By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. aid agencies on Tuesday voiced alarm at the scale of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin, where 10 Palestinians have been killed, saying there were restrictions on medical access. The operation, which involved drone strikes and hundreds of troops and was one of…
(Reuters) – Fierce battles broke out on Tuesday across Omdurman, the western part of Sudan’s wider capital, as the army tried cut off supply routes used by its paramilitary rivals to bring reinforcements into the city. The army launched air strikes and heavy artillery, and there were ground battles in several parts of Omdurman, witnesses…
(Reuters) – Reuters said on Monday it has appealed a Turkish court order to remove a news article on the agency’s website that said U.S. and Swedish prosecutors are studying a graft complaint naming a son of President Tayyip Erdogan. In the court ruling, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, the news agency…
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled down 1% on Monday as worries about a slowing global economy and possible U.S. interest-rate hikes outweighed supply cuts announced for August by top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia. Brent crude futures settled down 1%, or 76 cents, at $74.65 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude…
By Orhan Coskun, Ezgi Erkoyun and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will continue its monetary policy U-turn, which began with a sharp post-election rate hike last month, until the inflation outlook improves significantly, the central bank said on Monday. The hawkish policy guidance came as data showed the central bank’s net foreign reserves recorded…
LONDON (Reuters) -The July 4 holiday in the United States may well bring a quiet start to the week for world markets. But don’t bet on it. China and Japan are worried about currency weakness, meaning investors are alert for signs of action from authorities. Australia’s central bank meets and the most closely-watched U.S. economic…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no attempts in sight to bring a peaceful end to the conflict. Air and artillery strikes as well as small arms fire could be…
By Valerie Volcovici and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives has asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken for details about an investigation into the security clearance of the U.S. envoy for Iran, amid reports he may have mishandled classified documents. Citing media reports, Michael McCaul, chairman of…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, Australia and Canada have called on Israel’s government to reverse a decision to approve new settlement units in the West Bank, saying they are “deeply concerned” by an ongoing cycle of violence. This week, Israel approved over 5,700 new settlement units in the West Bank and earlier this month instituted changes…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – UNESCO’s member states backed the United States’ return to the United Nations’ cultural organization almost five years after then-President Donald Trump ordered an American withdrawal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. “I am encouraged and grateful that today the (UNESCO) membership accepted our proposal, which will…
