US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Harrowing images from Israeli border towns attacked by Hamas (www.reuters.com)
China's Baidu unveils new Ernie AI version to rival GPT-4 (www.reuters.com)
Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods (www.reuters.com)
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
Interception of Canadian military plane by Chinese jets was unacceptable -Ottawa (www.reuters.com)
Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level (www.reuters.com)
One Belgian newspaper said it was likely that the victims were two soccer supporters. Belgium were hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday evening. The match was suspended at halftime due to security reasons. Further information will follow shortly, UEFA said on its website....
Trump committed egregious intelligence breach, ex-UK spy tells court (www.reuters.com)
Steele said in a witness statement that Trump’s decision to declassify his 2017 testimony to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was “one of the most egregious breaches of intelligence rules and protocol by the US government in recent times”....
Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution (www.reuters.com)
Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules (www.reuters.com)
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) proposal was unreasonable and requested significant revisions....
China, Japan say their ships faced off near disputed islands (www.reuters.com)
Republican Jim Jordan's bid for speaker falling short in US House (www.reuters.com)
With voting underway, at least nine Republicans had cast ballots against his bid, likely leaving him short of the 217 votes he would need to win the job. More rounds of voting are expected if he does not prevail on the first vote....
Whatever unfolds in Gaza war, judgment day looms for Netanyahu (www.reuters.com)
The shock Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas gunmen has rallied Israelis to one another. But there is little love shown for a government being widely accused of dropping the country’s guard and engulfing it in a Gaza war that is rattling the region....
The United Nations said early on Friday it had been told by the Israeli military that some 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza should relocate to the enclave's south within the next 24 hours. (www.reuters.com)
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon (www.reuters.com)
Biden considering $100 bln funding request that includes Israel, Ukraine aid -sources (www.reuters.com)
Chinese chip equipment makers grab market share as US tightens curbs (www.reuters.com)
Chinese chip equipment makers grab market share as US tightens curbs (www.reuters.com)
China's Xi warns against decoupling, lauds Belt and Road at forum (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against decoupling from China as he opened the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum in Beijing on Wednesday, criticizing Western efforts to reduce dependence on the Chinese economy....
China, Japan say their ships faced off near disputed islands (www.reuters.com)
Gaza aid stuck as Egypt says Israel not cooperating (www.reuters.com)
Cairo says the Rafah crossing, a potentially vital opening for desperately-needed supplies into the Israeli-besieged Palestinian enclave, is not officially closed but was made inoperable due to Israeli air strikes on the Gaza side....
Jerusalem Catholic Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages (www.reuters.com)
Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought (www.reuters.com)
Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital, hundreds dead, health officials say (www.reuters.com)
Putin visits 'dear friend' Xi in show of no-limits partnership (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the trust and “no-limits” partnership between the countries even as the war in Ukraine raged on....
Gaza aid stuck as Egypt says Israel not cooperating - Reuters (www.reuters.com)