Hamas studies ceasefire proposal

Plus, how Washington is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

View in Browser Sign up for Reuters newsletters Daily Briefing Israeli bombardment continues while Hamas studies a ceasefire proposal, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 14-year jail term for graft, and we take a look at how the US is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.   Plus, our top photos from around the world this past month.   By Edson Caldas Today's Top News Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip in this screen grab taken from a video released on January 31. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT WAR Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza today after the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had received and was studying a new proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza. The proposal appeared to be the most serious peace initiative for months in the Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday, Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim women burst into a hospital in the occupied West Bank and killed three Palestinian militants. We look at the CCTV footage frame by frame. Bureau Chief James Mackenzie talks about the raid on today's Reuters World News podcast. IN OTHER NEWS A Pakistani anti-graft court jailed Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Khan for 14 years each on charges of illegally selling state gifts, his party said, the third conviction for Khan in the last few months. We have an explainer on the embattled former prime minister. An Indian state ruled by Narendra Modi's party is set to introduce contentious new common personal laws that will apply across religions next week, a template other state officials say they will look to follow. The move comes ahead of Modi's bid to win a rare third term in general elections to be held by May. Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin said he had submitted 105,000 signatures of support to the Central Election Commission, technically enough to challenge Vladimir Putin in the next election. Meanwhile, the Russian parliament backed confiscating property of anyone spreading "fake news" about the army. Donald Trump is due to meet with one of America's biggest unions as he competes for the support of labor groups ahead of a likely general election rematch with President Joe Biden in November. For more election news and analysis, sign up to On the Campaign Trail. Business & Markets US Federal Reserve officials are expected to maintain rates at between 5.25% and 5.5%, where they have been since July. They must also take stock of inflation that ended 2023 in much better shape than anticipated at the start of the year, the main reason why lower interest rates are now under consideration. A Delaware judge tossed out Elon Musk's record-breaking $56 billion Tesla pay package, calling the compensation granted by the EV maker's board "an unfathomable sum" that was unfair to shareholders. The ruling, which can be appealed, nullifies the largest pay package in corporate America. H&M's CEO Helena Helmersson unexpectedly quit, and company veteran Daniel Ervér took over with immediate effect. The leadership change came as H&M said sales for December and January fell by 4% compared to the previous year, a bad sign for the key Christmas shopping period. Mitsuko Tottori's appointment as Japan Airlines' next president makes her something of a rarity in Japan - a female head of a well-known company. While Japanese firms have rapidly lifted the number of female board members in recent years, most are outside directors. Change from within is slower in coming. The logistics of war The US and its allies are increasingly worried that Chinese President Xi Jinping could order his military to seize Taiwan, the democratically-governed island China considers its own territory. So, the US military is taking a hard look at its own readiness and trying to play catch-up in a critical area: its logistics network. Here is how Washington is preparing for an invasion of Taiwan. And Finally... A woman holds her dog to be blessed by a priest during a ceremony on the outskirts of Mexico City. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha January has been a busy start to the year. From the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles to the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, we bring you a selection of some of our top photos from around the world this past month. See the photo gallery. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com 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. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

Fears Gaza war will spread further

Plus, Imran Khan jailed for 10 years ahead of election.

View in Browser Sign up for Reuters newsletters Daily Briefing West Bank hospital raid stokes fears Gaza war will spread further, Biden raises money on Trump's home turf, and Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip in a human for the first time.   Plus, Webb telescope captures 'stunning' images of 19 spiral galaxies.   By Kate Turton Today's Top News Mourners react following the death of Palestinians in an Israeli raid, at a hospital in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 30, 2024. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta MIDDLE EAST Israeli authorities said that commandos disguised as Palestinians killed three gunmen in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, one of whom they accused of planning an imminent attack. An Israeli intelligence dossier that prompted a cascade of countries to halt funds for a U.N. Palestinian aid agency includes allegations that some staff took part in abductions and killings during the Oct. 7 raid that sparked the Gaza war. U.N. Bureau Chief Michelle Nichols tells the daily Reuters World News podcast what the cut off in funding could mean for Palestinians - listen now. IN OTHER NEWS A Pakistan court handed Imran Khan a 10-year jail term for leaking state secrets, his party said, the harshest sentence against the former prime minister so far and just 10 days before a general election. European Union leaders will restate their determination to continue to provide "timely, predictable and sustainable military support" to Ukraine at a summit, according to draft conclusions of the meeting. The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink and is recovering well, the company's billionaire founder Elon Musk said. The US Food and Drug Administration had given the company clearance last year to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans. Hong Kong's leader confirmed his intention to pass tighter national security laws soon to build on sweeping legislation Beijing imposed on the city in 2020, saying the city "could not afford to wait". Here's why Hong Kong wants new national security laws. The US government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials and one person familiar with the matter. Business & Markets It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous US state divorces itself from fossil fuels in its fight against climate change. Toyota retained its crown as the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth consecutive year after posting record annual sales of 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, though its chairman apologized for scandals at three group companies. Boeing said it was withdrawing a request for a key safety exemption that could have allowed US regulators to speed up certification of its coming 737 MAX 7, in the latest fallout from the planemaker's ongoing crisis. The sickly state of the German economy is the next big challenge for the export-reliant countries of central Europe, which are still recovering from some of the world's worst inflation spikes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global air freight rates have climbed for the first time in seven weeks ahead of Asia's lunar new year and as attacks on Red Sea shipping prompt companies to secure costlier air cargo space. HSBC has been fined $73 million for "serious failings" in protecting some depositors over several years, in the first penalty of its kind under British rules designed to protect customers if banks fail. Biden raising money on Trump's home turf in Florida Biden gestures during his tour of Hurricane Idalia storm destruction, Live Oak, Florida, September 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo US President Joe Biden will be on Donald Trump's home turf on Tuesday, raising money for his 2024 reelection bid against the Republican primary frontrunner in Florida. Biden, who is seeking another four-year term in the Nov. 5 election, is stopping at fundraising events in Miami and Palm Beach. His campaign is eager to tap into the financial resources afforded by the state's well-to-do residents. And Finally... Spiral galaxy NGC 1512. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), and the PHANGS team/Handout via REUTERS A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well as galactic structure and evolution. Spiral galaxies, resembling enormous pinwheels, are a common galaxy type. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com 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. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036