Mexican peso hits 7-1/2 year high vs dollar, further gains eyed (www.reuters.com)
MEXICO CITY, July 28 (Reuters) - Mexico’s peso on Friday hit its highest level against the dollar since early December 2015, as the greenback lost steam after a slowdown in U.S. inflation bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to end its interest rate hikes....
Europe battles heatwave and fires, record temperatures scorch China (www.reuters.com)
Biden raised issue of Canadian Sikh's murder with Modi at G20 -FT (www.reuters.com)
French govt seeking to double list of groceries subject to price cuts-source (www.reuters.com)
Germany agrees 32 bln euro tax cuts to give economy 'big boost' (www.reuters.com)
Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors....
Colombia to spend $4.25 billion to buy land for poor farmers (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.
'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (www.reuters.com)
Japanese nuclear power operator Kansai Elec restarts seventh reactor (www.reuters.com)
The return of the king
Ford makes new offer in US labor dispute, GM furloughs more workers (www.reuters.com)
Pentagon: No info to support missile strike theory for Prigozhin crash (www.reuters.com)
Serbian coal miners uncover Roman ship (www.reuters.com)
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Three killed, Chinese consulate damaged in Russian attack on Ukraine's port cities (www.reuters.com)
Trump backs requests for TV coverage of his federal criminal trial (www.reuters.com)
In the late Friday filing, Trump argued that prosecutors want the trial held “in darkness” as part of what he claims is a politically motivated effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to undermine his bid for re-election next year....
Conflict uproots record 6.9 million people in Congo -IOM (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces attack Gaza's main city from two directions (www.reuters.com)
Gaza still has fuel but it could run out in hours, Red Cross official says (www.reuters.com)
Hamas says it releases two US hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts (www.reuters.com)
GAZA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hamas’ armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, has released two U.S. hostages from Gaza - a mother and her daughter - “for humanitarian reasons” in response to Qatari mediation efforts in the war with Israel, its spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Friday....
More Wagner fighters move closer to Polish border, Poland PM says (www.reuters.com)
A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday....