US Senator J.D. Vance listens to former President Donald Trump. NYC May 13, 2024. Mark Peterson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo |
- Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several areas across Gaza on Tuesday, while Palestinian health officials said at least 13 people were killed in Israeli bombardments in southern and central areas of the enclave.
- Ukrainian attacks triggered a fire at a factory producing electrical devices and wounded at least six people in Russian areas bordering Ukraine overnight, local governors said.
- South Korea will face "devastating consequences" for dropping anti-Pyongyang leaflets over North Korea, state media said, citing Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister.
- Britain said it would boost its "hollowed out" armed forces to make sure the country was prepared to face what the head of a defense review called a "deadly quartet," comprising China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.
- Gareth Southgate announced he is leaving his role as England manager after they lost to Spain in the European Championship final, their second straight loss in the final of the continental tournament.
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- Years of faltering growth and population decline left many of Japan's small and medium-sized firms squeaking by on state help and almost-free funding. These companies, which account for around seven out of 10 jobs, now face a shake-up.
- Apple's shares rose 2.5% to a record high after Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the iPhone maker's shares and designated the stock as a "top pick," citing the company's AI efforts as a boost to device sales.
- An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin was referred to British prosecutors for alleged perjury by a judge at London's High Court, who found he lied "extensively and repeatedly" to support his false claim.
- German-linked freight shipper Hellmann Worldwide Logistics helped sanctioned Russian manufacturers, via a Russian -registered firm called Heinrich Tapp Rus – whose owners at the time included at least two former Hellmann employees.
- Berkshire Hathaway's share price set a record high, reflecting investors' confidence in Warren Buffett's company, which is often regarded as a microcosm of the broader American economy.
- For global investors with money in China's stock markets, the latest economic numbers are not of any comfort and just a reminder that the recovery they are betting on will take a while to happen.
- UnitedHealth reported a better-than-expected profit for the second quarter, driven by strong demand in its healthcare services unit. For more news on the healthcare industry, sign up to the Reuters Health Rounds newsletter.
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After Trump shooting, his supporters still fiercely oppose gun reforms |
Even mild measures are seen as infringements on the US Constitution's Second Amendment. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent/File Photo |
Their presidential candidate had just narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, a bullet grazing his ear from an AR-15-style semiautomatic weapon – a rifle frequently used by mass shooters in the US. Yet in interviews with 12 Donald Trump delegates at his Republican Party nominating convention in Milwaukee, none advocated for limits or bans on assault rifles, raising the legal age to buy a gun, or even more robust background checks. |
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An artist's illustration shows the nearest brown dwarf to Earth. ESO-I. Crossfield-N. Risinger/Handout via REUTERS |
The weather report is in for the two brown dwarfs – celestial bodies bigger than a planet but smaller than a star – closest to us. It is inclement, to put it mildly: blazingly hot, with a toxic chemical cocktail swirling in the atmosphere and clouds of silicate particles blowing around like a Saharan dust storm. |
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