China and Brazil reset ties with tech, environment accords, agree on Ukraine
By Ethan Wang, Ryan Woo and Lisandra Paraguassu BEIJING/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil reset its diplomatic ties with China, its largest…
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EU’s Dombrovskis sees some progress on steel, battery minerals talks with U.S
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday that the bloc wants to…
U.S. arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for online intelligence leaks
By Ross Kerber and Sarah N. Lynch DIGHTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a…
IMF sees BOJ keeping negative rates, scope for tweak to yield cap
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is likely to maintain negative short-term interest rates until inflation…
US charges El Chapo sons, Chinese businessmen with fentanyl trafficking
By Katharine Jackson and Luc Cohen (Reuters) – The United States has charged leaders of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel with…
Russia raises 2023 GDP growth forecast, longer-term outlook worsens
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s economy ministry revised higher on Friday its 2023 gross domestic product…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities based in China, accusing them supplying precursor chemicals to…
Blinken seeking to upgrade Vietnam ties as Hanoi treads narrow path
By Humeyra Pamuk, Francesco Guarascio and David Brunnstrom HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Vietnam…
European banks surge on strong Q1 results from U.S. peers
(Fixes typo in first paragraph) By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – European banks surged on Friday, rising to a one-month…
Paris Club says aims to start Sri Lanka debt negotiations
PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris Club of creditor governments aims to start negotiations to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt, the group…