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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-JORDAN

Three US troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran

Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens may be wounded after an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday.

FINLAND-ELECTION

Stubb and Haavisto continue to 2nd round in Finland's presidential race

Centre-right candidate Alexander Stubb of Finland's National Coalition Party narrowly won the first round of the country's presidential election on Sunday and will face liberal Green Party member Pekka Haavisto in a run-off, official data showed.

GERMANY-UKRAINE

Seeking Western support, Zelenskiy voices world war risk

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced the danger of the Ukraine conflict escalating into World War Three, as he pressed his case for support from nations from Germany to the United States in an interview with German state broadcaster ARD on Sunday.

U.S.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-PROTESTS

US Muslim group condemns Pelosi for saying Gaza ceasefire protests have Russia link

A U.S. Muslim group criticized former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday after she suggested, without offering evidence, that some protesters demanding a ceasefire in Gaza could be linked to Russia and urged the FBI to investigate.

USA-ELECTION-HALEY

Nikki Haley suggests she'll stay in Republican race after South Carolina

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday accused party leaders of not being honest brokers in her campaign against Donald Trump and said she did not have to win the nominating contest in South Carolina to stay in the race.

USA-BIDEN

Biden speaks on religious faith at South Carolina church

President Joe Biden spoke about his religious faith at services on Sunday at an African-American church in South Carolina, as he works to bolster Black support likely to prove crucial to his re-election chances in November.

USA-TRUMP-WHITE-HOUSE-PHARMACY

Trump White House pharmacy improperly provided drugs and misused funds, Pentagon report says

The White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration provided prescription drugs, including controlled substances, to ineligible staff and spent tens of thousands of dollars more on brand-name drugs than what generic equivalents would have cost, a Pentagon report shows.

BUSINESS

UNITED-ARLNS-AIRBUS

United CEO kickstarts Airbus talks amid Boeing delays- sources

United Airlines has approached Airbus about buying more A321neo jets to fill a potential void left by the delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10, in a trade-off likely to ease deadlock over a long-delayed separate order for larger jets, industry sources said.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-TAYLOR-SWIFT-TWITTER

Taylor Swift searches blocked on X after fake explicit images spread

The social media platform X has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer proliferated on social media this week, an executive said on Sunday.

SPORTS

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-FORMENTON

Former NHL player Formenton charged by police in Canada

Former NHL player Alex Formenton has been charged by police in London, Canada, in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team, his legal team said on Sunday.

TENNIS-AUSOPEN

Unflappable Sinner becomes a Grand Slam winner after thriving under pressure

Jannik Sinner said he was ready for the pressure and expectation that came with being a Grand Slam champion after becoming the first Italian to win the Australian Open by beating Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday.

SOCCER-PANAMA

Former Panama striker 'Matador' Tejada dies at age 41

Former Panama striker Luis "Matador" Tejada, who won more than 100 caps for his country, died on Sunday at the age of 41, the Panamanian Football Federation (FEPAFUT) has said.

UPCOMING

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

SINGAPORE-CENBANK/

Singapore reviews monetary policy settings

Singapore reviews its monetary policy settings on January 29 after shifting to a quarterly schedule from a semi-annual one from 2024.

29 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

CHINA-PROPERTY/DEBT-EVERGRANDE (PIX) (TV)

China Evergrande liquidation hearing resumes in Hong Kong court

A Hong Kong court resumes hearing into a liquidation petition filed against China Evergrande Group. The Hong Kong High Court allowed an adjournment of the hearing in October last year to give the embattled property developer time to finalise a revamped offshore debt-restructuring plan.

29 Jan 20:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

TAIWAN-ECONOMY/GDP

Reuters poll for Taiwan's fourth quarter economic growth

Reuters poll for Taiwan's fourth quarter economic growth.

29 Jan 23:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

EU-GRAINS/COMMISSION

Monthly EU grain supply and demand forecasts

29 Jan

USA-BONDS/REFUNDING

U.S. Treasury Department gives borrowing estimate for coming quarter

The U.S. Treasury Department will give its estimate on how much it expects to borrow in the coming quarter.

29 Jan

SHELL-DIVESTITURE/NIGERIA (PIX)

Nigeria oil enters unclear new era after Shell's onshore asset sale

Shell's exit from onshore operations in Nigeria highlights risks oil majors face in Africa's biggest oil exporter but has raised hopes that local firms could reverse the output decline from the Niger Delta, industry officials and analysts said.

29 Jan 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

USA-FED/ECONOMY (PIX)

US economic expansion likely hinges on a nimble Fed this time

It took a stock market crash, a housing crash and a pandemic to kill the last three U.S. economic expansions. But of all the risks facing a resilient economy right now, the Federal Reserve may top the list, as U.S. central bankers debate when to lower the restrictive interest rates used to beat inflation that now seems to be in steady decline.

29 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

GHANA-ECONOMY/RATES

Bank of Ghana to announce its prime interest rate decision

Ghana's central bank expected to announce its prime interest rate decision follow a meeting of its monetary policy committee. The bank kept its rate unchanged at 30% for the second meeting in a row in November in a bid to keep inflation on a downward trend. Ghana's consumer price inflation slowed to 23.2% in December from 26.4% the previous month.

29 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

EXXON MOBIL-CLIMATE CHANGE/INVESTORS-SEC (ANALYSIS) (PIX)

ANALYSIS-Activist investors fret over Exxon's lawsuit bypassing U.S. regulator

Investors that use shareholder resolutions to put pressure on companies to take environmental or social action are worried that an Exxon Mobil lawsuit that bypasses the U.S. securities regulator could succeed in thwarting their momentum.

29 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-STOCKS/APPLE-MICROSOFT

Investors see Microsoft's stock market value leaving Apple behind

Microsoft early lead in AI has the heavyweight software heavyweight's stock market value poised to pull decisively ahead of Apple's over the next five years, according to a Reuters poll of investors.

29 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON-RESULTS/

Franklin Templeton to report Q1 earnings

Asset manager Franklin Templeton is expected to report its first quarter earnings on Monday.

29 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

GERMANY-STEEL/

German economy minister Habeck holds press conference on the steel sector

29 Jan 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

VIETNAM-PHILIPPINES/ (TV)

Philippines' Marcos visits Vietnam

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Vietnam for talks with its top leaders over coastguard cooperation, food security.

29 Jan 23:30 ET / 04:30 GMT

MIGRATION-BRITAIN/RWANDA (TV)

UK's Rwanda immigration bill faces first test in House of Lords

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's legislation to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda faces its first vote in the upper house of parliament where lawmakers have made clear their opposition.

29 Jan

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/USA-JORDAN

Follow-up story on US service members killed in Jordan

Follow-up coverage of three U.S. service members killed and as many as 34 wounded on Sunday after a drone attack in Jordan linked to Iranian-backed militants.

29 Jan

FRANCE-POLITICS/FARMERS-MORNING (PIX) (TV)

Parisians react to farmers preparing to 'besiege' city

Parisians react as protesting farmers prepare to 'besiege' Paris by blocking all major highways with their tractors.

29 Jan

RUSSIA-BELARUS/STATE (PIX)

Russia's Putin meets Belarus' Lukashenko to discuss the Union State

29 Jan

ITALY-AFRICA/ (PIX)

Italian prime minister to present strategic plan at Africa summit

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosts a summit of African leaders where she will present a long-awaited strategic plan for the continent, looking to boost economic growth and discourage illegal immigration to Europe.

29 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

FRANCE-POLITICS/FARMERS (PIX) (TV)

Protesting French farmers block main highways around Paris

Dozens of protesting farmers 'besiege' Paris by blocking all major highways with their tractors, demanding fair prices and loosened regulations.

29 Jan 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-NATO/ (PIX)

NATO's Stoltenberg meets U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Washington

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has bilateral meetings with senior officials including the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, as well as U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, in Washington.

29 Jan 10:30 ET / 15:30 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-CRIME/SCHOOLS

FBI releases report on hate crime in U.S. schools

The FBI is due to release a new report detailing bias crimes in U.S. schools.

29 Jan

USA-TRUMP/LEAK-SENTENCING

Ex-IRS contractor sentenced for leaking tax data on Trump, wealthy Americans

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service, Charles Littlejohn, is scheduled to be sentenced for leaking tax data on former President Donald Trump and some of the wealthiest people in the United States.

29 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

UKRAINE-CRISIS/HUNGARY (TV)

Hungarian Foreign Minister to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister in Ukraine

Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto meets Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at Uzhgorod in Ukraine to prepare the ground for a later possible Orban - Zelensky summit, as well as with Andrii Yermak, chief of staff of Zelensky.

29 Jan

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

RUSSIA-CINEMA/MOSFILM (PIX) (TV)

Fabled Mosfilm studio turns 100 as Russian cinema plugs gap left by West

Mosfilm, the state-owned giant of Soviet and Russian cinema which produced classics like "Battleship Potemkin" and "Solaris", marks its centenary on Tuesday, and its director general said it was well set up to prosper in the future.

Karen Shakhnazarov, at the helm of the fabled studio complex for more than 25 years, added that the standoff between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine should benefit Russian film makers.

While some Western movies are still shown in Russian cinemas, often long after their theatrical release elsewhere, domestic movies have become increasingly important to box office earnings.

29 Jan