BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of pro-deomcracy protesters in Thailand gathered on Sunday in a show of support for Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward party, after conservative opponents thwarted his latest attempt to become prime minister. Move Forward won the May election after receiving strong youth support on a platform of anti-establishment policies,…
(Reuters) – Hurricane Don has weakened to a tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday. The storm was located about 320 miles (515 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland and packing maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour (105 kph), the Miami-based forecaster said. NHC forecast the storm would weaken…
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) declared a landslide victory in a one-sided election on Sunday, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of the reign of one of the world’s longest-serving premiers. The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Prime Minister Hun…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. vice president and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said on Sunday he felt former President Donald Trump’s words and actions leading up to the Capitol attacks on Jan. 6, 2021, were reckless though not likely criminal. “While his words were reckless, based on what I know, I…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian rescuers have called off a search for survivors of a landslide that hit a village in the western state of Maharashtra on Thursday, killing at least 27 people, an official said. “They have been called off and closed” the operation, S.B. Singh, of the National Disaster Response Force, told Reuters…
The American banking sector is facing a significant challenge. An astonishing $78 billion made a swift exit from U.S. bank accounts during the week of July 5 to 12, according to recent Federal Reserve Economic Data. An Industry Leader Speaks Out Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, vocalized concerns over this…
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. stocks rally faces a potential inflection point next week as the Federal Reserve is expected to deliver what may be the final rate hike of its most aggressive monetary policy tightening cycle in decades. As the year began, many investors expected higher interest rates to bring on…
ATHENS (Reuters) – Part of a bridge collapsed on Sunday along a ring road in Patras, Greece’s third-largest city, killing one person and injuring eight, the fire brigade said. Fire brigade rescuers were on the scene to pull out any people trapped, fire brigade spokesman Ioannis Artopoios said. Part of the bridge was reduced to…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group said on Sunday it had decided not to participate in affiliate Ant Group’s proposed repurchase of shares, but would maintain its shareholding in the company. Ant Group announced a surprise share buyback of up to 7.6% of its equity interest earlier this month, a day after it was fined…
By Mark Trevelyan and Felix Light (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s counteroffensive “has failed” as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close ally, for talks in St Petersburg on Sunday. “There is no counteroffensive,” Russian news agencies quoted Lukashenko as saying. Putin replied: “It exists, but it has failed.” Ukraine began its…
