Crash site of an An-24 passenger plane in the Amur Region, Russia July 24, 2025, in this still image taken from video. Federal Air Transport Agency/Handout via REUTERS |
- Air traffic controllers lost contact with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia's far east, and a search was under way, the regional governor said.
- A Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia, both sides said, as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes that have killed at least two civilians.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged top European Union officials to "properly handle differences and frictions" as he criticised Brussels's recent trade actions against Beijing at a tense summit dominated by concerns on trade and the Ukraine war.
- Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said Washington is nearing a trade deal with both Beijing and the EU. Laurie Chen tells the Reuters World News podcast how the deals will impact an EU-China summit that's been cut short at Beijing's request.
- An Indian company shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December, according to Indian customs data seen by Reuters, despite US threats to impose sanctions on any entity supporting Russia's Ukraine war effort. Read our exclusive.
- Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
- Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to US plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel group has emerged as one of the major obstacles.
- Two people were killed and hundreds evacuated as a massive wildfire tore through southern Cyprus, destroying homes and threatening communities amid an intense heatwave.
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- President Donald Trump, a robust critic of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will visit the central bank, the White House said, a surprise move that escalates tension between the administration and the Fed.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump in May that his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes to federal vaccine policy are prompting medical organizations and several states to formulate their own vaccine recommendations for the fall respiratory illness season, concerned many healthy children and pregnant women could lose access to preventive shots.
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A boy and his father walk through the toy section of Walmart on Black Friday, Pennsylvania, US, November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger |
- This holiday season, US parents may have to make an extra pit stop - not for toys, but for the batteries that power them, as manufacturers pare down on frills and packaging to cut costs amid rising tariffs.
- Some of the world's top tech firms, including search giant Alphabet, chipmaker SK Hynix and IT services provider Infosys, have provided upbeat guidance in their latest earnings reports, shrugging off an uncertain US trade policy.
- The European Central Bank was set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday, pausing after seven straight cuts as it waited for the fog surrounding Europe's trade relations with the United States to clear. Get the latest in our Market Rundown.
- Shares of General Motors, Ford, and Jeep-maker Stellantis, some of the biggest automakers in the US, rallied after news of a trade deal that will reduce tariffs on imported Japanese cars, as investors saw it as a sign of more deals to come. But the companies are not celebrating.
- Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said that US government cuts in support for electric vehicle makers could lead to a "few rough quarters" for the company before a wave of revenue from self-driving software and services begins late next year.
- Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley released results in recent weeks. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breaking Views columnists explain why these lenders appear to be firing on all cylinders — but also why it may not last.
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Syria is secretly reshaping its economy. The president's brother is in charge |
REUTERS/Photo illustration/Catherine Tai. Source photos: Saudi Press Agency and REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq |
A Reuters investigation reveals for the first time how Syria's new government is secretly restructuring an economy broken by corruption and years of sanctions against the Assad regime, under the auspices of a committee of men whose true identities have until now been concealed under pseudonyms. Deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars are being concluded secretly, Reuters has found, despite the new government's promises to operate transparently for the benefit of all Syrians. At the head of it all is the new president's brother, a former Pepsico manager whose role has until now been concealed. |
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Linguist and author Adam Aleksic poses for a portrait at his home in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper |
The linguist and author behind "Algospeak", Adam Aleksic, traces how content moderation is breeding a whole new way of speaking — and what it means for the future of language |
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