Alarm over Iran civilian death toll

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Hello. Iran says 18 people were killed in the latest US strikes, including four at a wedding.

Democrats sink a bid to cap the Supreme Court at nine justices.

And Texas Republicans are putting big tech on notice as they turn against data centers.

Today's Top News

Rubble lies around a damaged house following a reported attack near a wedding gathering in Kuhistik, Sirik, Iran. Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via WANA via REUTERS

The sudden recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian toll after Iran reported 18 dead in the last US assault, including four killed and dozens wounded at a wedding.
As the US weighs its next move in the Middle East, China is moving in. Beijing bureau chief Ryan Woo joins the Reuters World News podcast to talk about China's ambitions in the region.
Germany is investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on its power grid and a month after an airport drone attack that Berlin and its allies blamed on Russia.
Norway has seized a Russian ship in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation claim won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz over Moscow's seizure of its assets when Russia ‌annexed Crimea in 2014, officials said.
The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organization said..

United States

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship that the president issued after the US Supreme Court rejected his ‌previous effort.
Democrats in the House of Representatives defeated a constitutional amendment to permanently cap the Supreme Court at nine justices, voting against a Republican proposal designed ‌to make the court's conservative majority a campaign issue ahead of November 3 elections.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked his new CDC director to remove a reference to two Pennsylvania deaths from the agency’s online measles tally after he questioned whether the disease contributed to the fatalities, three sources familiar with the situation said.

Business & Markets

Conduits for fiber to connect superclusters of data centers under construction in Abilene, Texas. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber/Pool

Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the "epicenter of AI development." Now, in his bid for re-election, he is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers.. And he’s hardly alone.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is ‌looking into whether an illegal operation in India that labelled chips and other food products with fake nutrition information and expiry dates represents a risk to the country's imports.
Alphabet's Google escaped a breakup of its advertising technology business, marking the third time ‌in recent years that US antitrust enforcers have tried to force a Big Tech breakup and lost.
Broadcom forecast strong AI chip sales for the next two years, offering fresh evidence that Big Tech's appetite for AI infrastructure remains undiminished as investors scrutinize returns on massive spending.
Uber launched autonomous rides in London using AI technology developed by Britain's Wayve, making the city the second in Europe after Zagreb where the ‌company offers robotaxis.

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

Agibot humanoid robots dance in front of a giant screen at the company's headquarters in Shanghai. REUTERS/Laurie Chen

Humanoid robots working on factory floors, AI models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants churning out cars at breathtaking scale are drawing a new wave of foreign visitors to China.

Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what many believe could be the next technological revolution.

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And Finally...

Britain's King Charles and France's President Emmanuel Macron during a preview event for the Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition in London. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS

King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the exhibition housing the historic Bayeux Tapestry, the nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery which depicts the conquest of England by the monarch's ancestor William I in 1066.

Under a deal struck with the French government, the 230-foot tapestry has been loaned to the British Museum from its home in northern France and brought to English soil for the first time since it was made.

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