US Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to the media at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo |
- The persisting furor amongst the conservative MAGA movement over files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has forced Trump into an unfamiliar role: trying to shut a conspiracy theory down.
- The Homeland Security Department said that a deportation flight carrying immigrants from different countries had landed in Southern Africa's Eswatini, following the US Supreme Court's decision to lift limits on deporting migrants to third countries.
- The Justice Department explored bringing criminal charges against Minnesota judges and defense lawyers who discussed requesting virtual court hearings to protect defendants from being arrested by federal immigration officers, according to five people familiar with the matter.
- Following similar probes at other US higher education institutions, the Education Department announced a foreign funding investigation at the University of Michigan. It allegedly found "inaccurate and incomplete disclosures" in a review of the university's foreign reports.
- More than half of large US employers plan to scale back healthcare benefits next year as rising costs from weight-loss and specialty drugs squeeze budgets, according to a new survey released by consulting firm Mercer.
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- Britain set up a secret scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK after their personal details were disclosed in one of the country's worst ever data breaches, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban after their return to power. Our podcast has the details, listen here.
- At least 20 Palestinians were killed at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) at Khan Younis, in what the US-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by armed agitators.
- An upstart party in Japan is gaining support ahead of elections by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing the government to tackle fears about foreigners as it drags into the mainstream rhetoric once confined to the political fringe.
- And the Church of England is trying to be more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community: it's governing body voted to remove an outdated required document on sexuality for those who want to become clergy
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, US, January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo |
- An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicks off over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the US FTC.
- Donald Trump said that the US would impose a 19% tariff on goods from Indonesia under a new agreement with the Southeast Asian country. He also announced plans to impose duties on pharmaceuticals imported into the country, by the end of the month. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
- While China has supported domestic economic growth by keeping its ports and factories humming, the lack of real demand has hit profits, is forcing thousands of workers to take up wage cuts and side hustles. Read our analysis.
- Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6% in June, dampening expectations for further cuts in Bank of England interest rates.
- Chipmakers building factories in the US face uncertainty on how hard tariffs will hit them. One of the world's biggest suppliers of chip-making equipment . Get latest tariff news here.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described AI models from Chinese firms Deepseek, Alibaba and Tencent as "world class" and said AI was "revolutionising" supply chains, at an exhibition in Beijing.
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Ukraine celebrates Trump's weapons reversal, but the 'devil's in the details' |
A launcher of a Patriot air defence system is seen in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, August 4, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo |
In a policy reversal, Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements. But since the announcement, it has become clear Trump presented a framework - not a fleshed-out plan. How material any support ends up being for Ukraine will depend on coming negotiations about who provides which equipment, according to 10 officials in the US and Europe. The central question is who would donate the Patriot missile batteries, and when. |
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A scientist holds female moths in a container near a plant, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen |
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that insects listen when plants talk: Female moths in their study detected ultrasonic distress signals emitted by dehydrated tomato plants and used this information to decide where to lay their eggs. |
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