Dutch government on brink of collapse

Plus, FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season.

Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hello. Dutch far-right leader Wilders quits his coalition, Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine, and the US pushes countries for best offers as tariff deadline looms Plus, photos of Mount Etna erupting. Today's Top News   A person votes at a polling station set up at a baseball training centre. June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon  South Koreans turned out in force to vote in a snap presidential election, as millions of people sought to restore stability after six months of turmoil. Follow our live coverage. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders' PVV party left the governing coalition, in a move that is set to topple the right wing government and will likely lead to new elections. The United Nations human rights office said that the wilful impediment of access to food and relief for civilians in Gaza may constitute a war crime, describing attacks on civilians trying to access food aid as unconscionable. The US has given its blessing to a plan by Syria's new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national army, provided that it does so transparently, President Donald Trump's envoy said. What's your best offer? The US has given countries until Wednesday to make their best offers on trade negotiations. As the tariff deadline looms large, Jarrett Renshaw joins the Reuters World News podcast with details on the questionnaire the White House has sent to trading partners. Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled after the head of the US disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo executed at least 21 civilians over two days in February in the eastern city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said in a report. Business & Markets   Global economic growth is slowing more than expected only a few months ago as the fallout from the Trump administration's trade war takes a bigger toll on the US economy, the OECD said, revising down its outlook. Surging government debt levels are becoming a pressure point for big economies and bond investors have their sights on those not doing enough to improve their finances. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets. Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development. This year's hottest summer travel trend? Waiting for deals. Americans are scaling back travel plans from flights to drives or waiting to book only if the price is right, a tell-tale sign of an industry slowdown that's got travel companies worried. The Swiss government is this week widely expected to propose tough new capital rules for UBS following the 2023 collapse of its rival Credit Suisse, ushering in a long battle in parliament over the closely watched regulations. Chinese auto dealers called on automakers to stop offloading too many cars on dealerships amid intense price wars. Elsewhere, Toyota will take a group supplier private in a $26 billion deal, the companies said. Wegovy use up 50% among US teens    Dr. Thao-Ly Phan, medical director of the Healthy Weight and Wellness Clinic at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, August 9, 2024. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare American teens are increasingly turning to the weight-loss drug Wegovy as more families and their doctors gain confidence in its use for young people with obesity, new data shared with Reuters shows. The average rate of teens beginning treatment with the highly effective Novo Nordisk drug grew 50% last year to 14.8 prescriptions per 100,000 adolescents, according to an analysis by health data firm Truveta. Read more And Finally... Volcanic steam rises at sunrise from Mount Etna, near Motta Camastra, Sicily, Italy, June 2. REUTERS/Joachim Herrmann Mount Etna, an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, erupted on Monday, sending columns of volcanic steam and ash into the sky. View gallery 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. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you've engaged with its contents. For more information on how we process your personal information and your rights, please see our Privacy Statement. Terms & Conditions © 2025 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

Russia and Ukraine to hold more peace talks

Plus, Trump's tax break on tips promises few upsides for low-income Americans.

Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hello. In Europe, Polish nationalist Nawrocki wins the presidency, while Russia and Ukraine are still far apart on peace. Elsewhere, eight people were injured when a man threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Colorado, and Trump's tax bill threatens higher costs for lower-income Americans. Plus, in Kharkiv, ballet offers 'rebirth' after bombs and bullets. Today's Top News   A serviceman fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun toward Russian positions, Donetsk region, Ukraine. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov Europe Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to sit down for their second round of direct peace talks with no sign they are any closer to an agreement, one day after Kyiv struck some of Moscow's nuclear-capable bombers. Max Hunder joins the Reuters World News podcast with the latest on the attacks and the upcoming talks. Nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly won Poland's presidential election, delivering a major blow to the centrist government's efforts to cement Warsaw's pro-European orientation. Here's everything you need to know about Poland's next president. Britain will expand its nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet as part of a defense review that is designed to prepare the country to fight a modern war and counter the threat from Russia. In other news Eight people were injured when a 45-year-old man yelled "Free Palestine" and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza was taking place, authorities said. The US Department of Homeland Security removed a list of "sanctuary" states, cities and counties from its website following sharp criticism from a sheriffs' association that said a list of "non-compliant" sheriffs could damage the relationship between the Trump administration and law enforcement. More than 30 Palestinians were killed and nearly 170 injured in south Gaza near a food distribution site, the health ministry said, as witnesses reported Israeli soldiers fired on people trying to collect aid and Israel denied it. At least 34 people have died in India's northeastern region after heavy floods caused landslides over the last four days, and the weather department predicted more heavy rain. South Korea's leading presidential hopefuls were crisscrossing the country on the final day of campaigning before converging on Seoul, vowing to revive an ailing economy and put months of turmoil over a failed martial law attempt behind them. Business & Markets   Cranes and shipping containers at Pyeongtaek port in South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File photo Shares in South Korean and Vietnamese steelmakers, major Asian exporters of the metal to the United States, dropped after President Donald Trump said he would double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50%.  Stocks and the dollar slipped as US-China trade tensions bubbled and investors turned defensive ahead of US jobs data and a widely expected cut in European interest rates. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets. Some senior Tesla executives were alarmed last year when Elon Musk denied a Reuters report that the company had killed a planned all-new $25,000 EV that investors had expected to drive explosive vehicle sales growth, according to people familiar with the matter. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said that interest rate cuts remain possible later this year even with the Trump administration's tariffs likely to push up price pressures temporarily. Oil prices jumped by about 3% after producer group OPEC+ kept output increases in July at the same level as the previous two months. Sign up for the Power Up Newsletter for everything you need to know about the global energy industry. France's Sanofi has agreed to buy US-based Blueprint Medicines Corporation for over $9 billion to boost its position in rare immunology diseases, in what would be the biggest healthcare deal in Europe this year, according to LSEG data. Trump tax bill poses limited benefits, higher costs for lower-income Americans   Trump attends an event about the economy at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Trump's signature tax break on tips promises relatively few upsides for low-income Americans, who face a net loss of income under his massive tax and spending bill in Congress, analysts say. The new tax break is one of several aimed at helping working-class Americans who are a key bloc in Trump's political coalition. But experts say it would reach only a fraction of the bartenders, hairdressers and other workers who rely on tips. And those who benefit could see gains outweighed by cuts to healthcare and food assistance. Read our analysis And Finally... Ballerina Olha Sharikova in the underground area of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kharkiv.  REUTERS/Marko Djurica In the dark, brick-walled basement of the Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, a dance company has created a space protected from drones and bombs where audiences can lose themselves in performances of classic ballets. 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