Trump and Putin shake hands as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/ File Photo |
- President Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said, as the US continued preparations to impose secondary sanctions, including potentially on China, to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
- US federal employees are facing a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online "watchlists" denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety. Read our special report.
- Trump said he may use the National Guard to police the streets of Washington, D.C., and a White House official said federal law enforcement would increase its presence in the city this week, as the president eyes taking over running the city that serves as the seat of the US government.
- Firefighters battled for a third day to contain France's biggest wildfire in nearly eight decades, which has burnt over 16,000 hectares, killed one person and destroyed dozens of houses.
- Ibrahim al-Najjar said he lost his five-year-old son Naim to malnutrition that is ravaging Gaza. One year later, he is still grieving while scrambling to make sure his other children don't suffer the same fate.
- Nearly 700,000 Afghans have been expelled from Iran since June, over accusations by Iranian authorities that Afghan nationals were spying for Israel, according to the UNHCR. The war triggered rushed exits has left many without their wages or possessions.
- When Trump welcomes the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the White House on Friday, the meeting will culminate in the signing of a peace framework that includes exclusive US development rights to a strategic transit corridor through the South Caucasus, officials told Reuters.
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- Trump's higher tariff rates of 10% to 50% on dozens of trading partners have kicked in, testing his strategy for shrinking US trade deficits without massive disruptions to global supply chains, higher inflation and stiff retaliation from trading partners. Follow our live updates.
- Trump added that the US will impose a tariff of about 100% on imports of semiconductors but offered up a big exemption - it will not apply to companies that are manufacturing in the US or have committed to do so. Watch our daily market rundown for more.
- At a glance, Trump appears to be winning the trade war he unleashed after returning to the White House in January. Significant hurdles remain, however, including whether US trading partners will make good on investment and goods-purchase commitments. For more tariff news, sign up to the newsletter.
- In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he saw no room for direct talks now with Trump, which would likely be a "humiliation," as US tariffs on Brazilian goods were raised to 50%. Brad Haynes joins today's Reuters World News podcast to discuss other key details of his interview.
- Trump announced that Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, a move that could help it sidestep potential tariffs on iPhones.
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration has instructed US diplomats in Europe to launch a lobbying campaign to build an opposition to the European Union's Digital Services Act, which Washington says stifles free speech and imposes costs on US tech companies, an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters showed.
- The Trump administration has been talking to drugmakers about ways to raise prices of medicines in Europe and elsewhere in order to cut drug costs in the United States, according to a White House official and three pharmaceutical industry sources.
- US Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group related to allegations that the healthcare conglomerate secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents.
- OPEC+ oil producers have used high summer demand to launch their first output increases in three years, but those targets have proved difficult to hit, leaving the market surprisingly tight.
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A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe |
Youssef Hammad and his daughter Ellia walk together in the Groenhove bos national forest in Torhout, Belgium, July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra |
Ten years ago, one million migrants poured into Europe, fleeing conflict and poverty. Many had traveled for years in search of peace, prosperity or stability, and went on to find it in countries like Italy, Germany and Belgium. But the journey to truly belong continues. A decade on, after receiving asylum, finding work, and learning new languages, four migrants who spoke to Reuters feel torn. |
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A man is pictured lying down on grass outside the Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, September 12, 2023. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo |
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said they have discovered differences in the DNA of people with chronic fatigue syndrome that should help dispel the notion that the debilitating condition is psychological or driven by laziness. |
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