Demonstrators rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., May 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard |
- A federal judge barred President Donald Trump's administration again from denying citizenship to some babies born in the US, making use of an exception to overcome the Supreme Court's recent ruling that restricted the ability of judges to block that and other policies nationwide.
- Trump is heading to central Texas to survey damage from the July 4 flash flood that killed at least 120 people and left dozens more missing. His response highlights an us-vs-them approach to disasters, where he praises his allies' efforts while criticizing opponents, experts say.
- Stephen Miller, the White House aide wielding unprecedented power over Trump's aggressive immigration agenda, now possesses immense power over multiple areas in the West Wing as deputy chief of staff for policy. Read our profile.
- The White House is scrutinizing layoff plans by federal agencies in an effort to limit further court challenges, after the Supreme Court cleared the way for a sweeping downsizing of the government workforce, according to two senior White House officials.
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- Trump announced that the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine via NATO and that he would make a "major statement" on Russia on Monday.
- The Anglican Communion is exploring diluting the Archbishop of Canterbury's role as its central symbolic leader, in an attempt to prevent internal divisions over ordination of women and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community from tearing apart the world's third-largest Christian faith.
- A Trump administration mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a goal to secure the release of three American prisoners on death row, in a minerals-for-security proposal, unravelled into an ill-fated venture. Listen to Jessica Donati on today's Reuters World News podcast.
- United Nations sanctions monitors have seen no "active ties" this year between Al Qaeda and the Islamist group leading Syria's interim government, an unpublished UN report said, a finding that could strengthen an expected US push for removing UN sanctions on Syria.
- A model of refugees in a boat, placed on a bonfire in a pro-British town near Belfast, was set alight, weeks after migrants' homes were attacked nearby. Police said they were investigating it as a hate incident.
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Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo |
- President Donald Trump announced a 35% tariff rate for goods imported from Canada, starting August 1 and plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trading partners.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he wanted to find a diplomatic solution to Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports, but vowed to reciprocate like-for-like if they take effect on August 1. Meanwhile, these new tariffs could mean higher prices for coffee and burgers in the US.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kuala Lumpur, as the two major powers vied to push their agendas in Asia at a time of simmering tension over a US trade tariffs offensive. For more tariff news, sign up for the Tariff Watch newsletter.
- Tesla will open its first India showroom in Mumbai next week, having imported $1 million worth of cars and merchandise, marking its entry into the world's third-largest car market.
- A US-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to China and North Korea, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and people familiar with the matter.
- Bitcoin rallied to an all-time high, powered by demand from institutional investors and crypto-friendly policies from the Trump administration. Elsewhere, a Shanghai regulator said it held a meeting for local government officials to consider strategic responses to stablecoins and digital currencies - a marked shift in tone for China where crypto trading is banned.
- For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
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- Tariff curve balls lobbed at economies and markets around the world by Trump will punctuate a week of inflation and GDP data from the US as well as growth and retail sales numbers from China. Here's a look at .
- At 3.4%, Britain has the highest inflation among the G7 - and CPI numbers due on Wednesday will spell out just how sticky price pressures are.
- Major US banks such as JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo will report their first quarter earnings results. Second-quarter earnings also kick off in Europe, and paint a glum picture.
- G20 finance ministers and central bankers are gather in Durban from Thursday under South Africa's presidency amid growing questions over the group's effectiveness on stalled progress on debt relief, climate finance and access to capital for developing nations.
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Isolated and fearing a ban, Germany's far-right tones down the rhetoric |
AfD party co-leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel and regional AfD leader Bjoern Hoecke in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025. Soeren Stache/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo |
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is trying a tactical pivot away from the mix of attention-grabbing shock policies and provocative rowdiness that helped it become the second-largest parliamentary party, in a bid to go more mainstream and translate popularity into power, political commentators and a party insider said. At stake is the 2029 election, which the party, four points behind conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives in some polls, could have a credible shot of winning. In the weeks following February's election where it won 20.8 percent of the vote, it briefly surged to first place. |
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The AI Chef Aiman is seen on a screen in a studio, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana |
In Dubai, your dinner might soon come with a side of source code. WOOHOO, a restaurant that bills itself as "dining in the future", is set to open its doors in September with the menu, ambience and service designed by a culinary large-language-model called "Chef Aiman." |
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