Ceasefire deadline looms

Plus, many Americans question Trump’s temperament.

Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hello. The US is positive on an Iran deal but talks are still uncertain as the ceasefire deadline looms, many Americans question Trump’s temperament, and Chinese automakers at the Beijing car show take aim at Europe's premium brands. Plus, NASA rover adds to the list of organic compounds detected on Mars. Today's Top News   Pakistani army soldiers patrol at D Chowk near the President's House, as Pakistan prepares to host the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro War in the Middle East As the end of the ceasefire looms, the US expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining. Senior foreign policy correspondent Humeyra Pamuk tells the Reuters World News podcast significant hurdles remain as the clock ticks down.  A warning by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has crystallised fears among Gulf states that reopening the Strait of Hormuz may be the most Iran-US talks can achieve, falling short of the broader de-escalation they regard as vital. Follow our live updates. In other news President Donald Trump's approval rating held at the lowest of his term in recent days as many Americans questioned his temperament, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. A former top foreign ministry official said he had faced "constant pressure" from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to speed up the appointment of his pick as the ambassador to the US, deepening a row that threatens the British leader. Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km of territory in ‌Ukraine this year and are advancing on its so-called fortress belt in Donbas, Moscow's top general said while inspecting his forces. Japan unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons. A US firm central to the Trump administration's push to secure critical minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo overstated its mining experience, Reuters has found. Read our exclusive. Business & Markets   More than a year into his second term, Trump's aggressive trade moves have not fundamentally altered Beijing's trade or military actions. Instead, Washington's China policy appears adrift, causing confusion among officials and driving contradictory decisions. Kevin Warsh would like to see the Federal Reserve slash its vast bond holdings, but has yet to flesh out just how he would do that if confirmed to be the next head of the US central bank, a matter likely to come up in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. Apple named longtime hardware boss John Ternus as its next CEO, turning to another insider to steer the iPhone maker after Tim Cook. Here's everything you need to know about Ternus. China's automakers have a message for premium German brands Porsche, Mercedes and BMW: We're coming for your customers. SpaceX plans to cement founder Elon Musk's control after its IPO, granting him and a small group of insiders super-voting shares that will outweigh other investors, according to excerpts of the company's IPO filing reviewed by Reuters. Canadian military aims to show it can go it alone in the Arctic   A member of 41 Canadian Brigade Group conducts a ski patrol, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio Over the past three months, Canadian soldiers conducted a more than 5,000-kilometer snowmobile patrol in extreme Arctic conditions traveling from Inuvik, Northwest Territories to Churchill, Manitoba, braving blizzards and minus-60 degree Celsius temperatures in military exercises designed to prepare for a foreign threat – and demonstrate Canada’s ability to take care of itself. That’s a tall order. The political climate has changed since Trump's repeated threats to make Canada an American state, take control of Greenland and withdraw from NATO, but the harsh realities of operating in Canada’s frozen north have not. Read more And Finally... NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie. Image released by the US space agency on Nov 12, 2020. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Handout via REUTERS Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA's Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harbored life. The researchers said that five of the seven diverse organic compounds confirmed by the six-wheeled rover ‌had never previously been identified on Mars. The experiment also hinted at the presence of another organic compound that bears a structure similar to precursors to DNA, the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms on our planet. Read more   Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website   Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. 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