WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States learned of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines three months before they were damaged last September by underwater explosions, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing leaked information posted online. The CIA learned last June, through a European spy agency, that a six-person team of…
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso’s political movement Creating Opportunities will not field candidates for the country’s early presidential or legislative elections, it said on Tuesday. It also said it will not back other nominations or parties. Lasso, a conservative ex-banker, last week said he would not run as a candidate in presidential elections….
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring military factions are restarting ceasefire talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, as they clashed by air and on the ground in the capital Khartoum. The fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, now in its eighth week, has caught civilians…
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday that he was not seeking public office as he met with a group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss economic matters. Dimon told reporters he was not in Washington to discuss a possible political…
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday pledged an improved effort to combat drug overdoses that claimed the lives of about 100,000 Americans last year, using a White House summit to tout a multifaceted approach to tackle synthetic and illicit drugs such as the powerful opioid fentanyl. “Today’s summit is…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank abstained from involvement in developing the government’s comprehensive consumer debt renegotiation program unveiled on Monday, two central bank directors said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Renato Gomes, the director of the financial system organization, said that policymakers solely furnished information without actively contributing to the program’s design….
ROME (Reuters) – The long-serving chief executive of Pirelli has warned that the tyremaker’s independence is at stake because of the growing influence of its Chinese shareholder Sinochem, the Wall Street Journal reported. Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera told government officials in Rome on Tuesday that Sinochem was trying to interfere with Pirelli’s management in…
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2024, while Belarus – allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine – was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he has scheduled three briefings for senators on artificial intelligence, including the first classified briefing on the topic. In a letter to colleagues on Tuesday, the Democratic leader said senators need to deepen their understanding of artificial intelligence. “AI is already changing our world,…
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -A major Soviet-era dam in the Russian controlled part of southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone in what both Ukraine and Russia said was an intentional attack by the other’s forces. Unverified videos on social media showed water surging through the remains of the dam with bystanders…
