A firefighter on a roof of a damaged apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko |
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- Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on US copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that his nation would act with reciprocity. Meanwhile, Brussels is discussing a range of measures aimed at protecting the EU's auto industry from steep US import duties.
- OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet's market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. For the latest news about AI advances and the business of technology, sign up for the Artificial Intelligencer newsletter.
- Trump claims that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made US electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end most subsidies for renewable energy. But reliability has improved dramatically in the US grid with the most renewable energy – in Texas. Electricity prices there are below the national average.
- As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, European farmers are turning to cheaper, potentially more harmful alternatives. Laboratory tests shared with Reuters show the bottles contain pesticides banned in the European Union for several years because of suspected risks to humans or the environment.
- European investors are bracing for a pivotal second-quarter earnings season, which could offer the first meaningful insight into how companies are navigating a new era of trade volatility and, crucially, how resilient their share prices remain. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
- The US budget law passed by the Republican Party may add $3 trillion to the debt while cutting healthcare, green energy and more. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the consequences for firms across the globe that were banking on an American boom.
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Andrii Tupkalenko plays in a trench in the outskirts of Kalynove, Ukraine, April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura |
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Varvara Tupkalenko's two sons played at home with miniature cars, like many boys their age. Today, plastic guns are the favored toys in their living room in the village of Kalynove, just 15 kilometres from the Russian border in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Instead of scampering across playgrounds, Andrii, 8, and Maksym, 6, climb through abandoned trenches and charred shells of armoured vehicles that sit on the outskirts of the village. "They're kids afflicted by war," said Tupkalenko. |
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Author Aatish Taseer poses for a portrait with his dog Cuzco at his home in Manhattan, New York City, July 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper |
In our latest edition of Culture Current, author Aatish Taseer recounts losing his Indian citizenship, and how it led to a reckoning with nationalism, belonging and the illusion of purity. |
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