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2025-11-18 12:58

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By Kate Turton

Hello. Trump to welcome Saudi crown prince with offer of fighter jets, the U.N. Security Council adopts a US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan, and Japan warns its citizens in China as diplomatic crisis deepens.

Plus, a Japanese tourist village battles to keep bears at bay.

Today's Top News

Trump shakes hands with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

United States

President Donald Trump will roll out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a visit expected to advance the sale of F-35 fighter jets and a host of business deals with the kingdom.
A US judge has found evidence of government misconduct in the criminal case against ex FBI director James Comey. Andrew Goudsward tells the Reuters World News podcast about those missteps including grand jury instructions and the handling of evidence.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is expected to vote to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, moving ahead on a matter that has fractured relations between Trump and some of his most ardent supporters.
Senior fraud investigators at Fannie Mae believed there was no clear evidence to prove that New York Attorney General Letitia James committed mortgage fraud, according to new information disclosed by James' legal team in a filing.

In other news

The UN Security Council voted to adopt a US-drafted resolution endorsing Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza and authorizing an international stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave.
Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places, amid a deepening dispute between Asia's two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan.
Everything points to Russian intelligence services commissioning sabotage on Polish railways that damaged a track on a route to Ukraine over the weekend, a spokesperson for Poland's special services minister said.
An empty chair for Donald Trump at the G20 summit offers an opportunity for South African hosts determined to set an agenda for global leaders in the face of the US president's hostility to multilateral diplomacy.
An existential question hangs over this year's COP30 summit in Brazil: what are the annual U.N. climate negotiations really for?More than 30 years of talks on global action to tackle climate change have led to progress, including surging renewable energy expansion and scaled-up climate funds - but not enough.

Business & Markets

A divided US Federal Reserve begins receiving updated economic reports from the now-reopened federal government this week as policymakers hope for clarity in their debate over whether to cut interest rates when they meet in just over three weeks.
Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations and heavy investment in the sector fuel concerns of a bubble.
Markets sank morning amid a selloff in tech. Investors are anxiously awaiting results from Nvidia - which will need to post blowout numbers to justify its $5 trillion valuation. Elena Casas explains more on our daily rundown.
Bitcoin fell below $90,000 for the first time in seven months in the latest sign that investor appetite for risk is drying up across financial markets.The risk-sensitive cryptocurrency has lost all this year's gains and is now down nearly 30% from a peak above $126,000 in October.
US oil major Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil, five sources familiar with the process told Reuters. Read our exclusive.
Obesity treatments made by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have spawned a healthcare revolution, with sales set to hit $150 billion by 2031. In this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Breakingviews Associate Editor Aimee Donnellan about their origins – and their impact.

Japanese tourist village battles to keep bears at bay

Bear bells at a souvenir shop, Shirakawa village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a child.

But since a cub attacked a Spanish visitor there last month, protecting residents and the throngs of tourists who flock to his home town to see its UNESCO-listed thatched-roof cottages has been his top priority.

Read more

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Jennifer Lopez

See the best fashion from red carpet at the 2025 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles.

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