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Weekend Briefing
Weekend Briefing
From Reuters Daily Briefing
By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor
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Occupation: Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during a raid near Ramallah. Their deaths come as the military tightens restrictions in the West Bank and attacks by Israeli settlers rise. Israel's forces have killed six Palestinian minors this month, according to a Reuters tally.
Gaza: More food is reaching the strip since the October ceasefire, but supplies remain below humanitarian needs and winter rains risk spoiling food that's been delivered, the U.N.'s World Food Programme said. Storms are flooding refugee camps with rain and sewage.
Exclusive: The government shutdown and lack of a clear plan to spend the first $25 billion for the missile-defense initiative threaten to derail the president's promise to have the program operational by 2028.
No Trump no problem: Envoys agreed on a draft leaders' declaration before the summit began this weekend. Trump is boycotting the event in Johannesburg. The draft makes references to climate change despite U.S. objections. On that topic: The EU is refusing to accept a draft deal at the COP30 summit in Brazil because they say it fails to further efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. Related: Private data firms are stepping into climate science as the U.S. pulls back, creating opportunities for many but risks for those who can't afford to pay for knowledge.
Rapid simmer: Company executives are paying high premiums to buy AI technology and struggling to articulate their AI strategies, two experts warned at the Reuters Momentum AI 2025 conference. Investors are brushing aside concerns about rising leverage in the sector and the lack of revenue needed to support that debt.
Germany's interior minister said he supported Berlin for stripping a man of his citizenship for supporting Hamas, and said naturalized citizens should forfeit their nationality if they don't uphold German values.
Paraguay midfielder Andres Cubas missed his Vancouver team's matches against the U.S. and Mexico after he left his passport inside a pair of pants that went in the washing machine.
Chef's diss: Italian border police seized more than 42 tonnes of tomato puree falsely labeled as "Made in Italy." They said it came from Bulgaria.
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