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Explainer-Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?

17 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small but influential minority. Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Druze occupy a special niche in the region’s complex politics. Israel has cited protecting the Druze as a reason for …

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BWX Technologies secures naval nuclear reactor component contract worth up to $2.6 billion

17 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -BWX Technologies said on Thursday it has secured contracts worth $2.6 billion, including future options, to manufacture components for nuclear submarines and an aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy. The United States has been modernizing its nuclear-powered Navy fleet as part of broader efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. In …

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Turkey’s Erdogan risks alienating voters as PKK peace advances

17 Jul 2025

By Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan risks losing support among nationalist Turkish voters in making peace with Kurdistan Workers Party militants, whose burning of weapons last week was dismissed by some as a stunt. A backlash to Erdogan’s call on Saturday for wide parliamentary support for the process underlines the …

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Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Alaska Peninsula, GFZ says

17 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Alaska Peninsula, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Yazhini MV in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

US House agrees to consider crypto legislation in big win for the digital asset industry

17 Jul 2025

By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives cleared key procedural hurdles on crypto legislation on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump intervened to save the initiative, paving the way for the first federal law for digital assets. The votes came after more than nine hours of private …

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Ten Republican senators urge Trump to reverse school funding freeze

17 Jul 2025

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ten Republican U.S. senators wrote a letter to President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday urging it to reverse its decision to withhold $6.8 billion in congressionally approved federal funding for K-12 schools. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT While Democrats have been critical of Trump’s move, Republican lawmakers have not often publicly disagreed …

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US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles

17 Jul 2025

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests last month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said …

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Brazil’s Senate approves main text of new rules on court-ordered debt in first vote

17 Jul 2025

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved in a first vote a constitutional amendment to change how the government accounts for court-ordered debt payments starting in 2027, potentially helping it meet fiscal target once considered unattainable. Under the approved text, these payments – the result of court rulings against the government – must …

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‘Japanese First’ party shakes up election with alarm over foreigners

17 Jul 2025

By Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a ‘silent invasion’ of immigrants, pushing the government to tackle fears about foreigners as it drags into the mainstream rhetoric once confined to the political fringe.  Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic …

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