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An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish man reacts near a part of a missile protruding from the ground, in the central Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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- In launching renewed strikes on Iran in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the US president.
- Iran and Israel have paused their tit-for-tat strikes, with both sides warning they'll hit back if provoked. Don Durfee tells the Reuters World News podcast why the Trump administration is in a bind and what the Houthis' latest Red Sea threat could mean for a fragile peace process.
- Trump said that two US pilots were "fine" after their helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, following a report that the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after going down close to the Iranian-controlled waterway.
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- Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit. Read our special report.
- Basketball fans greeted Trump with a chorus of loud boos as the Republican became the first sitting US president to attend the NBA Finals at Game 3 of the championship series between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Trump's approval rate held near the lowest levels of his political career.
- The US confirmed three additional cases of New World screwworm, raising the total number of cases to five since the first domestic screwworm infestation in six decades was found in a Texas calf last week.
- Maine oyster farmer Graham Platner faces Democratic voters under scrutiny over online posts, a Nazi-linked tattoo and allegations he sent explicit texts in a Senate race that could determine whether his party wins control of the US Senate. Here's what to watch in today's US primaries.
- Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed a pregnant woman and two other people, Ukrainian officials said, while Russia-annexed Crimea said it was repelling drone attacks.
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Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe. Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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- Late last year, a handful of retired Honda Motor executives started meeting privately to discuss the Japanese automaker's troubles and the person they believed was the cause: Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe.
- The United States added Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, internet search provider Baidu, and automakers BYD and NIO, to a list of companies it believes are aiding Beijing's military, in a move that could inflame tensions between the countries.
- China's export growth accelerated in May, buoyed by robust demand for chips, autos and other high-tech goods fueling the global AI boom, providing policymakers some relief as energy price shocks from the Iran conflict weigh on broader demand.
- OpenAI confidentially filed for a US initial public offering recently, the ChatGPT maker said, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward a stock market listing as it looks to tap into insatiable investor demand for AI shares.
- Global airlines' push to attract premium customers is making fast in-flight Wi-Fi an increasingly important perk, turning a once-patchy paid service into an emerging battleground between Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo satellite network.
- Kumar Ajit spent more than a week calling dozens of pharmacies in India before he tracked down the platinum-based cancer drug cisplatin his mother needed to treat her liver cancer. His struggle highlights India's growing shortage of platinum-based cancer drugs.
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The perfect football pitch at the FIFA World Cup 2026 is not simply grass. It is a combination of agriculture, temperature control, engineering and logistics.
A World Cup pitch must withstand studs, sliding tackles and the elements at least four times during the month-long tournament. It must drain water within minutes and feel the same for matches in Miami, Vancouver, Mexico City and New Jersey, venues with sharply different climates.
From sand‑based soils to underground heating, we explore the mechanics of playing surfaces for the World Cup.
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Policemen with sticks shields at a residential area after a black bear was spotted in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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The Japanese city of Utsunomiya captured a wild black bear after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as local schools closed and residents were urged to stay indoors.
The city closed all 94 municipal primary and middle schools for a second straight day on Tuesday after its first-ever bear sighting. Authorities decided to keep schools closed again on Wednesday due to a report of a possible second bear roaming the city, an official said.
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