Bolsonaro supporters after Brazil's Supreme Court issued a house arrest order for him, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado |
- Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from US President Donald Trump.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened to arrest Democratic lawmakers who are using their collective absence from the state capital to prevent the legislature from adopting a Republican-backed plan for redrawing Texas congressional districts.
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The US could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.
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Israel says it will allow gradual and controlled entry of goods to Gaza through local merchants, an Israeli military agency that coordinates aid said, as global monitors say famine is unfolding in the enclave, impacting the hostages Hamas holds.
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Meanwhile, Israel's cabinet could authorise a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, despite international pressure for a ceasefire to ease appalling conditions in the besieged Palestinian territory.
- One person was killed and 10 people, including two children, were wounded in Russia's largest air attack on the Ukrainian town of Lozova since the war began, officials said. The "massive strike" damaged the train station and other infrastructure in the town.
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Britain said it will begin implementing a deal to return some migrants who arrive on small boats to France within days, a key part of its plans to cut illegal migration, after a treaty on the arrangement is ratified.
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Blackened skies unleashed record-breaking rains on Hong Kong and the high-tech cities surrounding South China's Pearl River Delta, disrupting hospitals and shuttering schools and law courts across the Asian financial hub.
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US companies spending record amounts to protect executives as threats rise |
Law enforcement officers at the scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed, Manhattan, New York City. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo |
US companies are spending record amounts to keep their executives safe in response to rising threats and the killings of two high-profile corporate officials in separate attacks in Manhattan over the last eight months.
Corporations have doubled the number of plain-clothed security teams outside buildings in New York City since a shooting last week in which four people were killed, said Glen Kucera, president of the enhanced protection services unit at Allied Universal, a security and facilities services firm. |
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Kaulis floats on an airbed with Mrs Meyer, an American alligator, at an outdoor pool in Elmenhorst, Germany, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner |
In Germany, when the weather permits, former circus artist Krystian Kaulis likes to go swimming with his pet Mississippi alligator. "Mrs. Meyer" has been his family's pet for over 40 years, performing in circuses around the world until 2016. |
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