Alarm over Iran civilian death toll

Plus, Norway seizes a Russian ship in the Arctic.

Go beyond the headlines with Reuters on the stories shaping the day. Subscribe for $1/week. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Hello. Iran says 18 people were killed in the latest US strikes, including four at a wedding. Democrats sink a bid to cap the Supreme Court at nine justices. And Texas Republicans are putting big tech on notice as they turn against data centers. Today's Top News   Rubble lies around a damaged house following a reported attack near a wedding gathering in Kuhistik, Sirik, Iran. Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via WANA via REUTERS The sudden recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian toll after Iran reported 18 dead in the last US assault, including four killed and dozens wounded at a wedding. As the US weighs its next move in the Middle East, China is moving in. Beijing bureau chief Ryan Woo joins the Reuters World News podcast to talk about China's ambitions in the region. Germany is investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on its power grid and a month after an airport drone attack that Berlin and its allies blamed on Russia. Norway has seized a Russian ship in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation claim won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz over Moscow's seizure of its assets when Russia ‌annexed Crimea in 2014, officials said. The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organization said. United States A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship that the president issued after the US Supreme Court rejected his ‌previous effort. Democrats in the House of Representatives defeated a constitutional amendment to permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices, voting against a Republican proposal designed ‌to make the court's conservative majority a campaign issue ahead of November 3 elections. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked his new CDC director to remove a reference to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency’s online measles tally after he questioned whether the disease contributed to the fatalities, three sources familiar with the situation said. Business & Markets   Conduits for fiber to connect superclusters of data centers under construction in Abilene, Texas. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/Pool Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the "epicenter of AI development." Now, in his bid for re-election, he is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers. And he’s hardly alone. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is ‌looking into whether an illegal operation in India that labelled chips and other food products with fake nutrition information and expiry dates represents a risk to the country's imports. Alphabet's Google escaped a breakup of its advertising technology business, marking the third time ‌in recent years that US antitrust enforcers have tried to force a Big Tech breakup and lost. Broadcom forecast strong AI chip sales for the next two years, offering fresh evidence that Big Tech's appetite for AI infrastructure remains undiminished as investors scrutinize returns on massive spending. Uber launched autonomous rides in London using AI technology developed by Britain's Wayve, making the city the second in Europe after Zagreb where the ‌company offers robotaxis. Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up   Agibot humanoid robots dance in front of a giant screen at the company's headquarters in Shanghai. REUTERS/Laurie Chen Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants churning out cars at breathtaking scale are drawing a new wave of foreign visitors to China. Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what many believe could be the next technological revolution. Read more And Finally... Britain's King Charles and France's President Emmanuel Macron during a preview event for the Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition in London. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the exhibition housing the historic Bayeux Tapestry, the nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery which depicts the conquest of England by the monarch's ancestor William I in 1066. Under a deal struck with the French government, the 230-foot tapestry has been loaned to the British Museum from its home in northern France and brought to English soil for the first time since it was made. Read more   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. For more information on how we process your personal information and your rights, please see our Privacy Statement. Terms & Conditions   © 2026 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

US and China arm for space warfare

Satellites could become dynamic weapons.

Go beyond the headlines with Reuters on the stories shaping the day. Subscribe for $1/week. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Hello. Today we have a fascinating insight into secretive plans for potential space warfare. As the US and Iran renew hostilities, China's Xi lands in Egypt amid shifting Middle East alliances. Plus, what's behind the selloff in world bond markets? Here's what you need to know. Today's Top News   A screengrab from a video obtained from social media shows a view shortly before what US Central Command says was a US strike on an Iranian military target. Iran and its Arab neighbors were plunged back into war by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July, with US forces striking Iran's southern coast and Iran firing at American bases across the region. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed China's Xi Jinping to Cairo as regional turmoil prompts US allies to reassess longstanding security relationships. The Trump administration has been pushing back against criticism of a deal for the US to gain long-term access to a fifth of Venezuela's proven oil reserves. Hear more on the controversial plan on the Reuters World News podcast. US Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln ‌steamed into Thailand's Laem Chabang after 286 days at sea, amid reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions on board. For the first time in recent history, Danish conscripts have been deployed to Greenland, as Denmark moves to bolster its presence in the Arctic after US demands to acquire the territory. The US State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status as part of President Donald Trump's latest effort to limit birthright ‌citizenship. Bond selloff deepens Global bonds extended a rout that is raising borrowing costs to multi-decade highs as the Middle East conflict pushes up energy prices, playing into investor fears about inflation and ballooning government debt.   Concerns over America's fiscal outlook are mounting. Long-dated Treasury yields are at their highest levels since 2007, while the national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. We look at the history of financing America, in six crisis episodes. The Federal Reserve's next move could reshape global markets. Senior Correspondent Howard Schneider talks to Governor Christopher Waller about inflation, growth, and what's next for interest rates. Register here for the September 3 Reuters NEXT Newsmaker. US and China arm for space warfare US Space Force personnel monitor orbital operations from a military base in California. Amid the rapidly-evolving field of military space operations, Beijing and Washington are preparing for the possibility of conflict extending into space. Militaries now view satellites as possible dynamic weapons capable of launching attacks to disrupt operations with lasers or other technology. Read more Business    A worker walks past a data center in Johor state in Malaysia. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain While Nvidia is synonymous with the AI boom, a lesser-known group of power and cooling equipment suppliers is cashing in on a global data center construction spree as developers race to avoid infrastructure bottlenecks. OpenAI has determined ‌that one of its upcoming models is so capable it requires additional safety measures before it can be launched. The model can spot more security vulnerabilities than the most advanced OpenAI model publicly available today. Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's consumer goods business has launched an ice cream ‌brand, entering a market that includes major global brands such as Magnum and Baskin-Robbins as it deepens its push into packaged goods. Japan's Honda aims to cut more than $9 billion in costs over the next four years and has instructed suppliers to drastically reduce their prices, according to internal documents and one person familiar with ‌the matter. BP has appointed Ian Tyler, former ‌CEO of building group Balfour Beatty, as its permanent chairman after firing Albert Manifold in May, citing governance and conduct concerns. And Finally... The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter experiment main detector at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota. Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter — observing hints of it during an experiment about a mile underground in South Dakota — though they stopped short of saying they have finally detected this elusive cosmic component. Read more   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you’ve engaged with its contents. For more information on how we process your personal information and your rights, please see our Privacy Statement. Terms & Conditions   © 2026 Thomson Reuters. 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