A person walks past "our lives depend on your votes" posters in Nantes. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Elections around the world
Opponents of France's National Rally stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power as more candidates said they would bow out of the run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote. Meanwhile, investors are skeptical that the relief rally after the first-round vote can last.
US President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity set a "dangerous precedent" and called on the American people to "dissent" by rejecting Donald Trump in November. Politics Editor Scott Malone explains the implications of this ruling on today's Reuters World News podcast.
Pro-Palestinian candidates hope to mobilize Muslim votes at Britain's July 4 election by tapping into discontent over the two main political parties' positions on the war in Gaza.
Eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded when Israeli forces bombarded several areas of Khan Younis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, as thousands of people fled their homes under fire. Follow the latest.
Riot police patrolled Kenya's capital Nairobi this morning as young activists called for more protests following last week's deadly clashes. The recent protests have exposed President William Ruto's neglect of the discontent he faces in the country.
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a "potentially catastrophic" category 5 storm as it moved across the eastern Caribbean, putting Jamaica near its path after downing power lines and flooding streets elsewhere.
Business & Markets
A US stock rally supercharged by excitement over artificial intelligence is drawing comparisons with the dotcom bubble two decades ago, raising the question of whether prices have again been inflated by optimism over a revolutionary technology.
Nvidia is set to be charged by the French antitrust regulator for allegedly anti-competitive practices, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, making it the first enforcer to act against the computer chip maker.
China's BYD posted a 21% rise in second-quarter electric vehicle sales, closing the gap with Tesla after handing back the world's top EV vendor title to the US rival in the first quarter.
Hindenburg Research refuted allegations from India's securities regulator accusing the company of colluding with a US asset manager to use non-public information to set up its short bet against Adani Group last year.
Good luck getting a late-morning McMuffin in Australia. McDonald's has cut breakfast service timings by 1-1/2 hours, after a shortage of eggs caused by bird flu outbreaks that have led to the slaughter of about 1.5 million chickens.
OnlyFans vows it's a safe space. Predators are exploiting kids there.
OnlyFans says it vets every user and all content to keep children off its porn-driven platform. But a Reuters investigation of US police and court files found complaints that hundreds of sexually explicit videos and images of minors – from toddlers to teens – appeared on the website.
Swelling deer herd hems in South Korean islanders. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
On South Korea's island of Anma, the deer destroy crops and damage trees in their nocturnal wanderings. By day the spot is deceptively peaceful, though the humans there must live behind fences, penned into homes and fields, as the animals outnumber them seven to one.
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All eyes are on France as parties rush to build a united front meant for blocking the path to government of Marine Le Pen's far-right. We are also covering the latest from elections in Britain, where the winners will inherit huge challenges, and the US, with the Supreme Court due to rule on Trump's immunity bid.
Le Pen reacts to partial results in the first round of the French parliamentary elections. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Elections around the world
The far-right National Rally party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election, but the final outcome will depend on days of alliance building before the run-off vote. Gabriel Stargardter joins the Reuters World News podcast to share what the next week of horse-trading will look like.
The winners of Britain's election - which looks set to end 14 years in power for the Conservative Party - will take on some of the biggest challenges faced by any new government since the end of World War Two. These graphics break them down.
President Joe Biden's train-wreck debate with Donald Trump followed a series of decisions by his most senior advisers that critics now point to as wrong-headed. Top Democrats ruled out the possibility of replacing him as the Democratic nominee.
The US Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling on Trump's bid for immunity in a federal criminal case involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss is expected later today. Separately, his ally Steve Bannon is due to report to prison.
In other news
Hungary's nationalist government launches its presidency of the European Union with a Trump-like call to "Make Europe Great Again" after EU lawmakers questioned whether it should be allowed to take on the role.
An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to the large number of people trying to sign it, the speaker of the parliament said, promising to fix the issue as soon as possible.
The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barreled across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Business & Markets
Meta was charged by European Union antitrust regulators for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at its newly introduced pay or consent advertising model.
Boeing agreed to buy back Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock, and Airbus moved to take on the supplier's loss-making Europe-focused activities in return for hundreds of millions of dollars of compensation in a rare coordinated move.
In more aviation news, the US Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask it to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said.
AstraZeneca said that the EU regulator has accepted a market authorization application for its COVID prevention drug, sipavibart, for an accelerated assessment. A late-stage trial showed the drug reduced the risk of infection in patients with weaker immunity.
Pixar movie "Inside Out 2" has crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office in less than three weeks of release, reaching that level in the fastest time of any animated film in history.
Analysis: Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion'
Federal surveillance of US dairy cows is currently limited to testing herds before they cross state lines. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo/File Photo
Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen leading disease experts.
Chinese robot 'guide dog' aims to improve independence for visually impaired. REUTERS/Nicoco Chan
It's less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team. The robot dog is able to navigate its environment via cameras and sensors, including recognizing traffic light signals.
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