US-Saudi joint strikes, OpenAI's rogue agent and Japan quake

Reuters World News · Jul 29, 2026 · 9m

Saudi Arabia has waded into the Iran conflict, carrying out strikes alongside the U.S. against Iran-backed militia in Iraq. OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm on its hacking spree. The Trump administration bans new humanoid robots from China. And emergency services rush to find survivors from Japan's 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Watch the latest episode of On Assignment ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Listen to the Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast…