Reuters World News - National Guard, October 7, Thunberg and France crisis

Episode Date: October 7, 2025

The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sue U.S. President Donald Trump, in a bid to block a National Guard deployment. Two years after the October 7 attack,  Tal Shoham reflects on being held hostage by Hamas for 505 days, while in Gaza, the fears of Iman Abdel Halim Abu Mutlaq, whose twins have known nothing but war. Last-ditch talks begin in France to try and resolve the country's political crisis. And Greta Thunberg is greeted by cheering crowds as she arrives in Greece after an aid flotilla was released by Israel. Find today's recommended read here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. 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

Hi, I'm Kim Vinal in Wonganui, New Zealand. It's Tuesday, October 7th. Today. President Trump says he'll use the insurrection act if needed to get the National Guard into American cities, as Illinois sues to block Trump from sending troops into Chicago. Israelis and Palestinians mark two years since the deadly October 7th Hamas attack, And France's Emmanuel Macon looks for a lifeline after his Prime Minister's shock resignation. This is Reuters' World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines

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Donald Trump is using our service members as political props. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzke, accusing the president of unconstitutional invasion. The state is suing to block Trump from sending hundreds of National Guard troops into Chicago streets. A judge has given the administration 48 hours to respond. President Trump says he'll invoke the Insurrection Act if necessary. Well, I do it if it was necessary.

So far it hasn't been necessary. But we have an insurrection act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I'd do that. Illinois is the fourth legal challenge Trump is facing over the use of soldiers. The others are Washington, D.C., California and Oregon, where a federal judge has temporarily blocked troop deployment from any state from going into Portland. The White House isn't happy about that. With all due respect to that judge, I think her opinion is untethered in reality and in the law. White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt there. Legal reporter Dietrich Canout says as these challenges

continue to play out in court, there are three issues at state. The president has said that National Guard troops are needed because this situation in Chicago is lawless and it's violent and it's essentially a rebellion against the authority of the United States and that his immigration police and customs enforcement police are being stopped from doing their job. However, there's a longstanding principle in U.S. law that troops should not be used for civilian law enforcement purposes. So that's a big part of the legal challenge. The other part of the legal challenge is that the National Guard is under normal circumstances supposed to report to the governor of the state and do work on the state's behalf. And the third point is that this is really a violation of state sovereignty by sending in troops, especially to areas that are disfavored by Trump because of their political leanings.

Reuters has uncovered that a Trump-appointed agency head, bypassed standard ethics procedures to accuse the president's political opponents, including Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, of mortgage fraud. Head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Poltec, referred cases directly to the Justice Department, skipping his own Inspector General. Critics say the move violates impartiality rules and could undermine due process. Talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza are continuing.

in Egypt, with Israeli and Hamas delegations back at the table for a second day in Sharmal Sheikh. It's the closest the sides have come to a deal in two years of war. And while their support for President Trump's ceasefire plan, those familiar with the talk say key issues remain unresolved. Hamas wants guarantees on a full Israeli withdrawal and a permanent ceasefire. Israel remains focused on hostage releases and security buffers. All of this is unfolding on a painful anniversary, two years since the Hamas attack on October 7th that triggered the war.

My son, which was eight years old, he stand behind me, and he asked me if we are going to dad. Tal Shoham, his wife and two children, were among those taken hostage by Hamas. While his family was released in the first hostage, exchange, he was held captive for 505 days. He says the memories of being beaten and psychologically tortured remain raw. They entered a few times and told us that one of us need to die and we can choose who it would be. As a result of his experience,

Shoham doesn't think lasting peace between Israel and Palestinians will ever happen. After I saw the magnitude of hatred that they grew up upon and they are growing their children upon, it's really clear that at least in our generation it won't be possible. In Gaza, meanwhile, the war has raged so long that there are toddlers who know nothing else, like Uday and Hamza Abu Adu Aduh, who were born shortly after the war began. Their father was killed while trying to buy food. for the family, and they've lost their home twice. Now they live in a tent on a beach, with the constant sound of drones, warplanes and bombs falling. The boys are so traumatised

that one isn't walking and the other isn't speaking. Their mother is scared the war will never end. Gaza health authorities say more than 67,000 Palestinians have died, mostly women and and children. Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg arriving in Greece to a huge crowd after she and hundreds of other activists were captured by Israel at sea. They were part of an aid flotilla trying to get supplies to Gaza. Tunberg rejected calls from the crowd that she's a hero. Almost 500 people from dozens of boats were taken off the coast of Gaza and detained.

Israel has so far deported almost 350 of them. French President Emmanuel McConaughan's hold on power is in question after the resignation of Sebastian Leconi, his fifth prime minister, in two years. In a last-ditch attempt to stop the government falling apart, McCon has given Leconi two days to try and get lawmakers on board with his cabinet appointments. Reuters' senior correspondent, Elizabeth Pino, in Paris, says if Leconi fails, McCon has few options left. He can name a new prime minister, maybe name a prime minister from the left, which he has not done since the snap election, and the left parties had no majority, but they were ahead of these elections.

He could decide to provoke a new snap election. That's what some people in the Conservative Party is asking, and also at the Rassamlement National, at Marine Le Pen's party. Marine Le Pen's party is really hoping to come into power. Another option for Emmanuel Macron is to resign, which has never happened in the recent history in France. And he really said he wouldn't do that. But considering the situation, which is very tricky, and the idea of a resignation is coming back in the debate. Democrats are scrambling to reconnect with young men, a group that swung toward Donald Trump in 2024 and could tip the scales in next year's fight for Congress. But with no clear strategy and party insiders divided,

the GOP is surging ahead, especially after the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk. Here's National Affairs reporter Helen Costa. Democrats are really starting from scratch when it comes to getting their candidates in these not necessarily political spaces, but cultural spaces where young men are. So you might have heard about AOC on Twitch a few years ago, being with streamers there. They're trying to do more of that.

They're also trying to get some of their elected officials like Gavin Newsom and others in more spaces where conservatives already exist. In spaces where they can spar with right-leaning hosts, the idea is let's go to where these conservatives already are. Let's not shy away from them. Helen says the catch-up is particularly important for Democrats. with conservatives seeing a surge in support following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The response is death really shows what a force he and Turning Point have been for the Republican Party.

After he died, Turning Point saw this big uptick in request to start chapters on college campuses. It shows that this is a group that is not slowing down after this tragedy. Paramount has named Barri Weiss, editor-in-chief of CB. News. The move comes as part of a $150 million deal to acquire the free press, the online news site Weiss founded. Weiss is a former opinion writer for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, known for challenging progressive narratives. Paramount is betting that Weiss, an outsider with billionaire ties, can help modernize CBS News, which currently ranks third among US broadcast networks. And for today's recommended read, Nobel Prize Week has kicked off, starting with the Nobel

Prize in medicine, awarded to the researchers who advanced discoveries in how the immune system avoids attacking healthy cells. Their work could lead to new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer. You can read all about that and keep on top of all of the rest of the week's Nobel awards, including the Peace Prize, on Reuters.com. or the Reuters app. Don't forget to also follow us on your favourite podcast player. And if you're listening on a smart speaker, just ask for the latest news from Reuters seven days a week. We'll be back tomorrow with our daily headline show.