CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt and India discussed strengthening ties in areas including trade, food security and defence during a state visit to Cairo by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two countries said on Sunday. On his first trip to Egypt, Modi met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egyptian ministers appointed to an “India…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China supports Russia in maintaining its national stability, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Sunday, a day after an aborted mutiny by the Wagner group of heavily armed mercenaries. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko held talks in Beijing on “international” issues on Sunday following the most serious challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s…
(Reuters) – Law-enforcement officials and retailers are investigating a recent wave of bomb threats across the United States, targeting grocery operators and other stores, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Retail companies including Kroger, Walmart and Amazon’s Whole Foods Market, among others, have received bomb threats at their stores in recent months, the report…
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s far-right police minister rebuked the force on Sunday for what he called “collective punishment” of Jewish settlers, as cracks widened between the security services and the government over violence convulsing the occupied West Bank. Settler rampages in Palestinian towns and villages after the killing of four Israelis in a…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to step up measures as soon as possible to bolster a faltering post-COVID recovery in the world’s second-largest economy, a senior economic official with the country’s top political advisory body said on Sunday. Analysts at major international banks have downgraded economic growth forecasts for 2023 after May data showed demand…
(Reuters) – Hikers have found human remains in Southern California’s Mount Baldy wilderness, the mountainous area where British-born film actor Julian Sands went missing in January, local authorities said late on Saturday. The hikers contacted Fontana Station officials at about 10 a.m. on Saturday to report the discovery of the body, which was taken to…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some Wall Street banks are sounding caution on the U.S. stock rally, warning that stretched valuations have made equities more vulnerable to declines. The S&P 500 pulled back for the week though it is up more than 13% since the year began, fueled by signs of moderating inflation, excitement…
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament on Sunday approved the government’s 2023-24 budget which was revised to meet International Monetary Fund conditions in a last ditch effort to secure the release of more bailout funds. The IMF in mid-June expressed dissatisfaction with the country’s initial budget, saying it was a missed opportunity to…
(Reuters) – Russian state television on Sunday showed Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing confidence in plans for Ukraine in an interview that appeared to have been recorded before Saturday’s aborted revolt by the Wagner group of mercenaries. “We feel confident, and, of course, we are in a position to implement all the plans and tasks…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s policy interest rate remains low and further tightening will be gradual to curb inflation risks as the economy continues to recover, a deputy central bank governor said on Sunday. The Bank of Thailand raised its main interest rate six times since August to 2% to tame inflation and policymakers have pledged…
