NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald Trump had demanded, and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack.
REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool NATO leaders backed a big increase in defence spending and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack after a brief summit tailor-made for U.S. President Donald Trump.
The British government said it was the biggest expansion of its nuclear deterrent in a generation.
U.S. President Donald Trump compared the impact of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the end of World War Two on Wednesday, arguing that the damage was severe even though available intelligence reports were inconclusive.
A satellite image shows airstrike craters over the underground centrifuge halls of the Natanz Enrichment Facility, Iran, June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
From her corner of the United States near Houston, Texas, stay-at-home mother Loretta Torres, 38, admires President Donald Trump’s confidence and bargaining style. She has no complaints with his presidency.
Cuomo faced a spirited challenge from 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a relatively unknown state lawmaker who has pulled away from 10 others in a crowded field of candidates.
Zohran Mamdani next to his mother Mira Nair and wife Rama Duwaji. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's revamped vaccine advisory panel began its closely watched two-day meeting on Wednesday, its first since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all of its members and installed a new panel, including several people with histories of vaccine skepticism.
An MMR vaccine is seen being prepared at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Annie Rice/File Photo
Nike is betting its endeavor to help Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon run a mile in under four minutes will recapture the attention of women consumers who have been looking elsewhere for running shoes and clothes.
Athletics - Diamond League - Rome - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - August 30, 2024 Kenya's Faith Kipyegon celebrates after winning the women's 1500m REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of three days of lavish VIP parties in the romantic lagoon city to celebrate his wedding to journalist Lauren Sanchez, despite protests from locals.
Members of security stand near Madonna dell’Orto church, ahead of the expected wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi The wedding celebrations are expected to cost 40-48 million euros.
The astronauts are heading for their countries' first visit to the International Space Station.
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