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German labour minister to quit after stepdaughter's death

German labour minister to quit after stepdaughter's death

BERLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Baerbel Bas, Germany's labour minister and co-head of the centre-left SPD, resigned from both posts on Monday, citing the death of her stepdaughter and mounting political attacks against her, dealing a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government.

UK prime minister say it is 'clear' Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum

UK prime minister say it is 'clear' Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it's clear that Russia interfered with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union

Saudi airport attacked after Houthis claim deadly Riyadh strike

Saudi airport attacked after Houthis claim deadly Riyadh strike

Saudi officials said King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was struck by an "unidentified projectile" on Oct. 11.

Model blitz at Paris motor show as Europe-China rivalry heats up

Model blitz at Paris motor show as Europe-China rivalry heats up

By Nick Carey and Giulio Piovaccari PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Europe's car industry fought back against rising Chinese competition at the Paris car show on Monday with a wave of new model launches and fresh support from Brussels, even as Chinese automakers expanded their push into the region.

Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms

Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms

President Donald Trump shows no signs of budging from a trade policy that many Americans don't like as the midterm elections loom

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3% but brings massive disruption

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3% but brings massive disruption

By Andrea Shalal and Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3% with major benefits for Asia, but also foreshadows a "slow-moving tsunami" that could massively disrupt labor markets, taxation and education, International Monetary

Volkswagen CEO says transformation is 'shared responsibility' in appeal to EU

Volkswagen CEO says transformation is 'shared responsibility' in appeal to EU

By Rachel More PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Volkswagen chief Oliver Blume expects European policymakers to create the framework needed to make the German automaker's restructuring a success, he said on Sunday, amid a push by Brussels to shield industry from low-cost Chinese competitors.

Germany's firewall against the far-right AfD feels the heat

Germany's firewall against the far-right AfD feels the heat

By James Mackenzie and Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz's warning this week that extremism was entering Germany's parliamentary system was the latest in a series of signs that mainstream parties' "firewall" to isolate the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has

Morning Bid: Bonds, bombs and barricades

Morning Bid: Bonds, bombs and barricades

By Anna Szymanski Oct 9 (Reuters) - Could bond market pain be contagious? Volatile oil prices, rising political risk in Europe, more Middle East fighting, and news of another round of mammoth AI corporate borrowing kept tensions in the sovereign debt market as taut as ever this week.

Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled

Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that public money for the market has not grown alongside it. Kim calls the idea ACFM 365. It would be a permanent database and matchmaking […]

Afghan Asylum Seeker and Ukrainian Boy Find Common Ground in Busan Asian Project Market Drama ‘Babak’

Afghan Asylum Seeker and Ukrainian Boy Find Common Ground in Busan Asian Project Market Drama ‘Babak’

An Afghan asylum seeker named Babak is pushed out of his temporary housing in Germany to make room for Ukrainian refugees in “Babak,” the next project from Payal Sethi, director of the upcoming “Kurinji.” The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film […]

Brazil election to reshape trade with US, with tariffs and minerals at stake

Brazil election to reshape trade with US, with tariffs and minerals at stake

By Luciana Magalhaes and Brendan O'Boyle SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Two starkly different visions for US-Brazil relations hang in the balance in Brazil’s presidential runoff, but the strategies of both Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva come with