'Ostentatious disrespect' for Donald Trump

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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.
Russia arrested a Japanese journalist in the Sakhalin region on suspicion of espionage. The FBI charged a Saudi engineer with installing a hidden audio-recording device in an executive conference room at OpenAI.

In other news

Pope Leo spent a peaceful night in hospital after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said. Learn more about lung adenocarcinoma.
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.
A former gang leader received a sentence of 40 years to life for orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.

Business & Markets

Dario Amodei visits Capitol Hill. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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.
Character.ai filed for bankruptcy. The company faces legal claims that its chatbots pushed children to harm and kill themselves.
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

REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

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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And Finally...

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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.

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