Immigration raids leave crops unharvested

Plus, Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan.

Global news you can trust. Download the Reuters App. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hello. Israel steps up its Gaza bombardment, and the Dalai Lama is set to reveal his succession plan. Elsewhere, Canada rescinds digital services tax to advance stalled US trade talks, and investors flock to Europe. Plus, immigration raids leave crops unharvested, putting California farms at risk. Today's Top News   A view of the Capitol as the Senate considers Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. June 29, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno United States Following up to 20 hours of debate on President Donald Trump's tax cut bill, the Senate will enter an amendment session, known as a "vote-a-rama," before voting on passage. Andy Sullivan joins the Reuters World News podcast to talk about its possible impact on different generations - listen now. As the bill grinds its way through the Senate, incentives are growing for foreign investors to diversify out of US Treasuries losing sheen from prospects of deficit spending and inflation-boosting tariffs. A nonpartisan forecaster said the bill would add an estimated $3.3 trillion to the nation's debt over a decade. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani defended his democratic socialism and argued that his focus on economic issues should serve as a model for the party, even though some top Democrats have been reluctant to embrace him. Trump is expected to attend the opening of a temporary migrant detention center in southern Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz", a source familiar with the matter said. In other news The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China. Here's everything you need to know about the Dalai Lama. The US and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for U.N. inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons grade, were buried beneath the rubble or secretly hidden away? Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration. A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, authorities said, as Moscow intensifies night-time air barrages in the fourth year of war. Business & Markets   Investors and companies are increasingly turning to Europe, drawn by an infrastructure- and defense-led spending push that offers stability at a time when Trump's erratic tariff policies have made the US market a less safe bet.  Canada scrapped its digital services tax targeting US technology firms, just hours before it was due to take effect, in a bid to advance stalled trade negotiations with the United States. World shares held just below recent record highs as the revival of US/Canada trade talks helped risk sentiment, while the dollar dipped on the prospect of this week's US jobs data ushering in an earlier Fed rate cut. Watch today's market rundown for more. Britain's economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the first three months of 2025 as homebuyers rushed to beat a deadline on property purchases and manufacturers sped up output ahead of Trump's higher import tariffs. Britain's competition regulator said it has started a Phase 1 investigation into Boeing's planned acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems, setting a deadline of August 28 for a decision. Nissan has asked some suppliers to allow it to delay payments to free up short-term funds, according to several emails and a company document reviewed by Reuters, as the troubled Japanese automaker scrambles to boost cash. Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk    A Guatemalan immigrant works on a crop field at a farm in Kern County, California, U.S., June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Lisa Tate is a sixth-generation farmer in Ventura County, California, an area that produces billions of dollars' worth of fruit and vegetables each year, much of it hand-picked by immigrants in the US illegally. Tate knows the farms around her well. And she says she can see with her own eyes how raids carried out by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the area's fields earlier this month, part of President Trump's migration crackdown, have frightened off workers. Read more And Finally... Customers shop for 'Kolhapuri' sandals, an Indian ethnic footwear, at a store in New Delhi, India, June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Luxury fashion powerhouse Prada has acknowledged the ancient Indian roots of its new sandal design after the debut of the open-toe footwear sparked a furore among Indian artisans and politicians thousands of miles from the catwalk in Italy. Read more Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. 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Supreme Court hands Trump a win on executive orders

