Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House in Bangkok. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha |
- Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil.
- Britain has barred Israeli officials from its biggest defense trade show over its escalation of the war against Hamas in Gaza, its latest effort to pressure a historically close ally over the conflict.
- CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired after resisting changes to vaccine policy that were advanced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and that she believed contradicted scientific evidence, a close associate said.
- As President Donald Trump began his push to send the National Guard and Marines to US cities, military leaders privately questioned whether the troops had received proper training and warned of the "far-reaching social, political and operational" risks of aiding law enforcement, according to a Reuters review of military records.
- Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large US naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which US officials say aims to address threats from Latin American drug cartels.
- Taiwan has the right to be free and "preserve self-determination", US Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the US Congress, told the island's president.
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- The US tariff exemption for package shipments valued under $800 ended, raising costs and disrupting supply chain models. For more about the impact of the end of 'de minimis', tune in to today's Reuters World News Podcast.
- The Indian rupee hit a record low, slipping past the 88-per-dollar mark for the first time ever, as investors said the drag from punitive US tariffs on Indian goods will hurt the country's growth and external finances. Here's our Market Rundown.
- A federal judge will consider whether to block Trump temporarily from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while she pursues a lawsuit claiming Trump has no valid reason to remove her.
- The US economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, in part driven by business investment in intellectual property such as artificial intelligence, but tariffs on imports continued to cloud the picture.
- Japan's factory output slumped in July and a leading indicator of nationwide inflation slowed, data showed, complicating the central bank's decision on the next rate-hike timing.
- Dell raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts, buoyed by demand for its artificial intelligence-optimized servers that are powered by Nvidia's advanced chips.
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- Over 20 world leaders gather at a regional security forum in China on Sunday, in a powerful show of solidarity when Trump is seeking to double down on his vision of US supremacy.
- Pro-Palestinian activists preparing to set sail from Spain on Sunday for Gaza in dozens of boats carrying aid have called on governments to pressure Israel to allow their flotilla through the naval blockade.
- Brazil's high stakes trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro enters its final stretch on Tuesday, with the far-right leader and seven of his closest aides accused of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election result.
- The next US jobs report on September 5 could cement expectations of an impending Federal Reserve rate cut. Last month's weak report included huge downward revisions for the prior two months.
- Here's your week ahead in global markets.
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Russia turns a Ukrainian nuclear city into a stronghold of fear |
Denys Soldatov, a Ukrainian soldier from Enerhodar. REUTERS/Alina Smutko |
The Soviet planners who founded Enerhodar in 1970 bestowed the city with a fitting name: "the gift of energy." For decades, the southern Ukrainian city was an affluent company town for power plant workers and their young families, with tree-lined avenues and tall apartment blocks. But as the Russian occupation enters its fourth year, the hub that provided electricity across Ukraine is a ghost town ruled by violence and fear. |
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A reveler lies in tomato pulp at the annual 'La Tomatina' food fight festival in Spain. REUTERS/Eva Manez |
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