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Daily Briefing

Daily Briefing

By Kate Turton

Hello. Protesters in Brazil force their way into the COP30 summit venue, Trump says he has an obligation to sue the BBC, and the US House will vote to end the government shutdown.

Plus, fearful of Trump's raids, some Hispanic shoppers turn to the safety of online buying.

 

Today's Top News

 

An Indigenous demonstrator is held by a staff member at the venue hosting the UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho 

COP30

  • Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. 
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom assured an audience at the summit that his state would continue to prioritize green technology, while blasting President Donald Trump's "dumb" decision to reverse the federal government's course on climate action.

In other news

  • Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington after a 53-day break, braving the congestion at the nation's tangled airports for a vote that could bring the longest US government shutdown in history to a close.
  • Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion over its airing of what he says was a deceptively edited documentary, but the case could hinge on whether anyone in Florida watched it online and felt misled. Here is a look at what Trump would need to prove and how the BBC could defend itself.
  • British health minister Wes Streeting denied he was plotting to bring down Keir Starmer, after unnamed allies of the prime minister briefed newspapers that they feared an attempted coup could come later this month after the budget.
  • Venezuela is deploying weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, and is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a US air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by Reuters.
  • Russia said its forces had pushed deeper into the eastern Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, with one video showing Russian soldiers rolling into Pokrovsk on motorbikes and even on the roofs of battered cars and vans.
  • At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said. Libyan authorities rescued seven survivors who had drifted at sea for six days after the vessel sank.
 

Business & Markets

 

An assembly line at the GM Romulus Powertrain plant in Romulus, Michigan. Rebecca Coo/File Photo

  • General Motors has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, people familiar with the matter said, reflecting automakers’ growing frustration over geopolitical disruptions to their operations. Read our exclusive.
  • Online platforms will ping Australian teenagers through over a million accounts in coming days offering a choice: download data, freeze profiles or lose the lot when a world-first ban on kids using social media starts on December 10. Byron Kaye tells the Reuters World News podcast why social media companies are now cooperating.
  • China is grappling with a glut of soybeans after months of record imports, curbing prospects for US exports despite a recent trade truce that Washington said includes a pledge by Beijing to resume heavy purchases.
  • China's Singles' Day sales festival is coming to a close after more than a month of promotions on the country's largest e-commerce platforms, which failed to spark widespread consumer excitement during the world's largest shopping event.
  • India's markets regulator is planning more reforms to woo foreign investors, including speeding up registration, reducing the cost of trading in the cash equities market and making it easier to short-sell.
  • A tale of two markets is emerging, as SoftBank's Nvidia stake sale sparked a rush out of AI stocks and stirred fresh bubble fears. In energy, the IEA tempered its outlook on an imminent peak in oil demand. Watch our daily market rundown for these stories and more.
 

Fearful of Trump's raids, some Hispanic shoppers turn to safety of online buying 

 

S. Shan works the cash register of his family's store, the Tien Rong Gift Shop, in the heavily Latino Ironbound section of Newark, N.J. REUTERS/Nicholas P. Brown 

The Trump administration has conducted high-profile raids nationwide at Home Depot stores where day laborers often congregate, Walmart parking lots, strawberry and peach farms, and a Hyundai Motor battery plant.

The expanded approach to immigration enforcement has changed the routine for some Hispanic consumers, and businesses are seeing it, according to interviews and statements from two dozen people, including business owners, community leaders, analysts and CEOs of publicly traded companies.

Read more
 

And Finally...

Children attend a swim training session at Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sport school Natatorium, in Zhejiang province, China. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Chinese authorities have announced measures to improve the men