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A billboard depicting President Trump laid in a coffin is displayed on a building in Tehran, Iran. REUTERS/WANA/Majid Asgaripour
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The British Red Arrows display team flies at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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- Spiraling security risks are expected to push defense to the forefront of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapons while cementing a fragile recovery in civil jet and engine production.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China's premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge US influence over the rules governing the fast-moving sector.
- SpaceX's Starship rocket triggered a last-second abort before liftoff for its flight test on Thursday as some of its 33 engines failed to start. Shares of SpaceX fell about 3% in aftermarket trading following the scrubbed launch.
- US-based Cal-Mex food chain Chipotle opened its first restaurant in Mexico on Thursday. Chipotle's entry into Mexico follows two unsuccessful forays by fast-food chain Taco Bell, whose efforts were rebuffed as locals snubbed their offerings in favor of authentic Mexican products.
- The works council of German carmaker Volkswagen said it will host extraordinary staff assemblies in August with CEO Oliver Blume, allowing workers to grill him on plans that threaten up to 140,000 jobs.
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Ukraine's Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov speaks at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
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An extraordinary outburst by outgoing Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov laid bare a rift at the heart of Ukraine's war effort, pitting a new guard pushing technology as the way to defeat Russia against the head of the armed forces.
The 35-year-old, who was ousted this week in a government overhaul just six months into his job, aimed a blistering tirade at General Oleksandr Syrskyi, whom he accused of stirring up intrigue, blocking his initiatives and sabotaging his work.
It is the first time the tensions have burst into the public eye.
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Two 'Likweli' monkeys of a newly-identified species of Colobus monkey, discovered in Lomami National Park. REUTERS/Daniel Rosengren, Frankfurt Zoological Society
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Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in Democratic Republic of Congo's rainforest. The discovery marks only the fifth new monkey species identified in Africa in the last 75 years.
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