Germany’s Merz secures pensions bill, but row highlights leadership weakness
Item 1 of 5 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Christian Democratic Union’s Jens Spahn, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group…
Japan’s Nikkei skids in subdued Asia as bets of rate hike grow
Nikkei falls 1.5%, shares elsewhere subdued Japan spending data weak BOJ widely expected to hike rates this month…
NBC executive voices support for late-night shows amid Trump attacks
Item 1 of 2 Pearlena Igbokwe, Chairman, Television Studios, NBC Entertainment and Peacock Scripted, speaks during the Reuters…
‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
More than 700 die in Sumatra, site of mass deforestation Leaders criticise government for ignoring deforestation protests Environmental…
Eurovision faces major test as countries weigh Israel’s participation
EBU members to discuss Israel’s participation, with a vote possible Slovenia, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands threaten boycott over Israel’s…
Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth’s resilience, OECD says
Global growth seen at 3.2% in 2025, easing to 2.9% in 2026 US growth revised up to 2%…
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery says it can deliver 1.5 billion litres of petrol in December
LAGOS, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery said on Monday it is able to deliver 1.5 billion…
Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection
Item 1 of 2 A Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite…
New OPEC+ production mechanism will help stabilise markets, Saudi energy minister says
Item 1 of 2 Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman attends a session of the St.…
Ukrainian drone pilots look to AI for battlefield edge
Item 1 of 3 An investigator looks through the window of an apartment building damaged during an overnight…
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says
People lack antibodies against bird flu, respiratory infections professor says Bird flu could affect healthy individuals, including children,…
Merz hopes to avoid German coalition crisis with vow to overhaul pensions
Coalition agrees on deep overhaul of pensions system in 2026 Hopes move will assuage concerns about new pensions…