By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court filing on Friday, arguing that it suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government. On his Truth Social site on Friday, the former president wrote, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME,…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco’s CEO Amin Nasser said on Monday that the company’s supplies to customers remain adequate even with recent voluntary oil production cuts by the kingdom, adding that global demand remained resilient despite economic headwinds. Saudi Arabia last week decided to extend a voluntary oil output cut of one million barrels per…
By Tim Reid and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday did not rule out being a prosecution witness if his ex-boss Donald Trump goes to trial on charges of orchestrating a criminal conspiracy to try to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Asked on Sunday on CBS’s…
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Eight Amazon rainforest nations are expected to face divisions over proposals to block new oil drilling and end deforestation when they meet on Tuesday for their first summit in 14 years. The meeting of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) gathers heads of state from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia,…
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s federal network regulator has rejected a request by postal service operator Deutsche Post to raise the price of a postage stamp to cover rising costs, the agency said on Monday. “We recognise the challenging environment in the letter and parcel business, but according to the data presented, letter prices are sufficient to…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone unexpectedly rose in August, ending three consecutive months of decline as inflation has lost some of its explosive power, but there are no signs of a lasting turnaround in sentiment, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix’s index for the euro zone rose to -18.9 points in…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange reserves rose more than expected in July, official data showed on Monday, as the dollar fell against other major currencies. The country’s foreign exchange reserves – the world’s largest – rose $11.3 billion to $3.204 trillion last month, compared with $3.200 trillion tipped by a Reuters poll of analysts…
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) -Pope Francis said on Sunday that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including the gay community, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path of spirituality but within the framework of its rules. Francis, speaking to reporters on the plane returning…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Warabeya Nichiyo saw its shares lose more than 4% on Monday after the food maker disclosed two instances of cockroaches being found inside its rice that were sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store last week. Warabeya Nichiyo said it had received two separate notices that plum-flavoured rice balls made at a…
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell in July for a fourth month and the slide looks set to extend into 2024, but the market showed some signs of resilience despite a rise in borrowing costs, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday. Prices fell 0.3% from June, adding to similar falls since April,…
