Reuters Daily Briefing: April 17, 2024
Britain's foreign minister says Israelis have decided to retaliate against Iran, Russian attack kills at least 13 people in Ukraine's Chernihiv, heavy rains set off flash floods in the UAE.
Plus, an exclusive report on an Israeli strike on Gaza's largest fertility clinic.
By Edson Caldas
Today's Top News
Israel's military displays what they say is an Iranian ballistic missile retrieved from the Dead Sea. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
MIDDLE EAST
Israel has clearly decided to retaliate against Iran for missile and drone attacks, Britain's foreign minister David Cameron said during a visit to Israel, the starkest warning yet of another volley coming in regional escalation. World powers are striving to prevent a wider outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.
Exclusive: When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit. The temperature inside the tanks rose, destroying more than 4,000 embryos plus 1,000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs.
UNITED STATES
Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives will seek to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that is poised to become state law once again, but they will need the help of some Republicans. Democrats sought to repeal the ban a week ago, but were thwarted by the narrow Republican majority.
While Donald Trump's criminal trial is underway in New York, Politics Editor Scott Malone joins the Reuters World News podcast to outline a case the US Supreme Court is considering which could impact the prosecution of the former president for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.
IN OTHER NEWS
A Russian missile attack killed at least 13 residents and damaged buildings and municipal infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, officials said. As Russia continues to pound Ukrainian cities starved for air defense, the country's top officials intensified pleas for international support. Follow the latest.
Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates are clearing debris after a torrential downpour killed at least one person and caused damage to homes and businesses. Dubai International Airport said it was facing significant disruptions after the record rainfall delayed or diverted flights.
Half of Denmark's Old Stock Exchange was completely burnt-out with only outer walls remaining after flames engulfed the building and caused the roof to collapse in yesterday's devastating fire. The blaze that ripped through the 400-year-old landmark was still burning in some hard-to-access places this morning. MIDDLE EAST
Israel has clearly decided to retaliate against Iran for missile and drone attacks, Britain's foreign minister David Cameron said during a visit to Israel, the starkest warning yet of another volley coming in regional escalation. World powers are striving to prevent a wider outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.
Exclusive: When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit. The temperature inside the tanks rose, destroying more than 4,000 embryos plus 1,000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs.
UNITED STATES
Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives will seek to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that is poised to become state law once again, but they will need the help of some Republicans. Democrats sought to repeal the ban a week ago, but were thwarted by the narrow Republican majority.
While Donald Trump's criminal trial is underway in New York, Politics Editor Scott Malone joins the Reuters World News podcast to outline a case the US Supreme Court is considering which could impact the prosecution of the former president for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.
IN OTHER NEWS
A Russian missile attack killed at least 13 residents and damaged buildings and municipal infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, officials said. As Russia continues to pound Ukrainian cities starved for air defense, the country's top officials intensified pleas for international support. Follow the latest.
Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates are clearing debris after a torrential downpour killed at least one person and caused damage to homes and businesses. Dubai International Airport said it was facing significant disruptions after the record rainfall delayed or diverted flights.
Half of Denmark's Old Stock Exchange was completely burnt-out with only outer walls remaining after flames engulfed the building and caused the roof to collapse in yesterday's devastating fire. The blaze that ripped through the 400-year-old landmark was still burning in some hard-to-access places this morning.
Business & Markets
British consumer price inflation slowed to a two-and-a-half-year low of 3.2% in annual terms last month, down from a 3.4% increase in February. The Bank of England - which has an inflation target of 2% - and economists polled by Reuters had forecast an annual rate of 3.1%.
Canada revealed a new tax on wealthy individuals that will bring in billions of dollars over the next five years to help fund housing programs designed to win over a disgruntled voter base. Here are some of the key government measures and proposals outlined in the 2023-24 budget.
Japanese companies are increasingly hitching their growth plans to the US amid concerns about China. Yaskawa Electric, Asahi, Renesas Electronics and Honda are just a few of the companies that in recent months have either expressed interest in expanding in the US or announced plans to do so.
Vietnam has mounted an "unprecedented" rescue of Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank, a lender engulfed in the nation’s biggest financial fraud, according to three bank documents and new official information provided to Reuters by a person with access to the documents.
In Pictures
Katravath Santosh, an autorickshaw driver and first-time voter. REUTERS/Almaas Masood
India's election starting on Friday is the world's largest electoral exercise with more than 18 million people voting for the first time. They are determined to make their voices count. Rising tensions between religious groups, inflation and lack of jobs are some of their top concerns, according to a survey.
And Finally...
An artist's impression shows the orbit of the most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, dubbed Gaia BH3. European Southern Observatory/L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS
Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy. The newly identified black hole is located about 2,000 light-years from Earth - relatively close in cosmic terms.
