BREAKING: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution reut.rs/42nVGB6

Finding food may be about to get even tougher: #Gaza's community kitchens -- lifelines for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after 18 months of war -- may soon have no more meals to provide. My joint Reuters report with Nidal al-Mughrabi & Ramadan Abed : reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Malnutrition in Gaza is severely affecting children, pregnant women and ppl with chronic conditions - as stocks near depletion after Israel imposed a aid blockade in March - several agencies told Reuters. My joint report with Nidal al-Mughrabi & Hatem Khaled: reuters.com/business/healt…

🇺🇸🇨🇳The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has stoked fears of recession and roiled financial markets. Reuters World /

#Iran will respond firmly if the #UnitedStates becomes directly involved in #Israeli strikes, says Iranian ambassador to the UN in #Geneva. More on Reuters World reuters.com/business/aeros…

European foreign ministers will tell their Iranian counterpart on Friday that the U.S. is open to direct talks even as it considers joining Israeli strikes intended to smash Tehran's nuclear capacity, diplomats said before a meeting in #Geneva. reuters.com/world/europe/e…

A U.N.-mandated commission investigating suspected human rights violations and war crimes in Democratic Republic of Congo cannot proceed due to a funding crisis in the U.N. human rights office (UN Human Rights), according to a letter seen by Reuters World. reuters.com/world/africa/f…

Exclusive: UBS, Goldman passed on opening bank accounts for U.S.-backed Gaza aid foundation, sources say Reuters reuters.com/business/finan…

Four international reports on women's rights, incl. recommendations on preventing domestic violence, won’t be published this year, due to funding cuts. Rights groups warn of broader “backlash” against gender equality. Reuters World with Emma Farge reuters.com/world/us/women…

📰 Tomaz L sat down with Olivia Lienhardt Le Poidevin of Reuters to discuss how umanitek, powered by OriginTrail, tackles harmful content online, as the United Nations report urges stronger measures to detect AI-driven deepfakes. 🇺🇳

Exclusive: #Gaza is on the brink of running out of the specialised therapeutic food needed to save the lives of severely malnourished children, UNICEF , World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies told Reuters World. With Charlotte Greenfield | @chargreenfield.bsky.social Jennifer Rigby Tom Perry Nidal al-Mughrabi 📲 reuters.com/business/healt…

Famine is "playing out" in the Gaza Strip, a global hunger monitor said in an alert issued on Tuesday as international criticism of Israel intensifies over rapidly worsening conditions in the Palestinian enclave. With Michelle Nichols reuters.com/business/healt…

Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty Read the Reuters World report with Valerie Volcovici reuters.com/sustainability…

Countries race for late breakthrough in deadlocked plastic pollution talks reuters.com/sustainability…