A Palestinian woman walks near the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike. January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
MIDDLE EAST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told Israeli leaders there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbors if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state.
The US National Transportation Safety Board said it could not yet tell whether a recovered cabin panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane in mid-air last week had been properly attached.
Schoolteacher Bob Sauer said he took a flashlight to his tree-filled backyard on Sunday evening on the small chance he might find a plane part that had torn off an Alaska Airlines jet. Sauer found a panel known as a mid-cabin door plug.
IN OTHER NEWS
China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed.
The Kremlin declined to comment on US and Ukrainian assertions that Moscow had fired North Korean missiles at Ukrainian targets, but it also accused Kyiv of using missiles produced by Western nations to strike targets in Russia.
Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister, as the French President seeks to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections.
Business & Markets
A view of a farm in Alvito, Alentejo, Portugal, November 23, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Buying property in Portugal is no longer a route to a "golden visa" giving residency rights but foreigners who want to secure one can still put their money into investment funds, which now anticipate a boom in inflows.
Google is set to go before a federal jury in Boston in a trial over accusations that processors it uses to power artificial intelligence technology in key products infringe a computer scientist's patents.
The US Department of Labor issued a final rule forcing companies to treat some workers as employees rather than less expensive independent contractors, in a move that has riled business groups and will likely prompt legal challenges.
TikTok owner ByteDance said it is in talks with multiple prospective buyers of its gaming assets, including the world's largest video games company, Tencent, as the Chinese social media firm retreats from the gaming industry.
BMW reported record sales of over 2.5 million units in 2023 and hit its target of a 15% share of battery-electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Volkswagen sales recovered in 2023 to 4.87 million cars after the previous year's sales were dampened by supply chain troubles.
Gloves off, mittens on as Trump rivals go on attack in snowy Iowa
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis holds a rally at McDivots Sports Pub. January 7, 2024. REUTERS/Sergio Flores
With just one week to go before the first contest of the Republican presidential nominating process, the top three contenders are intensifying attacks on one another as they bid to be the one who takes on President Joe Biden in November's election.
The Reuters World News podcast looks at Iowa with Correspondent Gram Slattery and previews the first primary of election year.
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