Reuters World News - Qatar, Poland, vaccines and Nepal’s rapper

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during a Russian attack in western Ukraine. Israel attempts to kill Hamas political leaders in an airstrike on Qatar. A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump from removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook. The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report on children’s health targets food and drug marketing. And we look at Nepal’s frontrunner for prime minister – the mayor of Kathmandu and a former rapper.    *This podcast was corrected to include audio from Nepal. An earlier version was missing the audio. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read 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

Today, NATO member Poland shoots down Russian drones for the first time since the war in Ukraine started. The future of Gaza ceasefire negotiations is in doubt after an Israeli attack on Hamas and Qatar. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. releases his plan to make America healthy again, and the rapper turned politician seen as a frontrunner to become the next prime minister in Nepal. It's Wednesday, September 10th. 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 Kim Vinal in Wanganui, New Zealand. Poland has shot down Russian drones in its airspace after an attack on Western Ukraine.

It's the first time in the war that Polish forces have taken direct military action on their own soil. Reporter Alan Charlish is in Warsaw. Well, several drones violated Polish airspace overnight, more than 10. And the Polish army said that they shot down some that posed a threat to civilians or to the country. It's not the first time drones have violated Polish airspace, but it's the first time that Poland has actually shot them down because they saw them as posing a threat. The Prime Minister has called an emergency government meeting.

He said that he's informed the NATO Secretary General. The operational command of the armed forces labeled the incident an act of aggression. Both Russia and NATO have yet to comment. Israel has attacked Hamas in Qatar, widening its military action in the Middle East and creating diplomatic waves given Doha is a close U.S. ally. Hamas says five of its members were killed, but that its Gaza ceasefire negotiation team, the apparent target of the attack, survived. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says after Hamas's October 7th attack,

nowhere is off limits. I promised that Israel would reach those who perpetrated this horror. And today, Israel and I have kept that promise. Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Altani, called Israel's actions treacherous. U.S. President Donald Trump was, more diplomatic. I will say this, we want the hostages back, but we are not thrilled about the way that went down today. Reporter Jeff Mason says President Trump directed an aid to warn Qatar about the attack,

according to the White House, but they may not have had much time. The White House spokeswoman read a statement that said that the White House was informed by the U.S. military, which is a little bit odd because she didn't want to say specifically that it was Israel that told the U.S. military or that it was the Israeli military that told the U.S. military. But in general, I think you can conclude that they had at least a very brief heads up. Reporter Andrew Mills is in Doha and says the ceasefire negotiations that were happening in Doha are now up in the air. About 24 hours before this attack, we reported that Qatari Prime Minister had met Hamas' negotiating team in an effort.

to press them to accept the latest US-led version of the ceasefire agreement. There is a feeling that today, after the attacks, that that effort is probably not going to continue. There is no other government that is interested to stop such a civilian movement except the government of Israel. That's Sayyaf Abu Keshek, an activist with the global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza. He's speaking from Tunisia, where he says one of its boats was attacked.

by a drone at port. Another of the same group's boats reported the same thing yesterday. The Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment. To Washington now, where the White House says it supports a forensic analysis of a letter allegedly written by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats released the so-called birthday letter, which includes a sketch of a woman's body, and text which has Trump referring to a wonderful,

secret the two share. Trump denies authoring the letter. Here's White House spokesperson Caroline Leavitt. He did not sign those documents. He maintains that position and that position will be argued in court by his lawyers. Levitt says this is part of a Democrat-led smear campaign. A couple more legal developments for Trump. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide on the legality of his sweeping global tariffs. It sets up a major test for the president's boldest claims to executive power, after a lower court ruled, he had overstepped his authority. Plus, a federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump from removing federal reserve governor Lisa Cook. It's an early setback for the White House in a battle that could upend the Fed's

independence. Staying with the Trump administration, which is taking aim at what it calls an epidemic of chronic illness among children. A new report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission, calls for changes to school diets, including offering full-fat milk and tighter oversight of food and drug marketing. This is an existential crisis for our country. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the commission. Health editor, Caroline Huma, says the report notably stops short of recommending changes to chemicals used in agriculture.

What Kennedy's trying to do with this report, right, is please the ma-ha moms out there. also not over-anger industry. When he first released the report back in May, there were some real specifics about pesticides that got the industry up in arms, the agrochemical industry in particular. He now tells everyone that he had 140 meetings with farmers and farmer groups.

And the report that came out is compromise on that point, perhaps. The word pesticide may not even appear in the report. Health experts say the recommendations miss key issues like tobacco and added sugars. But it does propose investigating vaccine and prescription drug safety, although didn't go into specifics. There are worries Kennedy's report lacks scientific backing. On the vaccine front, a new Reuters-Ipsons poll shows that only one in four Americans trust that the Trump administration's new vaccine recommendations are based on science.

The administration changed its guidelines last month by suggesting fewer COVID-19 shots for young healthy people. Most Democrats say they are worried about future access to vaccines for kids, while Republicans are more divided. To markets where Asian stocks climbed Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's record highs, as traders bet the Fed will cut rates next week. A weaker US labour market and upcoming inflation data are fueling expectations of at least a quarter point cut. Oil stayed elevated after Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, while gold steadied after hitting a record,

and Apple stocks off the back of an underwhelming new iPhone release dipped. Mayhem on the streets of Paris. As protesters from a new movement in France disrupted highway traffic, Dozens were arrested and security forces deployed across the country to tackle what's being called the Block Everything protests. They add to a tricky first day for France's new 39-year-old Prime Minister. Sebastian Le Condue is the fifth Prime Minister in under two years. Thousands of protesters stormed Nepal's parliament,

cheering as the building in Kathmandu goes up in flames. They're celebrating the resignation of Prime Minister Kip Shama Oli, after weeks of protests over corruption and rising living costs that left 19 dead. As reporter Aftab Ahmed explains, the frontrunner to replace him is Belendra Shah, Kathmandu's mayor, and a former rapper. Kathmandu has a big hip-hop scene and it has built up and he was one of the popular faces during that time. His lyrics had a lot of appeal and he wrote about inequality, corruption, even in those days. This rap sort of led him to the political route that he has taken today.

He has a lot of appeal among young voters. And for today's recommended read, a Reuters special report. The CIA has been running covert ops in Mexico for years to try and track down the country's most wanted drug traffickers. We'll drop a link to that story in the pod description. For more on any of the stories from today, check out Reuters.com or the Reuters app. Don't forget follow us on your favourite podcast player.

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