EU willing to consider changes to Italy reform plan, but Rome must be quick
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU Commission said on Wednesday it was prepared to consider changes to a plan of reforms…
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Russia, China seal economic pacts amid Western criticism
By Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) -Russia’s prime minister signed a set of agreements with China on Wednesday during a trip…
US says Russia’s Wagner Group seeking to transit military equipment through Mali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday said Russia’s Wagner Group is trying to obscure its efforts to…
WHO condemns Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, rejects Moscow’s counter-proposal
LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organization assembly passed a motion on Wednesday condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, including attacks on…
Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that…
Exclusive-Russian hypersonic scientist accused of betraying secrets to China – sources
By Filipp Lebedev, Lucy Papachristou and Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – The director of a top Russian science institute, arrested…
Massive US aircraft carrier sails into Oslo for NATO exercises
By Gwladys Fouche and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) -The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, sailed into…
Australia refers PwC tax document leak scandal to police
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian Treasury has referred a confidential document leak scandal involving professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Analysis-Ukraine war: Belgorod incursion may stretch Russia’s defences
By Tom Balmforth, Anna Dabrowska LONDON/KYIV (Reuters) -A two-day incursion from Ukraine into Russia’s western borderlands could force the Kremlin…
Analysis-US retailer holiday orders should boost transport demand, but risks loom
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The slumping U.S. transportation sector could be bouncing off a bottom as retailers…