Palestinians flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled |
- Israeli air strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza, local health authorities said, as Israel continues its bombardment despite mounting international pressure to stop military operations and allow aid into Gaza unimpeded.
- US President Donald Trump said after his call with President Vladimir Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire. Moscow Bureau Chief Guy Faulconbridge tells the Reuters World News podcast what Trump's threat to walk away from talks means for Ukraine.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before his former colleagues in the US Congress, some of whom have said they regret voting to confirm the ex-senator because he has not stood up to Trump.
- Head Start preschool programs for low-income US children are scrambling to cope with funding cuts and delays, as they feel the squeeze of Trump's cost-cutting drive. Meanwhile, Trump's mass layoff threat drives tens of thousands of US government workers to resign.
- Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who has jockeyed her way up from online agitator to self-appointed presidential adviser, has long been one of Trump's most fervent supporters. But she has recently found herself at odds with the White House, clashing with the administration over both policy and personnel choices.
- The candidates still in the running to become Poland's president were given lists of demands from two far-right politicians supported by more than a fifth of voters as they compete to broaden their appeal.
- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US demands that Tehran refrain from enriching uranium are "excessive and outrageous", state media reported, voicing doubts whether nuclear talks will lead to an agreement.
- Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China but the government must continue to strengthen the island's defenses, President Lai Ching-te said as he completed one year in office.
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- China cut benchmark lending rates for the first time since October, while major state banks lowered deposit rates as authorities work to ease monetary policy to help buffer the economy from the impact of the Sino-US trade war.
- World stocks rose and Treasury yields steadied, allowing a bit of a breathing room for the US dollar as investors took stock of the debt load of the world's biggest economy. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
- Britain's food sellers and producers, both large and small, welcomed a deal with the European Union to cut border red tape, saying it would reduce costs and ease trade for both sides.
- Online weight-loss company Noom has begun offering smaller doses of compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy as the US drugs regulator clamps down on mass production of copies of the in-demand medicine.
- Honda said that it was scaling back its investment in electric vehicles given slowing demand and would be focusing on capturing growing demand for hybrids with new models. For more on the industry, sign up to the Auto File newsletter.
- Factories and consumers in China helped turn Apple into a $3 trillion giant. Now geopolitical tensions are straining the relationship. In this episode of The Big View podcast, 'Apple in China' author Patrick McGee explains why there's no easy way out.
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Low-income migrants fined up to $1.8 million by Trump administration |
Wendy Elizabeth Ortiz Hernandez walks with her son Axel on a street in Pennsylvania, May 17, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz |
Wendy Ortiz was surprised to find out she was being fined by US immigration authorities for being in the country illegally - but it was the amount that truly shocked her: $1.8 million. Ortiz, 32, who earns $13 an hour in her job at a meatpacking plant in Pennsylvania, has lived in the United States for a decade, after fleeing El Salvador to escape a violent ex-partner and gang threats, she said in an interview and in immigration paperwork. |
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Natalie Portman poses at the screening of the film "Eddington". REUTERS/Manon Cruz |
Despite a new dress code, there were still plenty of fashion highlights from the 78th Cannes Film Festival. |
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