participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States, after accusing the West of being directly…

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Who is new Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean?

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldovan parliament approved pro-Western politician Dorin Recean on Thursday as the tiny former Soviet republic's prime minister. Here are some facts about Recean: EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT Recean…

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What’s up there? Possible explanations for mystery objects downed by U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weather balloons, civilian drones and other non-military aerial gadgets are all possible explanations for the mysterious objects the U.S. military has shot out of the sky in…

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Berlusconi’s many court battles, one sole conviction

Feb 15 - An Italian court on Wednesday acquitted former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over allegations of bribing witnesses in an underage prostitution case. Berlusconi was accused of paying 24…

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Will Ukraine get Western fighter jets and what are the challenges?

LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday several Western countries were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to defeat Russia's invasion. There was no immediate…

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Turkey quake and other major natural disasters this century

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Two massive earthquakes just hours apart on Monday devastating cities and towns across a huge swathe of southern Turkey and northwest Syria are rapidly becoming one…

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Nigeria’s plan to ditch old banknotes

By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the government, through the central bank, from ending the legal tender status of old banknotes on…

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What we know and don’t know about the Chinese balloon

SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. shooting down of what Washington says was a Chinese spy balloon and Beijing says was a civilian scientific vessel accidentally blown off course…

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