A law enforcement vehicle stands in front of Union Station near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno |
- Trump said that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal. Meanwhile, EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future.
- A growing willingness among Israeli news media to critically explore the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has all but evaporated in recent weeks after militant group Hamas released videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages.
- Israeli planes and tanks kept bombarding eastern areas of Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, witnesses and medics said, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya due in Cairo for talks to revive a US-backed ceasefire plan.
- The Philippines expressed serious concern over what it described as "dangerous manoeuvres and unlawful interference" by Chinese vessels during a coast guard supply mission for Filipino fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal.
- Authorities in Taiwan were scrambling to evacuate hundreds from the likely path of Typhoon Podul, expected to make landfall on the island's southeastern coast, while nearby areas battle to recover from the havoc caused by previous storms.
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- The United States and China extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off triple-digit duties on each other's goods, as US retailers get ready to ramp up inventories ahead of the critical end-of-year holiday season.
- South Africa will offer the US a revised trade deal in an effort to lower the 30% tariff imposed last week on its exports to the US, trade minister Parks Tau said.
- Trump said he would not impose tariffs on gold, a move welcomed by global bullion markets which ended days of speculation that the yellow metal could be caught up in the ongoing global trade spat.
- Financial companies from Bank of America to Fiserv are preparing to launch their own dollar-backed crypto tokens now that a new US law has established the first-ever rules for stablecoins, but experts warn the path forward could be anything but simple.
- The president has upended decades of US national security policy, creating an entirely new category of corporate risk, when he made a deal with Nvidia to give the US government a cut of its sales in exchange for resuming exports of banned AI chips to China.
- US consumer prices likely increased moderately in July, though rising costs for goods like household furniture and apparel, because of import tariffs, probably resulted in a measure of underlying inflation posting its largest gain in six months. Watch our daily market rundown for more.
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'Farm babe' versus 'food babe' influencer rivalry is a lopsided contest |
Michelle Miller, a social media based influencer known as The Farm Babe, poses at Walker Farms in North Fort Myers, Florida, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jerry Beard |
Two influencers embody a broader clash over US food and agriculture on social media: Michelle "Farm Babe" Miller defends conventional farming, GMOs, and industry practices, while Vani "Food Babe" Hari criticizes processed foods, GMOs, pesticides, and sells supplements.
Hari has greater reach and is becoming a prominent face of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA initiative. |
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Swift performs in Vancouver, Canada, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo |
Superstar Taylor Swift on Tuesday announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl". Swift, who has won 14 Grammys including an unprecedented four trophies for album of the year, announced the album in a podcast episode with her boyfriend and US football star Travis Kelce. |
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