Drone attack in Crimea prompts evacuation, brief bridge closure (www.reuters.com)
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Wildfires continue in Greece as EU allies send aid (www.reuters.com)
Russia will pay heavy price for Avdiivka, says Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Thousands in Honduras march in anti-government protest (www.reuters.com)
Mexico's Acapulco hit by garbage pile-up after deadly hurricane (www.reuters.com)
Spain's Princess Leonor swears allegiance to divided nation on her 18th birthday (www.reuters.com)
Iran says 'preemptive action' by resistance front expected in coming hours (www.reuters.com)
Iran’s top envoy said that a “preemptive action” could be expected in the coming hours, state TV reported on Monday, adding that Israel will not be allowed to take any action in the Gaza Strip without facing consequences....
Exclusive: India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factory | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Iran's Khamenei says Tehran was not behind Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
South Korea opposition leader ends 24-day hunger strike (www.reuters.com)
In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots (www.reuters.com)
Alongside Sydney Harbour, engineers are working on a submarine that will be powered by artificial intelligence and will have no human crew. The project is being driven by a contest between the U.S., its allies and China to develop AI-controlled weapons that will operate autonomously, including warships and fighter jets. The...
Exclusive: US military repositions some troops in Niger, pulls non-essential personnel (www.reuters.com)
The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel “out of an abundance of caution,” U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, the first major American military movement in Niger since a coup in July....
Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
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Poland displays military might in huge parade as elections loom (www.reuters.com)
Berlin ready to extend Patriot air defence deployment to Poland until end of 2023 (www.reuters.com)
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Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade (www.reuters.com)
In a move that took investors by surprise, Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA on Tuesday, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years and repeated down-to-the-wire debt ceiling negotiations that threaten the government’s ability to pay its bills.
Tesla, Netflix drag down S&P 500, Nasdaq (www.reuters.com)
EU seeks to revive Latin America, Caribbean ties as it turns away from China, Russia (www.reuters.com)
Israel confirms death of captive soldier shown in Hamas video (www.reuters.com)
Optus network outage affects millions of Australians (www.reuters.com)
California sidelines GM Cruise's driverless cars, cites safety risk (www.reuters.com)
Teacher fatally stabbed in school attack in northern France (www.reuters.com)
A knifeman fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded two other people in an attack at a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday and the investigation was handed to the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
EV battery imports face scrutiny under US law on Chinese forced labor (www.reuters.com)
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBGn.DE), Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Denso (6902.T), Continental AG (CONG.DE) and ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZFF.UL) - said they had not had products detained under UFLPA....
Russia's Prigozhin says Wagner is not recruiting now, may do so in future (www.reuters.com)
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a voice message published on Monday that his Wagner group was not currently recruiting fighters but was likely to do so in future....
British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads not guilty to US insider trading charges (www.reuters.com)
