U.S. credit default swaps fall as debt ceiling talks progress
(Reuters) – The cost of insuring exposure to U.S. government debt dropped on Friday as U.S. President Joe Biden and…
Europe
Ukraine strikes southern Russia with rocket and drone, officials and media say
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine struck two regions in southern Russia with a rocket and a drone, though the missile was…
France confirms bird flu vaccination after favourable tests
PARIS (Reuters) – France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results…
Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus,…
Soaring airline customer complaints push global legislators to act
By Joanna Plucinska and Allison Lampert LONDON/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Nikoleta Dodova is among a growing number of dissatisfied airline customers….
Column-Sterling caught between rate spike and gilt rupture: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interest rate horizon skyrocketed this week on another alarming inflation reading that some…
Marketmind: Counting down the $70 billion to a debt deal
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan The week draws to a close…
Turkey cenbank’s net forex reserves negative for first time since 2002
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish central bank’s net forex reserves dropped into negative territory for the first time since 2002,…
Putin ally says Ukraine war could last for decades – RIA agency
(Reuters) – A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Ukraine war could last for decades, with long…
Forty Cannes film festivals viewed through one photographer’s lens
By Rosalba O’Brien (Reuters) – When Eric Gaillard first went to photograph the Cannes Film Festival in 1981, it was…