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Weekend Briefing
Weekend Briefing
From Reuters Daily Briefing
By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor
Welcome to the last Weekend Briefing of 2025. Our On Assignment podcast features my boss Alessandra Galloni talking with host Jonah Green about keeping journalists safe in warzones, artificial intelligence, the challenges of covering the Trump administration and more. We explore how AI is helping urban working Indian women, City Memo takes us to Brussels, and if you don't believe me when I tell you libraries still matter in a digital world, listen to this guy and try saying "Bibliomotocarro" five times fast. See you in 2026.
Redacted: The absence of references to Donald Trump was notable given that pictures and documents related to him have appeared in previous Epstein releases for years. The documents, released by the Justice Dept. under a congressional mandate, were heavily redacted, with several files of 100 pages or more entirely blacked out.
Reports: U.S. intelligence data warn that Vladimir Putin intends to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that belonged to the Soviet Union. This is a different picture than the one Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators have presented.
Report: Access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries improved after the ceasefire, but the situation in the Gaza Strip remained critical, a global hunger monitor said. The U.N. and aid groups warned that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories are at risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments.
Detainees: Four immigrants died during the past week while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At least 30 people have died in ICE custody this year, the highest level in more than two decades. Minneapolis' police chief criticized immigration-enforcement tactics after video showed an officer waving his gun at a crowd during a confrontation between officers and protesters.
The story of Donald Trump: White South African children coming to the U.S. as refugees could get a biography of the president written for children. The book would portray Trump as an inspirational figure whose life "is a masterclass in determination, resilience, confidence, and dreaming big."
Appeal: The French government said it would appeal a Paris court's ruling that rejected a three-month suspension of the Chinese online retailer after an uproar over childlike sex dolls sold on its marketplace.
Cyber: A hacking group called ShinyHunters stole data belonging to premium customers of the Pornhub sex website and threatened to publish it. At least three former customers confirmed to Reuters that the data pertaining to them was authentic.
Before I forget…
The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history was a success, officials said. Our review reaches a different conclusion: It was a bloodbath.
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