| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Tuesday, October 25, 2022 by Linda Noakes | Hello Here's what you need to know. Sunak faces a huge task as he becomes UK prime minister, Russia brings its Ukraine 'dirty bomb' warning to the U.N., and Wall Street bankers warn on the world economy | | | | | Today's biggest stories  King Charles welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace, October 25, 2022. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS WORLD
Britain's new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said he would try to fix the mess left by his predecessor, restore faith in politics and tackle a "profound economic crisis" but warned the country there would be difficult decisions ahead. Here are highlights of Sunak's first speech as prime minister.
Russia doubled down on a warning that Ukraine is preparing to use a "dirty bomb" on its own territory, an assertion dismissed by the West and Kyiv as false, and was expected to bring the issue to the U.N. Security Council later today. The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defense equipment from storage to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian drone and cruise missile attacks, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
Leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has increased his lead slightly over his far-right adversary President Jair Bolsonaro six days ahead of their runoff in Brazil's divisive election, a poll said. A violent showdown between an ally of Bolsonaro and police over the weekend is stirring an already febrile election campaign.
A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast, killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known after communications were fully restored, officials said.
A former U.S. military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents and company records show. The arrest came as Britain warned dozens of former military pilots to stop working in China or face prosecution on national security grounds under new laws.
|  A Bucks County resident drops off a mail-in ballot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier U.S.
U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman faces his biggest political test since his May stroke today when he debates Republican rival Mehmet Oz in a Pennsylvania race that will help determine whether Democrats keep their razor-thin majority in the chamber.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily blocked a judge's order requiring Senator Lindsey Graham to testify to a grand jury in Georgia in a criminal investigation into whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully tried to overturn 2020 election results in the state.
U.S. students have suffered historic learning setbacks with math and reading scores falling to their lowest levels since before the COVID pandemic, national exam results showed, the latest sign of the damage school closures wrought on children.
A 19-year-old gunman opened fire at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri, killing two people and injuring seven others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city's police commissioner said.
Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted young women hoping to make it in Hollywood, a Los Angeles prosecutor argued, while the former producer's attorney said his accusers willingly took part in a "casting couch" culture to boost their careers.
|  Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, speaks during the 15th Singapore International Energy Week, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Isabel Kua BUSINESS Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", the head of the International Energy Agency said. Meanwhile, top Wall Street bankers renewed their warnings about the world economy amid geopolitical tensions and steep interest rate hikes to tackle decades-high inflation.
The U.S. Federal Reserve will go for its fourth consecutive 75 basis point interest rate hike on November 2, according to economists polled by Reuters, who said the central bank should not pause until inflation falls to around half its current level.
Toyota is considering a reboot of its electric-car strategy to better compete in a booming market it has been slow to enter, and has halted some work on existing EV projects, people with knowledge of the still-developing plans said.
Microsoft is stocking up on Chinese video game content to emulate Sony's success with 'Genshin Impact', sources said, solidifying China's transition from a land only of players to a hub of blockbuster developers.
HSBC named Georges Elhedery as its new chief financial officer in a surprise shift that puts the former head of its investment bank in pole position to eventually succeed Noel Quinn as chief executive.
Messaging app WhatsApp was starting to come back online and the company said the issue has been fixed after users across the world reported problems earlier today.
| | | | | | | | | | | Video of the day  Parkour group switches off Paris storefront lights The young activists make use of kill switches regularly placed on the outside of buildings to let emergency services cut off power in the event of a fire. | | | | And finally… Giant new mural celebrates 'warrior' Maradona  An Argentine artist has painted a giant mural of late soccer legend Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires to commemorate what would have been the World Cup winner's 62nd birthday at the end of October. | | | Thanks for spending part of your day with us. | | | | | |
