Kamala Harris has cleared the path to her presidential nomination. Securing enough delegates? Check. Preparing to vet potential running mates? Check. Becoming a meme? Brat.
Harris in her first public appearance since Biden dropped out of the race. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
US election
Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin today for the first time as a presidential candidate after enough Democratic delegates pledged to endorse her.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, will conduct vetting of potential running mates for her campaign, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The internet says Harris is “brat,” and her campaign is there for it. Reporter Stephanie Kelly joins today’s Reuters World News podcast to decode the memes.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle rebuffed bipartisan calls to resign for security failures that allowed a would-be assassin to wound Donald Trump, and rankled lawmakers by refusing to provide details about the incident.
In other news
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed to form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China. Back in Gaza, Israel sent tanks back into the greater Khan Younis area after ordering evacuations of some districts and at least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire.
Bangladesh is expected to formally accept a court ruling to cut quotas for government jobs, meeting a key demand of students whose protests sparked one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years that killed almost 150 people.
Ugandan security forces detained a number of young people in downtown Kampala who were taking part in a banned rally against what the protesters say are rampant corruption and human rights abuses by the country’s rulers.
French President Emmanuel Macron hoped the Paris Olympics would cement his legacy. But a failed bet on a snap legislative election has left him politically stunted, casting a lingering shadow over Macron’s moment on the international stage. Meanwhile, athlete influencers will compete for likes as well as medals
India will spend $24 billion in job-spurring efforts over the next five years and boost rural spending, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the 2024/25 budget, unveiled after last month’s election setback for the government. Here are the highlights.
Broadening pay hikes among smaller firms is crucial, said Japan’s top government spokesperson, Yoshimasa Hayashi, in a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview, underscoring the administration’s drive to achieve sustained wage gains.
South Korean authorities arrested Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao, on accusations of manipulating stocks during the acquisition of a K-Pop agency last year.
Talks over a global tax deal are continuing well past a June 30 deadline and governments are now looking to a Group of 20 finance leaders meeting this week for progress on a stalled plan to reallocate taxing rights on large multinational companies.
Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz has ended talks with Google-parent Alphabet on a reported $23 billion deal in which it would have become the US tech giant’s largest-ever acquisition, according to a Wiz memo seen by Reuters.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said it will take the carrier another couple of days before its operations recover from a cyber outage that snarled flights around the world. Separately, the summer travel boom might not be enough to fire up airline earnings.
In Graphics
Tahiti’s location and seafloor help create one of the world’s best spots to surf. REUTERS/Thomas Bevilacqua
The 2024 Olympic surfing competition will be held in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, home to what is considered the heaviest wave in the world. See how this heavy wave is formed and how surfers will have to handle the wave in order to get the gold.
First hatchling in captivity offers hope for Cambodia’s endangered Black Marsh Turtle. REUTERS/Chantha Lach
The first Black Marsh Turtle hatched in captivity in Cambodia is being carefully nurtured by conservationists. The tiny animal will stay in the sanctuary until it is less vulnerable to its natural predators. It is all part of a plan to rebuild the population of the endangered reptile.
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