Bomb Iran again? Trump says he might

Global news you can trust. Download the Reuters App. Weekend Briefing Weekend Briefing From Reuters Daily Briefing   By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor Welcome to the Saturday briefing, which, as you'll see below, caps a very busy week. Our World News podcast digs into Australia's mushroom-murders trial, while our latest edition of City Memo explores Dublin. I recommend my colleague Ossian Shine's first column looking ahead to weekend sports action. We're also keeping an eye on the Pride march in Budapest, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people despite being banned. Supreme Court hands Trump a win on executive orders   REUTERS/Nathan Howard Power curb: The 6-3 ruling reduces the power of federal judges to impose nationwide rulings to limit President Trump's policies, but left unresolved the issue of whether he can limit birthright citizenship. The court also allowed parents to take their children out of classes where teachers read storybooks featuring LGBT characters, and preserved an element of Obamacare that helps guarantee that health insurers cover preventive care such as cancer screenings and medication to prevent HIV. Here's the rundown on all the rulings, which gave Trump a series of victories as the court wrapped up its term. Also: A federal judge permanently blocked a White House executive order against Susman Godfrey, saying it was unlawful retaliation for the law firm's efforts to promote racial diversity. Weekend hours: Republican lawmakers in Congress might miss a July 4 deadline if they don't work overtime to fill in the budget hole in Trump's tax-cut and spending bill. Sticking points include healthcare cuts, green-energy incentives the EV tax credit and more. House and Senate lawmakers have yet to reconcile their different versions of the bill. Trump administration plans to deport Abrego Garcia again But first: The second deportation, which will not send him to El Salvador, will come after he is tried in federal court on migrant-smuggling charges, a White House spokesperson said. Florida is building a migrant-detention facility in the Everglades dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, with minimal security thanks to the inhospitable terrain and fauna. The Pentagon will create two new military zones along the Mexico border to allow troops to detain migrants and trespassers. Immigration officers arrested Iranian asylum-seekers in Los Angeles. Abroad: Portugal doubled the amount of time most foreigners need to be legal residents before applying for citizenship to 10 years thanks to pressure from the far right to reduce immigration. Germany is moving closer to suspending family reunification for migrants who do not qualify for full refugee status. Greece will deploy ships near Libya to stem migrant flows. Bomb Iran again? Trump says he might Remarks: Trump criticized Ali Khamenei, dropped plans to lift sanctions and said he would consider bombing Iran again after the supreme leader said in his first appearance since the U.S. attacks that the Islamic Republic slapped America in the face. And the question remains: Just what did the strikes accomplish? And what is the state of Iran's nuclear program? Middle East: The U.N. secretary-general said the U.S.-backed aid operation is inherently unsafe and is killing people. Israel's military is investigating a deadly shooting near one aid site as a war crime, Haaretz reported. Syrian Christians struggled to understand why a suicide attack targeted their community in Damascus. Russia will cut military spending, Putin says What did he say? Vladimir Putin's remarks come after a NATO meeting this week where allies agreed to raise their collective spending goal to 5% of GDP over the next 10 years, citing a long-term threat posed by Russia. The West likely will greet Putin's comments on reduced spending with extreme skepticism. Ukraine and beyond: Kyiv is taking its struggle against Russia to Africa of all places. It also asked the EU to sanction Bangladeshi entities that it says are importing wheat taken from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia. And Trump said he might send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Trump cuts trade talks with Canada Back to chaos: Canada's new tax targeting U.S. tech firms is a "blatant attack," and Washington will set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods next week, he said. Trump also is planning executive orders to boost energy supply to power U.S. expansion of artificial intelligence. A group of authors sued Microsoft, saying it used their books without permission to train its AI model, while Meta fended off another authors' lawsuit. Doing donuts: McDonald's and Krispy Kreme are ending their partnership in the United States. Tesla's Robotaxi test in Austin, Texas didn't go well, videos from company-selected riders showed. Before I forget… Kenya's interior minister accused protesters of trying to overthrow the government after several people were killed in demonstrations. China's practice of securing loans to low-income nations through commodities revenue and cash is hurting their ability to manage their finances, a study says. Japan hanged "Twitter killer" Takahiro Shiraishi in its first execution since 2022. Cultural appropriation on the runway: Prada's new expensive sandals sparked a furor in India given their obvious resemblance to handmade Kohlapuri slippers. The owner's son and Prada's corporate social responsibility chief acknowledged the connection. Period issues, including loss of menstruation can signal serious health concerns. Learn how hypothalamic amenorrhea affects the fertility, bodies and minds of seemingly healthy people. 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