Biden holds a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington. July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
President Joe Biden faced more calls from fellow Democrats to abandon his re-election bid, following a news conference in which he delivered nuanced responses but occasionally stumbled over his words. White House Correspondent Jeff Mason joins the Reuters World News podcast to weigh in on his performance.
The wedding of a scion from India’s ultra-wealthy Ambani family – much in the news for its opulent celebrations and VIP-studded guest list – has suddenly developed more political overtones with posters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi now lining the road to the venue.
Luxury cars, private helicopters, mounds of cash. The lavish lifestyles of Kenya’s lawmakers, splashed across TikTok and X, added fuel to anger simmering last month among a young, plugged-in population over proposed tax hikes.
At least 62 passengers were missing after landslides swept two buses into a swollen and murky river in Nepal. Authorities mobilized scores of military and police personnel to search for the missing persons in the Trishuli River.
War in Gaza
Israel rained bombs on Gaza City during a week that residents described as comparable to the fiercest battle of the war, while a Palestinian Islamic Jihad official said a new round of peace talks ended with no agreements yet.
US President Biden said the Israel-Gaza war must end now and Israel must not occupy the enclave after the war, telling reporters his ceasefire framework had been agreed on by both Israel and Hamas but there were still gaps to close.
Investors are looking at UK markets as a potential haven as political uncertainty rises in the US and elsewhere in Europe, in what could mark a stunning turnaround for a country that appeared to have lost its traditional appeal to global capital.
Britain’s new government has inherited an economy that is gathering momentum but the recent, stronger-than-expected growth figures do not mean Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his team have found a way out of their bind on public spending.
Shell has replaced liquefied natural gas volume it lost after exiting Russia in 2022 with a string of deals that underpin CEO Wael Sawan’s bet on growing demand for the fuel as he reduces the focus on renewable energy.
Chinese e-commerce vendors are struggling for survival as sales growth slows, price pressure rises and shopping platforms compete with ever-more aggressive policies to attract increasingly cost-conscious customers.
Elon Musk’s social media company X breached EU online content rules, EU tech regulators ruled in a finding that could lead to a fine and significant changes in how it operates.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain met with the union’s executive board to discuss his deep concerns with President Joe Biden’s ability to defeat Donald Trump in the November election, three sources familiar with the matter said.
The Week Ahead
The coming week includes mounting expectations of a September Fed rate cut, Q2 earnings, and an ECB meeting.
All eyes will be on Britain’s king as he unveils the legislative programme of the new Labour Government.
It’s a big sports weekend, with two Wimbledon finals, Spain meeting England in the Euro finals, and the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia.
Being Volodymyr Zelenskiy: How war has changed Ukraine’s leader
Sources say Zelenskiy has become tougher and less tolerant. May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
Intense. Impatient. Sleep-deprived. Step into the relentless world of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s wartime president.
The 46-year-old said his ambition when he was elected in 2019 had been to help Ukraine become a modern democracy, before that mission was shattered by Russia’s invasion in 2022.
The war-hardened Zelenskiy who’s exhorted Western leaders to action at the NATO summit in Washington in recent days is a world away from the political novice who became president, let alone the TV comedian who was a showbiz heavyweight for years before.
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