By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir DUBAI (Reuters) -Clashes between rival military factions broke out on Wednesday in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, threatening to shatter a fragile ceasefire designed to allow for the delivery of aid and create conditions for a more lasting truce. The ceasefire deal, which is being monitored by Saudi Arabia…
By Krystal Hu and Arriana McLymore (Reuters) – Online fashion giant Shein is exploring plans to build a factory in Mexico as one of its manufacturing hubs outside China, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the company faces increased scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and looks to expand its Latin America footprint. The factory,…
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A higher court in Montenegro on Wednesday scrapped bail of 800,000 euros ($880,640) previously granted to Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur charged in the U.S. with a multibillion-dollar fraud, and his ally pending a trial. Do Kwon, a South Korean national, is the former CEO of South Korea-based Terraform Labs, the company…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) -Whenever a door slams, 10 year-old Bissan al-Mansi mistakes it for a bomb dropping. More than a week has passed since the latest round of fighting with Israel in Gaza but al-Mansi says she still has nightmares. Local psychiatrists said al-Mansi’s symptoms were common among many children living in the…
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday she was confident the United States would avoid a debt default. The U.S. government could fall behind on its bills next month – and even default on its debt – if Congress doesn’t raise a $31.4…
By Hannah Confino and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region’s uniquely resilient coral reefs, an Israeli research team has found. The whole population of black sea urchins, a…
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday described the situation in Sudan as “heartbreaking” and made a direct call to the two warring generals to stop sexual violence and spare the lives of civilians. Fighting in Sudan that broke out more than a month ago has killed hundreds…
DOHA (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s managing director said on Wednesday she does not expect there to be a rapid shift in reserves of the US dollar. Asked about de-dollarisation of the world, Kristalina Georgieva said: “We don’t expect a rapid shift in reserves because the reason the dollar is a reserve currency is…
By Samia Nakhoul and Aziz El Yaakoubi (Reuters) – Once labelled a pariah, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took centre stage as master of ceremonies last week when Arab states readmitted Syria to the Arab League, signaling to Washington who calls the regional shots. His effusive greeting of President Bashar al-Assad at the Arab…
By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday privately viewed a classified cable related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the panel’s Republican chairperson and State Department grapple over providing access to the document. Representatives Michael McCaul, the panel’s…
