Reuters World News - Chicago, ICE, Modi-Xi-Putin and US Open

Episode Date: August 31, 2025

Chicago’s mayor says police won’t help federal troops after US President Donald Trump threatens to deploy them. Two firefighters are being held by ICE after an ID check during a Washington wildfire. India's Narendra Modi meets Xi Jinpingin China ahead of a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, the latest from the US Open fourth round. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠here⁠.  Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠here⁠. Recommended Listen: ⁠⁠On Assignment⁠ Visit the ⁠Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement⁠ for information on our privacy and data protection practices.  You may also visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Chicago's mayor says police won't assist any federal troops deployed in the city. ICE detained firefighters as a wildfire burns in Washington. India's Modi meets Xi Jinping and China ahead of a summit with Putin. Ukraine's ex-Parlment speaker has been shot dead in Lviv. And U.S. Open fans are waiting for a showdown between Osaka and Goff. It's Sunday, August 31st. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week. I'm Tara Oaks in Liverpool.

Starting in Chicago today, but the Democratic mayor, Brandon Johnson, says police will not aid federal troops deployed to the city. We have received credible reports that we have days, not weeks, before our city sees some type of militarized activity by the federal government. Signing an executive order stating that Chicago police will continue enforcing local laws but will not assist with patrols, arrests, or other law enforcement actions alongside federal officers. We do not want to see tanks in our streets. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops

and immigration and customs enforcement agents. As you all know, Chicago is a killing field right now. with the stated aim of combating crime. Chicago has long had a reputation as a city with an elevated crime rate. And there have been more than 1,200 shootings in the city so far this year. But Chicago's fatal shootings are down more than a third compared to the same period last year. Our producer Christopher Wall Jasper is based in Chicago. He went out to go and see how the locals are feeling about the idea of federal troops

stepping in to address crime in the city. My name's Todd Jackson, who works in early childhood education, says the idea of Trump deploying troops to Chicago evokes troubling past altercations in the city. Back in the 60s, this city, parts of this city, particularly people of color, were traumatized by the National Guard. I mean, I know adults that still talk about it. But not everyone is opposed to the idea of Trump intervening. I've been in Chicago my whole life. Mike Wyatt works in IT

and says the city is noticeably less clean than it was a decade ago. Wouldn't they just let everybody out of jail? This place was a mess. People were walking everywhere. No shirt, no shoes. He says he doesn't have faith in the mayor or the governor and welcomes outside intervention.

I implore any kind of assistance that we can get to help improve the city. Two firefighters who were responding to a wild fire in the state of Washington have been detained by US border agents and are being held at an ICE detention centre. That's according to US representative Emily Randall, a Democrat who represents a district where the detention centre is located and the fire is burning. She says she was not allowed inside the detention facility when she made an unannounced visit. But that officials there confirmed they are holding the two people involved in helping fight the 9,000.

a thousand-acre-bear gulch fire in the Olympic National Forest. This has to be asking myself, why is ICE hiding folks that they detain from their member of Congress? Why are they refusing us entry? What are they trying to hide from us? A U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson has said the detained people were providing support roles and not actively fighting the fire when Border Patrol agents conducted the identity check. Ukraine's former parliamentary speaker, Andrew Perubi, has been shot dead in the western city of Leviv. Police say a gunman fired multiple rounds, killing Perubi instantly before fleeing. Perubi was a key figure in Ukraine's pro-European Union movement and national security leadership.

Law enforcement have not yet communicated a motive or suspect. Israel has carried out an airstrike on Yemen's capital, Sana'ar, killing. the Houthi-run government's prime minister. That's according to the head of a Houthi Supreme Political Council. Israel says it targeted the defence minister and other senior officials and is verifying the outcome. It's the first such attack to kill senior Houthi officials. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

has met with China Xi Jinping in Tianjin, his first visit to China in over seven years. She says both countries show, a responsibility to support their people and developing nations. Modi says India is committed to improving ties with China and confirmed a new border management agreement after years of tension. And this week, Xi is bringing together Modi and Russia's Vladimir Putin for a rare summit, framed as a show of Global South unity.

It comes as Washington ramps at pressure on all three, with Modi facing steep new US tariffs over Russian oil imports. Krishna Das is in New Delhi. I think it's quite significant. India and Russia have been always closed. I mean, it's a long-running defense partnership. India has been buying a lot of oil from Russia since the Ukrainian war. China and India typically do not get along very well.

But now that they are in the same boat, in a sense, it's time for India to kind of gradually improve ties with China. there could be some good outcomes between India and China. I mean, India and China both have been keen to resume direct flights between the two countries. They have been suspended for about five years now. India wants machinery to come into India from China. China also wants obviously easier access to the massive Indian market. So all of those things will surely be discussed.

Tennis now and organisers couldn't have scripted it better for US fans. as Naomi Osaka and Cocoa Goff are set for a fourth round showdown that will dominate the Labor Day headlines. It's six years after their memorable first meeting at Flushing Meadows, when Osaka routed a tearful 15-year-old Goff and comforted her opponent. Amy Tennery is there and says the U.S. Open has made efforts to stay relevant. You know, it's rare that a tournament that's been around for this long announces any major changes, but this year was an exception. The biggest news, of course,

the U.S. Open is now 15 days long rather than 14. And that was because they've had three consecutive years of record-breaking attendance and that extra day allowed for them to give access to some 70,000 odd more ticket holders, which is terrific for them. Amy gave us these tips on what to watch for as the fourth round kicks off. On the men's side, you know, it's looking like a lot of familiar names are going to be, going the distance potentially. We have Carlos Alcarez, who in the third round extended his record since April to 42 and 2. So he's looking in extraordinary shape. Also, Novak Djokovic, a name that

many people are familiar with. He hasn't made it to a final of a major this year, but he is a 24-time Grand Slam winner, and he, of course, fills seats anytime he shows up to Flushing Meadows. On the women's side, it's really been a very wide open field this year. Arena Sabalanka is the world number one and the defending champion. I think most people would agree she has a great shot at it this year. But it's really anyone's tournament to claim. Today's recommended read is from our photo archive of when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago. Our photographer Carlos Barilla was one of the first ones to capture Katrina's landfall in Florida.

before it hit New Orleans. But as the devastation became clear, he was sent to document the aftermath. The scene was apocalyptic. Empty roads, abandoned cars, bodies of people on the highway, add the heat and the humidity to this equation, and it was just like a horrified picture.

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