Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Norihiko Shirouzu and Yilei Sun BEIJING (Reuters) – Automakers across the world face the possibility of extended supply chain disruptions as factories in China stutter back to life after … Read More

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and Russian officials have largely agreed details of a ceasefire deal in Syria’s Idlib region, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday, the third day … Read More

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – From Beijing to Jakarta, many usually bustling Asian airports have become eerily empty and quiet as coronavirus tightens its grip over the region where the outbreak first … Read More

By Luke Baker ATHENS (Reuters) – When the current European Commission took office in December, its president, Ursula von der Leyen, created the role of a commissioner for ‘Promoting our … Read More

By Stefica Nicol Bikes CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – A year after New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting, a survivor who became a worldwide symbol of forgiveness says he still feels … Read More

By Ross Kerber, Matthew Green and Simon Jessop BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change commitments by banks, pension funds and asset managers face their first major test as markets reel from … Read More

By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government said it would pump A$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) into the economy to try to stop the coronavirus outbreak triggering … Read More

ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan is suspending all public events and closing schools and colleges in response to the coronavirus outbreak, authorities said on Thursday. The Central Asian country, which borders … Read More

By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Fear about the coronavirus has pulled the S&P 500 down nearly 20% from its record high. So what? For many investors, Wall Street’s … Read More

By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States … Read More