New Zealand to investigate profitability, competition at banks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand said on Tuesday it would examine the profitability of the country’s banks and investigate whether…
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International donors pledge $1.5 billion in Sudan aid
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Emma Farge and Khalid Abdelaziz GENEVA (Reuters) -International donors made pledges on Monday of close to $1.5…
NATO ready to act to save Kosovo’s peace, calls for de-escalation
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO forces in Kosovo are ready to face any situation if acts of violence…
Ukrainian artillerymen praise US howitzers outside Russian-held town
By Max Hunder NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The artillerymen of Ukraine’s 67th infantry brigade are delighted with the U.S.-supplied…
Blinken urges China’s vigilance on its firms providing tech to Russia
By Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he had asked China’s government to…
Biden criticizes U.S. senator’s hold on military nominations
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Monday criticized Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville for…
Japan regulator sounded out top domestic banks about China risks, sources say
By Takaya Yamaguchi, Makiko Yamazaki and Paritosh Bansal TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s financial regulator has sounded out top domestic banks about China risks and whether…
Biden: US-China relations on the ‘right trail’
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he thinks relations between the United States and…
Xi, Blinken agree to stabilize US-China relations in Beijing talks
By Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING (Reuters) -China and the United States agreed on Monday to stabilize their intense rivalry so it…
US urges ‘orderly, responsible’ drawdown of UN peacekeepers from Mali
(Reuters) – The United States regrets a decision by Mali’s interim military authorities to ask a United Nations peacekeeping force…