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President Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
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- US President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how Trump now derives most of his income from digital assets that have benefited from his policies, according to a review of his latest financial disclosures.
- The US and Iran held technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire.
- The US Supreme Court handed President Trump a painful defeat by rejecting his move to restrict birthright citizenship on the final day of its momentous term, while also letting states ban transgender student athletes from women's sports teams and striking down more campaign finance limits.
- The US military has established a robust footprint of US forces in and around Venezuela to support relief operations in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquakes, now stationed inside the country.
- China's covert military training of Russian forces last year was personally approved by President Vladimir Putin's defense minister and directly involved at least four Russian and Chinese generals, according to two European officials and documents seen by Reuters.
- All three kidnapping-related messages that have surfaced in news media reports about the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother have been deemed by federal investigators to be fake communications, an FBI official told Reuters.
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A man walks in front of an electronic screen displaying Japan's Nikkei stock prices quotation board inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan, April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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- The ECB is considering doubling the proportion of cash lenders must keep as reserve in an unremunerated account, six sources told Reuters, which would cut the central bank's own interest bill and mitigate the side effects of its inflation fight.
- Paramount Skydance has about its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a move that a source told Reuters last week was likely to secure European Commission approval for the deal.
- Is the US tech sector in a bubble? The semiconductor index has doubled this year — the last time that happened was 1999, just before the dotcom bubble burst. Stocks, options and FX reporter Saqib Ahmed tells the Reuters World News podcast that while some warning signs look alarming, others suggest the picture is more mixed.
- World shares started the third quarter cautiously ahead of key US jobs data, as uncertainty over US-Iran negotiations weighed and traders watched for possible Japanese intervention after the yen hit fresh 40-year lows.
- The majority of publicly traded business development companies have turned unprofitable due to falling asset values and rising costs, a Reuters analysis shows.
- Europe took a first step towards curbing what it calls unfair competition from online retailers such as Shein, Temu and AliExpress by imposing a €3 fee on low-value e-commerce imports from China that previously entered the bloc duty-free.
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Source: Vaisala Xweather, via National Lightning Safety Council, Chris Vagasky
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World Cup matches in the US are being played under local lightning safety rules that can halt play as soon as lightning is detected close to a stadium. Under those protocols, play is suspended immediately if lightning is detected within an eight-mile radius of a stadium and can only resume after 30 minutes have passed without a further strike. Any new strike resets the countdown.
Lightning can strike several miles from the storm that produces it, and safety agencies warn that if thunder can be heard, lightning is close enough to pose a danger.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is no safe place outside during a thunderstorm and advises people to move to a substantial building. However, the danger is also not limited to a bolt hitting a person directly.
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Serena Williams waves to the crowd after losing her first round match against Australia's Maya Joint. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
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Serena Williams returned to competitive singles action amid huge fanfare after a four-year absence but the American icon could not overcome the first hurdle at Wimbledon.
The 44-year-old wildcard was denied the chance to become the oldest woman to claim a singles match victory at the All England Club since Martina Navratilova in 2004, but she said she was delighted with the reception she got from adoring fans.
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