Military vehicles carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles drive past Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo |
- China said that it is "unreasonable and unrealistic" to ask the country to join nuclear disarmament negotiations with the United States and Russia. The remarks come amidst US President Donald Trump's denuclearisation dialogue with Russia.
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Two journalists for Reuters and the Associated Press who were killed in an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital were not "a target of the strike," an Israeli military spokesperson told Reuters. Read our obituary of Hussam al-Masri, the Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire.
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Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight, destroying houses and prompting residents to flee, witnesses said, ahead of an expected meeting on the war to be chaired by Trump.
- Australia's intelligence agency traced the funding of hooded criminals who allegedly set fire to a Melbourne synagogue, linking the antisemitic attack to Iran, officials said, even as those charged with the crime were likely unaware Tehran was their puppet master.
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Trump said that he is working with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, both Republicans, on a "comprehensive crime bill."
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Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen over Danish intelligence reports that US citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the ministry said.
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Some 63% of French people want the country's parliament to be dissolved and for new elections to be held, according to an Ifop poll for LCI TV, as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou battles to save his minority government. Gabriel Stargardter tells the Reuters World News podcast why the French Prime Minister's surprise confidence vote may have backfired.
- Germany's cabinet passed a draft bill that would introduce first a voluntary military service, and could lead to conscription if recruitment goals are missed, the government said in a statement.
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India opened all gates of major dams on rivers in its part of the Kashmir region following heavy rains, and warned neighboring Pakistan of the possibility of downstream flooding, an Indian government source said.
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Trump's doubling of tariffs on goods from India to as much as 50% took effect as scheduled. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, most Americans support a bid to sanction Russia's trading partners as a way to put pressure on Moscow to end its war with Ukraine. For the latest tariff news, sign up for the daily Tariff Watch newsletter.
- Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a US judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's assets, a court filing showed.
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SpaceX's Starship rocket deployed its first batch of mock Starlink satellites in space and tested new heat shield tiles on its plunge through Earth's atmosphere, clinching development milestones that had been held up by a streak of previous testing failures.
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said it had detected and blocked hackers attempting to misuse its Claude AI system to write phishing emails, create malicious code and circumvent safety filters.
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer for the embattled central bank official said, kicking off what could be a protracted legal fight over the White House's effort to shape US monetary policy.
- European Union targets to cut CO2 emissions from vehicles, including a 100% reduction for cars by 2035, are no longer feasible, the heads of the European automobile manufacturers' and automotive suppliers' associations said.
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American and other Western officials are worried a Vietnamese tungsten mine and refinery may come under Chinese control, potentially hampering access to a major source of the critical mineral outside China, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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England flags spark pride and concern amid anti-immigration protests |
A man walks past a flag bearing the colours of England's St. George's Cross, near Manchester, Britain, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja |
The red and white St George's Cross and the Union Jack flags have proliferated along streets across England in recent weeks in what supporters say is a campaign to show national pride, but others fear is part of growing anti-immigration sentiment. The flags have emerged during a politically charged summer in Britain that has been dominated by the subject of migration, with the YouGov monthly sentiment tracker showing that since the end of June immigration has overtaken the economy as voters' biggest concern. |
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, US, Jan 26, 2025. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images/File Photo |
Pop superstar Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce are engaged to be married, the couple announced on social media. In a joint Instagram post, the pair wrote: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," along with photos showing the Kansas City Chiefs player proposing to Swift. |
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