Key moments in Ecuador's fresh wave of violence (www.reuters.com)
Trump told EU that US would never help Europe under attack - EU official (www.reuters.com)
Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador? (www.reuters.com)
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence that has shaken the South American nation, with President Daniel Noboa launching a military crackdown on gangs after criminal groups took more than 100 prison staff hostage and armed men dramatically interrupted a live television broadcast....
Civil unrest in Ecuador - government declares "internal armed conflict" (www.reuters.com)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy Juniper Networks in $14 bln deal (www.reuters.com)
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE.N) will buy networking gear maker Juniper Networks (JNPR.N) for $14 billion in an all-cash deal, in an attempt to spruce up the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.
Hackers hit Moscow internet provider in response to Kyivstar cyber attack - source (www.reuters.com)
Hackers linked to Ukraine’s main spy agency have breached computer systems at a Moscow-based internet provider in retaliation for a Russian cyber attack against Ukrainian telecom giant Kyivstar, a source with direct knowledge of the operation told Reuters on Tuesday....
Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over AI technology (www.reuters.com)
Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) is set to go before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday in a trial over accusations that processors it uses to power artificial intelligence technology in key products infringe a computer scientist’s patents.
Weak economy, COVID rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Weak economy, COVID rampage likely shrank China's population again in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told Israeli leaders on Tuesday there was still a chance of winning acceptance from their Arab neighbours, if they create a path to a viable Palestinian state....
LaPierre turned NRA into 'Wayne's World,' NY lawyer says at graft trial (www.reuters.com)
Wayne LaPierre ran the National Rifle Association (NRA) as “Wayne’s World” for decades, a lawyer for New York state said at the start of the gun rights group’s corruption trial, three days after LaPierre suddenly resigned as chief executive....
Israeli forces say they locate large underground weapons factory in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe (www.reuters.com)
French PM Borne resigns, Macron to name new government (www.reuters.com)
China's COSCO halts shipping to Israel - Israeli media (www.reuters.com)
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe (www.reuters.com)
Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe....
Israeli strike on Lebanon kills senior commander in elite Hezbollah unit (www.reuters.com)
An Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters....
Britain to invest 300 million pounds in next-generation nuclear fuel programme (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain said it plans to spend 300 million pounds ($380 million) on a new programme to produce advanced nuclear fuel suitable for the next generation of power-generating reactors, seeking to dislodge Russia as the main international supplier.
Pro-Palestinian protesters block bridge outside UK parliament (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine shows evidence Russia fired North Korea missile at Kharkiv (www.reuters.com)
KHARKIV, Ukraine, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office provided further evidence on Saturday that Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, showcasing the fragments....
Exclusive: US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters on Friday....