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US President Donald Trump attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
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- Trump has sharply escalated his warnings about a communist takeover of the Democratic Party ahead of November's midterm elections. Preliminary findings from his team's focus groups suggest the message strongly energizes his base and could boost turnout among infrequent Republican voters.
- A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a man in Houston while officers were trying to stop his vehicle, the agency said in a statement, in the midst of an escalating federal crackdown on migrants nationwide.
- Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian "mid-strike" drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told Reuters.
- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced that she will run for president in 2027, after an appeals court shortened her ban on running for office, even as it upheld her conviction for embezzling EU funds to pay party staff. Michel Rose tells the Reuters World News podcast why judges may have deliberately crafted a ruling designed to keep them out of the firing line.
- French lawmakers have approved a proposed law that would give police officers involved in shootings the benefit of the doubt, which critics have dubbed a "licence to kill".
- The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, marking a significant step towards Russia's reintegration into the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
- Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to a remarkable World Cup fightback as they came from two goals down to beat Egypt 3-2 in a dramatic last-16 game before sobbing tears of relief at the final whistle.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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- OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT‑5.6, after delaying the release last month on the US government's request amid mounting national security concerns that powerful AI systems could be misused.
- Apple lost its challenge against landmark EU rules that designate its app stores and operating system iOS as gatekeepers subject to obligations aimed at giving rivals more room to compete.
- Japanese moon transport company ispace said it would start a new, lower-cost lunar cargo business using the Starship heavy rocket and moon lander developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
- The cryptocurrency industry is starting to prepare for the threat of quantum computing as recent advances fuel concerns that the technology could soon be able to crack the cryptography that protects transactions and digital wallets.
- For years, global automakers used China as a low-cost manufacturing base to churn out cars developed at home. Now, GM, Volkswagen and Renault are handing development to Chinese engineers, leveraging the country's growing advantage in critical technology such as electric powertrains and advanced software.
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A picture and its story: Patriot Front members and a solitary woman travel on a DC train |
Members of the Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of US independence in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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Reuters photographers gathered in Washington on July 4, preparing to cover the massive celebrations of the 250th anniversary of US independence — the scheduled and the unexpected.
Around 9 a.m., one of our photographers started seeing social media reports the Patriot Front, a white supremacist organization whose members employ fascist symbolism and mask their faces in public, was marching in the city. He decided to document their activities.
One photo in particular attracted global attention. It shows a woman in a green T-shirt sitting alone on the train, her face impassive. Members of the Patriot Front are sitting and standing in front of her, behind her and next to her.
This is the photo’s backstory.
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The Cartier store in New York City, US, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jordan Tovin
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Sitting on roughly $3.5 million in SpaceX shares, Chip, a former data scientist at Elon Musk's aerospace behemoth, has recently bought meteorites worth $10,000 and a $5,000 fire truck.
An estimated 440,000 US millionaires minted by stock market gains last year and, more recently, AI companies' public listings, are bringing in a new golden era for the global luxury goods sector.
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