Police officers work at the scene after an incident where a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade. REUTERS/Phil Noble |
- Four people were "very, very ill in hospital" after a car drove into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, the city's mayor said, adding that he hoped they would "pull through."
- European policymakers have asked the bloc's leading companies and CEOs to swiftly provide detail of their US investment plans, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as Brussels prepares for trade talks with Washington.
- A previously unknown Russian hacking group was behind attacks last year on the networks of the Dutch police, NATO and several European countries, Dutch intelligence agencies said.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's foreign minister discussed at a meeting in Moscow efforts to end the war in Ukraine and developments since direct talks between the warring parties, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said.
- A large rally in Jerusalem marking Israel's capture of the city's east in the 1967 war descended into chaos as far-right Israeli Jews confronted and assaulted Palestinians, fellow Israelis and journalists, witnesses said.
- US President Donald Trump said he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools.
- The sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs begins its third week today. Our Legal Correspondent Jack Queen joins the Reuters World News podcast to talk what to expect in the coming days - listen now.
- Kenya said it supports Morocco's plan to give the disputed region of Western Sahara autonomy under the North African kingdom's sovereignty, joining a growing number of African, Arab and Western countries that have tilted towards backing Rabat in the five-decade conflict.
- The wife of South Korea's main conservative party candidate has taken a leading role ahead of next week's elections, campaigning on her own to tarnish the image of the liberal frontrunner and his spouse and turbocharge her husband's bid.
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A person works at 140-year-old Fernandez y Roche Industrias Sombrereras Espanolas factory, Salteras, May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo |
- A Spanish hatmaker warned that a 40-year tradition of supplying felt hats to Orthodox Jews in the US risked becoming a casualty in President Donald Trump's trade war.
- Boards and the owners of retailers whose shares have been pummeled by Trump's trade war are increasingly warming to offers to sell – and to escape the market chaos that has caused company valuations to seesaw in recent months.
- As Trump threatens tariffs, Brussels is also worrying about Washington using sanctions against it. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Agathe Demarais of the European Council on Foreign Relations talks about how the bloc should deploy its own weapons.
- A bill that requires Apple and Alphabet's Google to verify the age of users of their app stores could become law this week in Texas, putting the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate the use of smartphones by children and teenagers.
- In autos news, Tesla's sales in Europe fell 49% in April from a year earlier, even though battery-electric car sales rose 27.8%. Meanwhile, Toyota is moving some production of its GR Corolla sports car to Britain.
- South Africa's Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said that his proposed draft policy that recognises alternatives to Black ownership requirements was not only meant for Elon Musk's Starlink.
- Japan will consider trimming issuance of super-long bonds in the wake of recent sharp rises in yields for the notes, two sources told Reuters, as policymakers seek to soothe market concerns about worsening government finances. You can watch our daily rundown on financial markets here.
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India and Pakistan's drone battles mark new arms race |
Drones are displayed during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar in Karachi, Pakistan November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro |
A little after 8:00 pm on May 8, red flares streaked through the night sky over the northern Indian city of Jammu as its air-defence systems opened fire on drones from neighbouring Pakistan. The Indian and Pakistani militaries have deployed high-end fighter jets, conventional missiles and artillery during decades of clashes, but the four days of fighting in May marked the first time New Delhi and Islamabad utilized unmanned aerial vehicles at scale against each other. |
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In pictures: Memorial Day across America |
Francesca Perez, 4, holds the US flag as she takes part in the 158th Memorial Day Parade, Brooklyn, New York City, May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray |
Our photographers captured scenes from Memorial Day services across the US. They are held to pay tribute to those who fought and died for their country. |
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