Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Russia accuses US of nuclear testing site activity, says it won't test unless US does (www.reuters.com)
Inside Asia's arms race: China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says (www.reuters.com)
A submarine arms race is intensifying as China embarks on production of a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines that for the first time are expected to pose a challenge to growing U.S. and allied efforts to track them....
China rebukes EU after formal launch of EV subsidy probe (www.reuters.com)
China voiced dissatisfaction on Wednesday at a demand by the European Union to engage within a “very short” time in consultations on the bloc’s inquiry into subsidies for electric vehicles....
Saudi Arabia forecasts slower growth, budget deficit this year (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia has lowered its growth forecast and expects to post a budget deficit this year rather than an earlier projected surplus, a preliminary budget statement showed on Saturday....
Pro-Russian ex-PM Fico wins Slovak election, needs allies for government (www.reuters.com)
Tesla sued by US agency over alleged harassment of Black factory workers (www.reuters.com)
China urges countries to boycott Hong Kong media freedom event - document (www.reuters.com)
China is pressing countries to boycott a British-organised event at the United Nations in Geneva on media freedom in Hong Kong with the son of a jailed media tycoon, a letter showed and four diplomats confirmed on Tuesday....
Australia Indigenous referendum set to fail as support dips, poll shows (www.reuters.com)
Since Australian independence in 1901, only eight of the 44 proposals for constitutional change have been approved....
US says 52 mln air bag inflators should be recalled over rupture threat (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/587773...
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway (www.reuters.com)
Cybercrime to cost Germany 206 billion euros in 2023 -survey (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2185324...
As the Olympics loom, Paris's transport grid worries wheelchair users (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2138709...
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale (www.reuters.com)
Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has seen in decades....
Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained (www.reuters.com)
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and naming a new leader after the Central African state’s election body announced Bongo had won a third term....
Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors (www.reuters.com)
KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $200 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of COVID-19 restrictions....
North Korea's Kim directs cruise missile test as South Korea, US begin drills (www.reuters.com)
Canada wildfire: all 20,000 Yellowknife residents evacuating (www.reuters.com)
Water bombers flew low over Yellowknife as thick smoke blanketed the capital of the vast and sparsely populated Northwest Territories. Officials say the fire, which is moving slowly, is now 15 km (10 miles) northwest of the city and could reach the outskirts by Saturday if there is no rain....
UK PM Sunak commits to triple-lock pension policy despite inflation (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1554598...
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer (www.reuters.com)
Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday, upping the ante a day before planned new Gaza peace talks seen as vital to preventing a regional war....
UAW files charges against Trump, Musk for trying to intimidate workers (www.reuters.com)
Indonesia raises smoking age limit, will curb cigarette advertising (www.reuters.com)
Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25901452
Abbott must pay $495 million in premature infant formula trial, jury finds (www.reuters.com)
A jury on Friday found that Abbott Laboratories’ specialized formula for premature infants caused an Illinois girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease, ordering the healthcare company to pay $495 million in compensatory and punitive damages....