- President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats. Follow live. He also suspended entry of international students studying at Harvard.
- Trump pinned the travel ban to the recent attack in Colorado, saying that it is dangerous to allow foreign nationals to enter the US without thorough vetting. Jeff Mason tells the Reuters World News podcast that this travel ban is likely more thought-out than Trump's first-term version.
- Hardline conservative Republicans in the Senate and Elon Musk showed no sign of softening opposition to Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, as they pushed for deeper reductions in government outlays.
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- After months of Wall Street gyrations to the twists and turns of US trade policy, signs suggest stock investors are becoming more resilient to developments and cautiously defaulting to optimism that they have weathered the worst of the tariff-related shocks.
- For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
- Popular vape brands like Geek Bar may get more expensive in the US - if you can find them at all. Shipments of vapes from China to the US ground to a near halt in May, hit by tariffs and a crackdown on unauthorised e-cigarettes.
- Procter & Gamble will cut 7,000 jobs, or about 6%, of its total workforce over the next two years, as part of a new restructuring plan to counter uneven consumer demand and higher costs due to tariff uncertainty.
- Walmart's Flipkart has secured a lending license from the Indian central bank and banking regulator, enabling it to offer loans directly to customers and sellers on its platform, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and a source.
- Gaming fans queued up for the launch of Nintendo's Switch 2 amid pent-up demand for the more powerful next-generation gaming device.
- Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com and Meta Platforms are set to spend $320 billion this year on data centers and other kit to power advanced chatbots. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why investors are willing to support a long game that will yield a return.
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Brazen murders threaten Mexico City's image as pocket of safety in violent nation |
Authorities at the scene after two top members of Mexico City mayor's team were killed, Mexico City, May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha |
On a Tuesday morning along a busy Mexico City avenue last month, a secretary to the city's mayor pulled her black Audi SUV up to a metro station to pick up a colleague. Their killer was waiting for them. With around 30,000 homicides a year, Mexico has one of the highest murder rates in the world. But the violence is almost entirely in areas outside the capital. |
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Cecilia Antonio feeds a hummingbird at Catia's apartment. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha |
In the heart of Mexico City, 75-year-old Catia Lattouf has transformed her own bedroom into an extraordinary sanctuary, offering a second chance to hundreds of sick and injured hummingbirds each year. |
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