China starts up world's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor (www.reuters.com)
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, North Korea has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message to the world: we can watch you too.
US House defeats move to expel Republican George Santos (www.reuters.com)
The 35-year-old New York lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of crimes including laundering funds to pay for his personal expenses, illegally receiving unemployment benefits and charging donors’ credit cards without their consent....
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Germany bans Muslim association for pursuing radical Islam (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond....
Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes, search under way (www.reuters.com)
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident....
US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu dismisses Hamas ceasefire proposal, insists on total victory (www.reuters.com)
DOHA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday total victory in Gaza was within reach, rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a ceasefire to ensure the return of hostages still held in the besieged enclave....
Putin says past U.S. elections were rigged (www.reuters.com)
Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration (www.reuters.com)
The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make their adopted home....
Israeli forces attack Gaza's main city from two directions (www.reuters.com)
Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers, judge rules (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers in Georgia, a U.S. judge in Washington said on Wednesday....
Google owes $338.7 mln in Chromecast patent case, US jury says (www.reuters.com)
Google owes $338.7 mln in Chromecast patent case, US jury says::Alphabet’s Google violated a software developer’s patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday.
Putin says Russia will use cluster bombs in Ukraine if it has to (www.reuters.com)
President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and reserved the right to use them if such munitions, the use of which he said he regarded as a crime, were deployed against Russian forces in Ukraine....
Monthly US consumer prices post first drop in four years as inflation subsides (www.reuters.com)
Trump hush-money trial judge signals he may fine him again over gag order (www.reuters.com)
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial on Thursday signaled he might impose more fines on the former U.S. president for violating a gag order that prohibits him from talking about witnesses and jurors....
Vote to Restore Net Neutrality (www.reuters.com)
Stop enshitification 3 years ago!...
Exclusive: Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China (www.reuters.com)
Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government, according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the highly classified operation....
Donald Trump posts $91.6 million bond for E. Jean Carroll's defamation verdict (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump on Friday posted a $91.6 million bond to cover the defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and began his appeal of the case that arose from his branding her a liar after she accused him of raping her decades ago....
Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March (www.reuters.com)
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
In unrelated news, Google Maps site traffic from North Korea sees odd spike.
Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a ‘gigantic global sewer’ (www.reuters.com)
Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a ‘gigantic global sewer’::Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday announced she was quitting the X platform formerly known as Twitter, calling it a “gigantic global sewer” that was “destroying our democracies” by spreading abuse and misinformation.
Fight over Texas anti-abortion transport bans reaches biggest battlegrounds yet (www.reuters.com)
Two Texas jurisdictions will consider measures this week to outlaw the act of transporting another person along their roads for an abortion, part of a strategy by conservative activists to further restrict abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade....
Tesla misses estimates for quarterly deliveries; shares fall (www.reuters.com)
Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories forced production halts, sending its shares down 2.4% in early trading....
