Israel broadens Gaza assault

Plus, Honda recalls about 4.5 million vehicles

View in Browser Sign up for Reuters newsletters Daily Briefing The Israeli military orders residents in central Gaza to move immediately, tensions are high in Prague after a mass shooting, and a UK recession might be under way.   Plus, Switzerland's capital is examining a pilot scheme to allow the sale of cocaine for recreational use. Chief Correspondent John Revill spoke to the Reuters World News daily podcast about Bern's radical approach to the war on drugs.   By Linda Noakes   Thanks for reading the Daily Briefing - we'll return on December 28 with a special edition looking back on the past year. Today's Top News Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TOP STORIES Israeli forces signaled they were widening their ground offensive with a new push into central Gaza, as the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid to stave off the threat of famine. Czech police tightened security around schools and other public buildings across the country and Prague's Charles University canceled all lectures and events after a student shooter killed 13 people at a university building. Pakistan's Supreme Court granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to an alleged leak of state secrets, possibly a huge win for his party ahead of national elections in February. The top US military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by US officials that it could lead to a broader restoration of ties between the two militaries. Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy, just days after he was ordered to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he falsely accused of fraud following Donald Trump's 2020 presidential election loss. A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010 and that she was fired from her job just hours later. Business & Markets A shopper takes a photo of a Christmas-themed window display at Selfridges on Oxford Street in London. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes  Britain's economy might be in a recession, according to data that showed it shrank between July and September, shortly after finance minister Jeremy Hunt took the rare step of suggesting the Bank of England might cut interest rates to boost growth. The annual rotation on the US Federal Reserve's interest-rate-setting committee means its 2024 voting members lean slightly more hawkish than the outgoing group from 2023 – but that won't budge the outlook for a pivot to interest-rate cuts next year. A blistering rally in stocks and elevated bond yields are pressuring global hedge funds to boost returns as they fight to staunch investor outflows, industry insiders told Reuters. Chinese regulators announced a wide range of rules aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage video gaming, dealing a blow to the world's biggest games market, which returned to growth this year. Honda Motor's American unit is recalling about 4.5 million vehicles worldwide over risks of fuel pump failure. The recall includes 2.54 million vehicles in the United States. Boeing's first direct delivery of a 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019 landed in Shanghai, a step that could hasten the end of China's freeze on deliveries of the firm's profitable 737 MAX after more than four years. From squat to street in Paris Camelia Toldea poses in her self-built house in a squatted warehouse in Ile-Saint-Denis, near Paris. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier  Camelia Toldea has packed her family's suitcases ready for a quick exit from an abandoned building where she and dozens of other Roma live, fearful the squat will be next in a wave of evictions near Paris' 2024 Olympic Games facilities. Romanian-born Toldea, her husband and three children are among thousands of migrants, asylum seekers and Roma caught up in evictions in the north Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis that are aggravating the city's homelessness problem ahead of the games. Read more here: Migrants and Roma evicted ahead of Olympics And Finally... Jewelry is displayed in Anabela Chan's boutique in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay For some a natural diamond is the ultimate luxury, but an award-winning British designer sees greater worth in jewelry crafted using laboratory-grown gems and metal from recycled cans.   Anabela Chan said she chose her materials after witnessing what she said were poor working conditions in diamond mines. Read more here: When science meets art Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? 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