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Hello. A shaky Japanese government loses upper house control, Bangladesh air force plane crashes into college campus and Trump's renewed interest in Pakistan is troubling India.  Plus, Microsoft alerts businesses and governments to server software attack.

Today's Top News   Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan July 20, 2025. Franck Robichon/Pool via REUTERS Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in his post after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections, prompting some in his own party to doubt his leadership as the opposition weighed a no-confidence motion.  At least 19 people were killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college and school campus in the capital city of Dhaka, a fire services official said. The South Korea-led investigation into Jeju Air's fatal plane crash in December has "clear evidence" that pilots shut off the less-damaged engine after a bird strike, a source with knowledge of the probe said. US President Donald Trump's lunch meeting with Pakistan's military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning to Washington about risks to their bilateral ties while New Delhi is recalibrating relations with China as a hedge, officials and analysts said. The Kremlin said that Moscow was in favor of a new round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine but the two sides' positions were diametrically opposed so there was a lot of diplomatic work to be done. Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a UN mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security commission said, according to local news.

US news Harvard University will urge a federal judge to order the Trump administration to restore about $2.5 billion in canceled federal grants and cease efforts to cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school. Trump threatened to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins. The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found. As the US grapples with decade-high wildfire numbers this year, the Forest Service department is facing criticism as firefighters are cleaning toilets after Trump's federal workforce reductions have left fire teams understaffed.

Business & Markets   The Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Microsoft has issued an alert about "active attacks" on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within organizations, and recommended security updates that customers should apply immediately. A last-minute settlement between Meta Platforms shareholders and the company's leadership last week ended an $8 billion trial and spared Mark Zuckerberg from testifying about alleged violations of Facebook users' data. It also took the heat off the state of Delaware, which has been plagued by criticism from technology and business leaders. Elon Musk's social media platform X accused French prosecutors of launching a "politically-motivated criminal investigation" that threatens its users' free speech, denying all allegations and saying it would not comply with the probe. Kraft Heinz's potential spinoff of slower-growing brands such as Velveeta cheese is a risky last-ditch effort to boost returns by reversing its unsuccessful decade-old merger. That entity could be valued at up to $20 billion on its own, which would make it the biggest deal in consumer goods so far this year. A US guitar string maker for the world's top musicians is scurrying to strategize how they should respond to Trump's trade war. Here's their guide. The European Union is exploring a broader set of possible counter-measures against the United States as prospects for an acceptable trade agreement with Washington fade, according to EU diplomats. For more, watch our daily rundown on financial markets. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is no stranger to Beijing, but his most recent visit has cemented his rock star status in the country. While he appears to be navigating a delicate tightrope between Beijing and Washington well, the company remains subject to the ups and downs of Sino-US tensions, analysts said. Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost of at least $170 billion, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Trump pledged to save Afghans. But the UAE had already sent some evacuees back.   The flags of the UAE and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan are displayed in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo Days before Trump said he would help Afghan evacuees who fled their country and were stuck in the United Arab Emirates, the Emirati government had already begun returning them to Afghanistan and informed Washington that it was doing so, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters. "I will try to save them, starting right now," Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, that linked to an article on the more than 30 remaining Afghans held in limbo. However, it may already be too late for some, as a UAE spokesperson confirmed the move to return all remaining individuals by Sunday, July 20, according to the cable. Read our exclusive story

And Finally... A foraging Emperor penguin preens on snow-covered sea ice in Antarctica, December 9, 2006. REUTERS/Deborah Zabarenko/File Photo Some of the oldest ice ever recovered from Antarctica has arrived in the UK for climate analysis – more than a million years after it captured some of Earth’s atmosphere at the time.  Tune in to today's Reuters World News podcast to find out what secrets about our planet this project might unlock. Listen here

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