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Daily Briefing
Daily Briefing
By Robert MacMillan
Thank you for reading the Daily Briefing. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia is showing ‘ostentatious disrespect’ to Donald Trump. Experts suggest nine ways that the Trump administration could interfere with the midterms. Katie Zacharia kept the questions to a minimum at her debut as White House press secretary. More about that on the Reuters World News podcast.
Today's Top News
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War, energy & espionage
Russia’s strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv killed at least three people and damaged 30 energy facilities, Zelenskiy said, despite Trump’s weekend announcement that both countries agreed to stop such attacks. The strikes show that “Russia does not consider the American President’s statements strong,” Zelenskiy said.
“The Houthis are behaving very badly.” Trump accused the Iran-backed group of trying to drive up oil prices before the US elections.
An India court ordered two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party youth-protest movement jailed for five days.
Kimberly Guilfoyle said she would resign as ambassador to Greece after news reports raised concerns that she sold access to Trump administration officials for money, gifts and favors.
The family of a man killed by a tiger at a British wildlife park urged people to stop sharing footage of the attack, saying it was causing them severe distress. Trump posted the video on social media.
Is Anthropic’s warning about self-replicating AI models something that should keep us up at night? Some experts call it a case of “vendor exaggeration.”
SoftBank, HardBet: Masayoshi Son is promising to pay its highest-ever yields on a record $11 billion junk-bond offering, such is his faith in the company’s AI investments working out despite concerns of an overheated market.
A Delaware jury awarded Qualcomm $2, as in two dollars, after finding that chip-tech supplier Arm Holdings breached a licensing agreement.
African companies are making steady progress in building financial markets, but a survey shows that thin trading remains an obstacle to attracting investment.
Woof
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Large dog breeds such as Great Danes typically die younger than small ones such as Chihuahuas. A new study indicates the reason may lie in how DNA changes with age in dogs.
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When I talk about dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight, your mind might leap to Jethro Tull, but I’m talking about actual reptiles.
The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that roamed the area 120 million years ago is giving scientists a better understanding of a group of meat-eating dinosaurs known for running down prey and ripping them apart with massive hand claws.
