Why is Sudan still at war a year on?
By Aidan Lewis (Reuters) -A conflict in Sudan that erupted a year ago has wreaked havoc across swathes of the country, unleashed waves of ethnic …
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Explainer-Why is Russia changing its language about the war?
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that what it has described for more than two years as its “special military operation” in Ukraine had …
Explainer-Why is South Korea hosting a ‘Summit for Democracy’?
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol joined U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other foreign officials this week in calling for …
Explainer-Why farmers are protesting in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Thousands of Indian farmers gathered in New Delhi on Thursday to demand higher guaranteed prices for crops, intensifying a campaign launched …
Explainer-Why Palestinian displacement in Gaza war alarms the UN and Arabs
By Tom Perry and Maayan Lubell BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s plans to storm a city sheltering more than half of Gaza’s population are raising international …
Explainer-Why is US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized again?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized again and was put under general anesthesia on Monday to address a bladder issue. …
Explainer-Why are there concerns about China’s pension system as its population ages?
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining …
Explainer-Why is North Korea testing hypersonic missiles and how do they work?
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it had tested a new solid-fuel hypersonic missile with intermediate range, amid an intensifying …
Explainer-Why is U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon disclosed on Tuesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had surgery to treat prostate cancer in December but then developed …
Explainer-Why is Germany’s economy struggling in 2024?
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s ailing economy is experiencing a bumpy start to the year with farmers launching nationwide protests against government plans …
Explainer-Why quick Ukraine membership would be a challenge for EU
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will declare the start of accession talks with Ukraine at their summit in Brussels, their chairman …
Explainer-Why Palestinian displacement in Gaza war alarms the UN and Arabs
By Tom Perry and Maayan Lubell BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s orders to Gaza’s residents to move ever further south towards the Egyptian border during its …
Explainer-Why China, the Philippines keep fighting over tiny shoal
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday described the actions of Chinese vessels against its boats carrying out South China Sea resupply missions over the …
Explainer-Why North Korea’s satellite launches draw condemnation
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea appears to be preparing for its third attempt this year at launching a reconnaissance satellite, a move that may prove …
Explainer-Why are European telecom firms selling assets?
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Vodafone’s bid on Tuesday to sell its Spanish business is the latest move by European telecom firms trying to …
Explainer-Why Gaza’s Rafah border crossing matters, and why Egypt is keeping it shut
(Reuters) – The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the sole route for aid to enter Gaza directly from outside Israel and …
Explainer-Why is Ireland launching a sovereign wealth fund?
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland detailed on Tuesday how it intends to turn some of the healthiest public finances in Europe into a 100 billion euro …
Explainer-Why did the UN vote to send an international force to Haiti?
(Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to authorize a security mission to Haiti to help the Caribbean country fight heavily armed …
Explainer-Why are 120,000 people about to move from Nagorno-Karabakh?
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The 120,000 ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh will leave for Armenia as they do not want to live as part of Azerbaijan and …
Explainer-Why is China’s economy slowing down and could it get worse?
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is slowing down as policymakers try to fix a property market downturn, with troubles at major developer Country …
Explainer-Why is France struggling to lower supermarket prices?
PARIS (Reuters) – Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is meeting France’s top supermarkets and their suppliers on Wednesday and Thursday to try to persuade them …
Explainer-Why the US is negotiating the price of 10 drugs
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday released a list of 10 prescription medicines that will be subject to the first-ever price …
Explainer-Why has Ecuador become so violent?
(Reuters) – Ecuador was reeling on Thursday from the slaying of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio the night before, less than two weeks before elections were …
Explainer-Why is the U.S. SEC reforming money market funds?
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday finalized long-awaited regulations to improve the resilience and transparency of …
Explainer-Why are Facebook and Instagram ending news access in Canada?
By Samrhitha A (Reuters) – Meta Platforms plans to cut off access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a …
Explainer-Why is inflation so high in the UK?
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation defied forecasts of a fall in May and stayed far above price growth in the United States …
Explainer-Why are Nvidia’s shares soaring and what is its role in the AI boom?
(Reuters) – Chip designer Nvidia closed Tuesday with a trillion-dollar market value for the first time, part of a steady climb in the stock’s price …
Explainer-Why any deal for Berlusconi’s TV business MFE could take time
By Elvira Pollina and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN (Reuters) – Merger and acquisition speculation has lifted shares in MFE, the late Silvio Berlusconi’s TV business, following …
Explainer-Why is OPEC+ cutting oil output?
LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies, including Russia, meet in Vienna on June 4 to decide on their output policy. The group, known as …
Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data provider EPFR, as the collapse …
Explainer-Why is Macron in so much trouble over pension reform?
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron faces the toughest challenge to his authority after his government bypassed the lower house to push …
Explainer-Why Germany doesn’t like the EU’s debt reform proposals
BERLIN (Reuters) – EU finance ministers started talks last week on adjusting the bloc’s fiscal rules to the post-pandemic realities of high debt and significant …
Explainer-Why Ovidio Guzman is one of Mexico’s most wanted men
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, …
Explainer-Why did past targets to protect nature fail over the last decade?
By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – This month’s U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal aim to hammer out a new, global agreement. But this isn’t the …
Explainer-Why U.S. seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines
By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Philippines this week in the Biden administration’s latest high-level …
Explainer-Why Ukraine’s southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it …
Explainer-Why Ukraine’s southern Kherson region is a strategic prize
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied at the start of its …
Explainer-Why Germany’s stance on joint EU debt matters to investors
By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Signs that the European Union may jointly fund the bloc’s response to the energy crisis would …
Explainer-Why Russia stands to gain most from OPEC+ oil production cuts
LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ surprise deep oil production cuts agreed this week are set to benefit Russia most while tightening supply to the West already …
Explainer-Why are fuel prices rising again in some U.S. regions?
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – After a tumultuous year, U.S. gasoline prices have been steadily falling from peaks reached in June due to high demand …
Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the chaos in financial markets which …
Explainer-Why are Britain’s pension schemes dumping gilts?
LONDON (Reuters) – A dramatic upswing in British government bond yields this week triggered calls for cash from defined benefit pension funds, forcing them to …
Explainer-Why the weak yen isn’t a big boost for Japan Inc anymore
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) – The weak yen was once a cause for celebration for Japanese companies as it meant they …
Explainer-Why Europe faces climbing energy bills
By Nina Chestney A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, …
Explainer-Why are bank regulators struggling with climate stress tests?
By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The first stress tests to assess banks’ exposure to the risks of climate change are underestimating …
Explainer-Why Russia drives European and British gas prices
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The Nord Stream 1 pipeline that transports gas from Russia to Germany will undergo maintenance from Aug.31 – Sept. …
Explainer-Why Europe faces climbing energy bills
By Nina Chestney A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, …
Explainer-Why the survival of Scandinavian airline SAS hinges on Denmark
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN – Swedish loss-making airline SAS is fighting for survival, the latest carrier to hit financial straits due to …
Explainer-Why swimming’s transgender ruling is important to the sports world
(Reuters) – World swimming’s governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions. …
Explainer-Why the London Metal Exchange is fighting a lawsuit for cancelling nickel trades
By Pratima Desai and Eric Onstad LONDON – U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates is suing the London Metal Exchange (LME) for $456 million for cancelling …