The Black Sea port facilities of Tuapse, home to a major Russian oil terminal, were damaged and set ablaze overnight as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack, regional authorities said on Sunday.Reuters logo
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that China's Premier Li Qiang would visit Australia next year on a trip that may include a stop at Uluru, the giant monolith in central Australia.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China July 15, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS
The White House on Saturday released details about the agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump reached this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping to de-escalate their countries’ trade war, including U.S. tariff reductions and a pause in Beijing's new restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets.U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Germany's defence minister is confident its fractious ruling coalition can agree on a new model of military service in time for it to come into effect next year as planned, given security concerns over Russia, he told Reuters on Saturday.Members of Artillery Battalion 215 stand in formation, as the German army Bundeswehr establishes Artillery Battalion 215 for the 21st Armored Brigade in Augustdorf, Germany, October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Teresa Kroeger
Multiple people were taken to hospital after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, and two men have been arrested, in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called an "appalling incident."Police operate near the scene after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge, Britain, November 1, 2025, in this screengrab from video obtained from social media. JAMIE SHAND/via REUTERS
Former Democratic President Barack Obama called New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Saturday and offered to be a “sounding board” if the 34-year-old frontrunner wins the election. He also praised Mamdani's campaign.Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, delivers remarks while campaigning at the Hanson Place Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Ryan Murphy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the 11th corps of the North Korean military on Saturday, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, where he mentioned the country's ruling party will discuss the need for taking measures to improve military capabilities.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours the Kangdong Military Hospital, still under construction, in Kangdong County near Pyongyang, North Korea, October 30, 2025, in this picture released October 31, 2025, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."Security personnel patrol the streets in Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria, January 24, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS
Russia's foreign ministry denounced on Saturday "excessive military force" by the United States in the Caribbean Sea deployed as part of a drive against drug trafficking and reaffirmed its support for Venezuela's leaders.Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends a joint press conference of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos following their meeting in Moscow, Russia October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool
A woman and a man were placed under formal investigation over the $102 million Louvre Museum jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor said on Saturday, bringing the total number charged in the case to four.People walk near the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum as French police have arrested more suspects linked to the theft of treasures from the Louvre museum's Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo gallery), in Paris, France, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa will visit Washington, U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said on Saturday, in what would be the first visit by a Syrian head of state to the U.S. capital.Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
A man and a woman were killed and several people were injured in a shooting in a village on the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, in what police officials described as a family vendetta.Police stand guard following an incident in which two people were killed and at least 10 people were injured in a shooting in a village, in what a senior police official described as a family vendetta, in Vorizia village, Crete island, November 1, 2025. Stefanos Rapanis/Eurokinissi via REUTERS
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea and committed to support Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats.U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks with his staff prior to a ministerial lunch at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Dita Alangkara/Pool via REUTERS
Members of a U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his ties to the late financier and sex offender, the BBC reported on Saturday.Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends the Royal Family's Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene's church, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Ukraine's top military commander said on Saturday his troops were still holding out in the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow said its forces were at last enclosing in a pincer movement after more than a year of fighting.Reuters logo
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help in efforts to resume talks with nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea on Saturday, while Xi told Lee he was willing to widen cooperation and jointly tackle the challenges they face.China’s President Xi Jinping and South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, November 1, 2025. Yonhap via REUTERS
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday he had apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff political advertisement and had told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run it.Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared on Saturday the landslide winner of an election that set off deadly protests across the country this week over the exclusion of her main challengers.People walk past electoral campaign billboards of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) ahead of the general elections in Ilala district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Emmanuel Herman
Earlier this week, Lee also hosted U.S. President Donald Trump for a rushed state visit, showering him with gifts and praise.South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping after taking a group photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, November 1, 2025. Yonhap via REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians.Security personnel patrol the streets amid a surge in violence in Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria, January 24, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS
