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Daily Briefing

By Kate Turton

Hello. The Kremlin says Putin has accepted some US proposals on Ukraine, the AI frenzy is driving a memory chip supply crisis, and airline pilots hide their mental health struggles.

Plus, Reuters NEXT, our flagship live journalism summit, returns to New York on December 3 and 4. Follow it live.

Today's Top News

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, December 2, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

The Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin accepted some US proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and rejected others but that Russia was ready to meet US negotiators as many times as it took to reach an agreement.
The Trump administration said it paused all immigration applications, including green card and US citizenship processing, filed by immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing concerns over national security and public safety.
Voters in Tennessee elected Republican Matt Van Epps to fill a vacant US House of Representatives seat, US media outlets projected, padding the narrow lead by President Donald Trump's party in the chamber heading into next year's midterm elections.
Authorities battling floods on Indonesia's island of Sumatra that killed 804 people this week have appealed for more central government help to tackle shortages of funds, food and fuel in relief efforts.
Taiwan expressed thanks and China was upset after Trump signed into law legislation requiring the US State Department to regularly review and update guidelines on how the US officially interacts with Taipei.
A parliamentary inquiry in Kenya has accused British troops training there of a pattern of sexual misconduct and environmental harm that has led the forces from the former colonial power to be seen as an "occupying presence".
A campaign by French President Emmanuel Macron to combat online disinformation has triggered a backlash from right-wing opponents and the increasingly influential conservative media empire controlled by billionaire Vincent Bollore.
Thousands of women in the Spanish southern region of Andalusia were not properly informed about inconclusive mammogram results. The delay in diagnosis sparked protests, legal claims, and the resignation of the regional health chief.

Business & Markets

Pie chart showing global chipmakers' market share by revenue.

An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence and consumer-electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies, as prices soar for the unglamorous but essential components that allow devices to store data.
India is backpedalling after a government order to preload a state-owned app on the country's 735 million smartphones. Aditya Kalra tells the Reuters World News podcast that the political firestorm over the plan led to the government's reversal.
Google's YouTube shared a "disappointing update" to millions of Australian users and content creators, saying it will comply with a world-first teen social media ban by locking out users aged under 16 from their accounts within days.
Airbus cut its 2025 delivery target to around 790 commercial aircraft, 30 fewer than previously expected, but maintained financial goals following a quality issue with fuselage panels on its popular A320 family of jets.
It has been over a month since the head of Pemex made a plea for partners to help Mexico's ailing state oil company on projects needed to boost dwindling production, but national and international companies have not yet bitten.
The European Central Bank has urged Italy to reconsider a parliamentary amendment asserting that the national central bank's gold reserves belong to the Italian people.
Trump signals Kevin Hassett as his preferred candidate for Fed chair. Markets now price around an 85% chance he gets the job. What could this mean for interest rates and monetary policy in 2026? Hear the full analysis on the Reuters Morning Bid podcast.

‘If you aren’t lying, you aren’t flying.’ Airline pilots hide mental health struggles

Commercial airline pilot Troy Merritt holds his pilot cap at his home in Hermosa Beach, California. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

Commercial airline pilots often conceal mental health conditions for fear that disclosing therapy or medication, or even just seeking help, could mean having their license pulled, putting themselves and their passengers at risk, according to Reuters interviews with three dozen pilots, medical experts and industry officials, as well as a review of medical studies.

For this story, Reuters spoke to at least 24 commercial pilots at US and foreign carriers who said that they were reluctant to disclose mental health issues — even minor or treatable ones — fearing immediate grounding and a lengthy, costly medical review that could end their careers.

The pilots Reuters spoke to cited multiple reasons for not coming forward with mental health challenges, including airline policies, regulatory requirements and social stigma.

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And Finally...

A Talipot palm blooming for the first time in about 50 years and flowering only once in its lifetime, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

A golden cascade of Talipot tree blossoms has captivated Rio de Janeiro as spring draws to a close, marking the first and last bloom of these palm trees decades after they were brought from South Asia by renowned landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.

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