A woman and her daughter rest at a temporary shelter, in Oddar Meachey province, Cambodia, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Soveit Yarn/ File Photo |
- The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire effective midnight, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting.
- At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a market in Bangkok, Thai police said in a statement.
- US senators from both major parties plan to introduce bills this week targeting China over its treatment of minority groups, dissidents and Taiwan, emphasizing security and human rights.
- A viral video of the "honor killing" of a woman and her lover in a remote part of Pakistan has ignited national outrage, prompting scrutiny of long-standing tribal codes and calls for justice in a country where such killings often pass in silence.
- Dozens of ministers are meeting at the United Nations for a delayed conference to work toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, but the US and Israel are boycotting the event.
- Immigration raids on building sites - part of an expanding crackdown by US President Donald Trump on work sites across the country - are causing major disruptions to the construction industry, according to Reuters interviews. Read our story.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein |
- The US struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods - half the threatened rate - and averting a bigger trade war between the two allies that account for almost a third of global trade. Philip Blenkinsop joins the Reuters World News podcast to share insights on the deal.
- Trump will host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his golf resort in western Scotland. On the agenda: their recent bilateral trade deal and the war in Gaza. Follow our live updates.
- Top US and Chinese economic officials will resume talks in Stockholm to try to tackle their trade war, aiming to extend a truce by three months and keeping sharply higher tariffs at bay. For more tariff news, sign up for the newsletter.
- The US central bank, to Donald Trump's chagrin, will likely leave interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting this week, but that's not to say there won't be a vigorous debate, with one if not two Federal Reserve governors possibly casting a rare dissent in support of lower borrowing costs. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker had signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics, a move expected to bolster the South Korean tech giant's loss-making contract manufacturing business.
- Slate, a Bezos-backed EV startup, is offering something that is in short supply in today's US car market: affordability. It has taken a bare-bones approach to its two-seat pickup, which is slightly smaller than a Honda Civic hatchback. How bare-bones? A stereo and power windows will cost extra.
- China's artificial intelligence companies have announced two new industry alliances, aiming to develop a domestic ecosystem to reduce dependence on foreign tech as they seek to cope with US export restrictions on advanced Nvidia chipsets.
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Russia at the gates: How Ukraine defended a strategic city for months |
A member of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police in the frontline town of Pokrovsk, Ukraine April 12, 2025. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov/File Photo |
For months, Ukraine has picked off Russian soldiers by the thousand around the frontline city of Pokrovsk, using small drones armed with bombs to tie down a numerically superior force. Now though, Russian troops are creeping forward in a summer offensive that has probed weak spots in Ukraine's defences and last week saw some Russian soldiers enter the city for the first time, according to footage on Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels and geolocated by Reuters. |
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The English team celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Matthew Childs |
England were on the ropes often at the Women's Euros finals, before beating Spain in a final penalty shootout to show that skill may be a way to dominate games, but it takes the heart of a lioness to win them. |
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