Reuters - Daily Briefing By Kate Turton Hello. Sanae Takaichi is elected Japan's first female prime minister, Erdogan turns Gaza deal into a power play for Turkey, and Trump's approval edges up. Plus, our graphics team shows how thieves broke into the Louvre museum and what they stole. Today's Top News Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan looks on after a press conference during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Middle East Turkey’s ties to Hamas, once a liability in Washington, have turned into a geopolitical asset. By persuading Hamas to accept US President Donald Trump’s Gaza deal, Ankara has reasserted itself on the Middle East chessboard. As Iran rejects Trump's offer of fresh peace talks, Parisa Hafezi tells the Reuters World News podcast that Tehran firmly believes the current sanctions are in place to change the regime and political order in Iran. On Wednesday, Reuters journalists will be speaking to policymakers and business leaders about some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the region, at the inaugural Reuters NEXT Gulf summit in Abu Dhabi. United States Officials from across the federal government, including US intelligence officers, has been helping to steer Trump's drive for retribution against his perceived enemies, according to government records and a source familiar with the effort. Read our exclusive. Americans blame Republican lawmakers more than Democrats for a partial government shutdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also showed Trump's approval rating increasing slightly. In other news Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister, shattering the nation's glass ceiling and setting it up for a forceful turn to the right. Her victory marks a pivotal moment for a country where men still hold overwhelming sway. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. European leaders, including from Britain, France, Germany and the European Union, issued a joint statement with Ukraine backing US President Donald Trump's call for a ceasefire at present battle lines. Our graphics team created a visual representation of how thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre museum and stole priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes. Business & Markets China's 300 billion yuan ($42 billion) consumer goods subsidies, equivalent to about 0.2% of gross domestic product, are punching above their weight this year, with analysts saying the spending they incentivized had a greater impact on growth than their size. Britain's inflation rate looks set to hit 4% in September, the highest among the world's big rich economies and double the Bank of England's target. Here's an explanation for why inflation is so high in the UK. The Japanese government and some of the nation's top manufacturers have warned Vietnam that a planned ban on petrol-powered motorbikes in Hanoi could spark job losses and disrupt a $4.6 billion market that is dominated by Honda. Watch our daily market rundown for more. US farmers criticized Trump's suggestion that the country may import more beef from Argentina, after they recently lost out to the South American nation on soybean sales to top buyer China. Novo Nordisk, which lobbied to win Medicaid reimbursement for its obesity drug Wegovy, is fighting to keep that coverage as some US states struggle with the treatment's costs, according to state documents, company emails and interviews with lawmakers and advocates. Donald Trump's backing of Australia's critical minerals will bring much-needed financial support to the industry, but experts say the US president will have to wait longer to shift the supply chain away from China and weaken its market dominance. The investment pouring into artificial intelligence evokes comparisons with previous speculative bubbles. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Edward Chancellor, the author and financial historian, about which warning signs investors should look out for. Left behind: A Filipina migrant mother’s difficult choice Duhapa holds 7-month-old Quinn on their way back to their family home from bathing in a natural hot spring in Irosin, Luzon Island, Philippines, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang Marian Duhapa, like many other migrant mothers, has made the painful decision to move overseas to work. While a job abroad will give them enough money to support their families, they will also have to leave their children, often for years at a time. If they stay at home, however, they may struggle to get by. Read our photo essay In Pictures Goldie, a Micro Labradoodle in costume as Goldfish "under the sea theme", October 19. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz See our gallery of photos of the good boys and girls at the Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York's east village. View gallery Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website LiveIntent Logo AdChoices Logo Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here.

 

Daily Briefing

By Kate Turton

Hello. Sanae Takaichi is elected Japan's first female prime minister, Erdogan turns Gaza deal into a power play for Turkey, and Trump's approval edges up. Plus, our graphics team shows how thieves broke into the Louvre museum and what they stole.

Today's Top News   Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan looks on after a press conference during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Middle East Turkey’s ties to Hamas, once a liability in Washington, have turned into a geopolitical asset. By persuading Hamas to accept US President Donald Trump’s Gaza deal, Ankara has reasserted itself on the Middle East chessboard. As Iran rejects Trump's offer of fresh peace talks, Parisa Hafezi tells the Reuters World News podcast that Tehran firmly believes the current sanctions are in place to change the regime and political order in Iran. On Wednesday, Reuters journalists will be speaking to policymakers and business leaders about some of the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the region, at the inaugural Reuters NEXT Gulf summit in Abu Dhabi. United States Officials from across the federal government, including US intelligence officers, has been helping to steer Trump's drive for retribution against his perceived enemies, according to government records and a source familiar with the effort. Read our exclusive. Americans blame Republican lawmakers more than Democrats for a partial government shutdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also showed Trump's approval rating increasing slightly. In other news Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister, shattering the nation's glass ceiling and setting it up for a forceful turn to the right. Her victory marks a pivotal moment for a country where men still hold overwhelming sway.  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. European leaders, including from Britain, France, Germany and the European Union, issued a joint statement with Ukraine backing US President Donald Trump's call for a ceasefire at present battle lines. Our graphics team created a visual representation of how thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre museum and stole priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes.

Business & Markets   China's 300 billion yuan ($42 billion) consumer goods subsidies, equivalent to about 0.2% of gross domestic product, are punching above their weight this year, with analysts saying the spending they incentivized had a greater impact on growth than their size. Britain's inflation rate looks set to hit 4% in September, the highest among the world's big rich economies and double the Bank of England's target. Here's an explanation for why inflation is so high in the UK. The Japanese government and some of the nation's top manufacturers have warned Vietnam that a planned ban on petrol-powered motorbikes in Hanoi could spark job losses and disrupt a $4.6 billion market that is dominated by Honda. Watch our daily market rundown for more. US farmers criticized Trump's suggestion that the country may import more beef from Argentina, after they recently lost out to the South American nation on soybean sales to top buyer China. Novo Nordisk, which lobbied to win Medicaid reimbursement for its obesity drug Wegovy, is fighting to keep that coverage as some US states struggle with the treatment's costs, according to state documents, company emails and interviews with lawmakers and advocates. Donald Trump's backing of Australia's critical minerals will bring much-needed financial support to the industry, but experts say the US president will have to wait longer to shift the supply chain away from China and weaken its market dominance. The investment pouring into artificial intelligence evokes comparisons with previous speculative bubbles. In this episode of The Big View podcast, Peter Thal Larsen talks to Edward Chancellor, the author and financial historian, about which warning signs investors should look out for.

Left behind: A Filipina migrant mother’s difficult choice   Duhapa holds 7-month-old Quinn on their way back to their family home from bathing in a natural hot spring in Irosin, Luzon Island, Philippines, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang Marian Duhapa, like many other migrant mothers, has made the painful decision to move overseas to work. While a job abroad will give them enough money to support their families, they will also have to leave their children, often for years at a time. If they stay at home, however, they may struggle to get by. Read our photo essay

In Pictures Goldie, a Micro Labradoodle in costume as Goldfish "under the sea theme", October 19. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz See our gallery of photos of the good boys and girls at the Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York's east village. View gallery

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