McCarthy Lauds U.S. Debt Ceiling Deal, House Conservatives Divided

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday lauded the debt ceiling deal he negotiated with Democratic President Joe Biden, but a prominent House conservative warned that McCarthy has “credibility issues” that may prompt some Republicans to seek his ouster as the top Republican in Congress. Representative Ken…

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McCarthy lauds U.S. debt ceiling deal, House conservatives divided

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday lauded the debt ceiling deal he negotiated with Democratic President Joe Biden, but a prominent House conservative warned that McCarthy has “credibility issues” that may prompt some Republicans to seek his ouster as the top Republican in Congress. Representative Ken…

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Lebanese Christian and opposition coalition nominate IMF’s Azour for president

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s disparate opposition, independent and main Christian parties said on Sunday they had nominated IMF official Jihad Azour for the presidency in a challenge to Hezbollah-backed candidate Suleiman Franjieh. A meeting of the parties endorsed the nomination of Azour, currently director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International…

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Airbus nears 500-jet order from India’s IndiGo -sources

By Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah and Joanna Plucinska ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Airbus is closing towards a potentially record deal to sell 500 narrow-body A320-family jets to India’s largest carrier IndiGo, industry sources said on Sunday. The European planemaker has emerged as front-runner for an order eclipsing Air India’s historic provisional purchase of 470 jets in…

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