DNC over, Harris' policy plans face scrutiny

Plus, SpaceX will test breakthrough tech in a risky spacewalk.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Harris lays out her foreign policy principles, Canadian rail workers return to work, and Powell takes the podium at Jackson Hole. Plus, the manufacturer of the yacht wrecked off Sicily points to "indescribable" crew errors. Today's Top News   Kamala Harris waves from the stage at the United Center in Chicago. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm  The DNC finale Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy principles and sharp contrasts with Donald Trump with 11 weeks left in the race for the White House.  Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Harris' speech failed to demonstrate any break from the status quo, after a week in which the most divisive issue facing the party was mostly ignored. Hear more on the Reuters World News podcast. With the Democratic National Convention over, Harris' policy plans now face new scrutiny. The Democrats have a new-found optimism, but what does the data say? Our graphics team took a look at the Harris effect. In other news Disagreements over Israel's future military presence in Gaza and over Palestinian prisoner releases are obstructing a ceasefire and hostage deal. Sources told Reuters Hamas was especially concerned about the latest demand to keep troops deployed along the Netzarim Corridor, an east-west strip Israel cleared. Singapore Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa have increased their flights over Afghanistan after years of largely avoiding it now the Middle East conflict has made it seem a relatively safe option. India's Narendra Modi arrived in Kyiv to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the first trip by an Indian prime minister to Ukraine since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. A series of "indescribable, unreasonable errors" by the crew led to the shipwreck in which British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others died earlier this week, the yacht manufacturer's CEO told Reuters. A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. Business & Markets   Jerome Powell heads into the opening dinner at the Kansas City Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. REUTERS/Ann Saphir Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will take the podium at 10 am EDT in a remote lodge in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park to address a gathering that has become a global platform for central bank officials to shape views of monetary policy.  Workers at Canadian National Railway will begin returning to work today, hours after the Canadian government moved to end an unprecedented rail stoppage.  State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced US chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, public tender documents showed.  Nestle shares tumbled following the abrupt departure of CEO Mark Schneider from the world's biggest foodmaker and his replacement by company veteran Laurent Freixe.  A new incentive regime for mining in Argentina is attracting major players such as BHP, who are starting to eye the South American country as the world's next frontier for copper. The Week Ahead Climate change and security will dominate discussions at next week's meeting of Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga as China and the United States jostle for influence in the region. SpaceX's attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk's space company. In markets, we have the latest earnings from AI darling Nvidia and key inflation numbers in the euro area and Australia. Gold's relentless climb to record highs and a dollar under pressure as US rate cut speculation builds are also in investors' sights. Here's your guide to the week ahead. In Myanmar's jungles, young volunteers train hard to fight junta   New recruits of Bamar People's Liberation Army march during a training session in Karen State, Myanmar. REUTERS/Stringer A dense bamboo forest in rebel-held territory surrounds the training ground in eastern Myanmar where more than 100 young people, mostly in their twenties, are undergoing rigorous military drills. From former chefs to ex-journalists, rappers and poets, people from all walks of life have joined the resistance movement with a single goal: to overthrow the military regime that seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. See our photo essay And Finally... A visitor looks at humanoid robots during the World Robot Conference in Beijing. REUTERS/Florence Lo China dominates the market for electric vehicles. Now it's chasing Tesla in the race to build battery-powered humanoids expected to replace human workers building EVs on assembly lines. Read more 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. 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