Lebanese Christian and opposition coalition nominate IMF’s Azour for president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s disparate opposition, independent and main Christian parties said on Sunday they had nominated IMF official Jihad…
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Exclusive-World’s spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore
By Xinghui Kok, Raju Gopalakrishnan and Greg Torode SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s…
Saudi to make new voluntary cuts as part of OPEC+ deal – source
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will make new voluntary cuts as part of an OPEC+ deal, an OPEC+ source told…
Ukraine’s military urges ‘silence’ ahead of expected counteroffensive
KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military on Sunday renewed its plea for operational silence around a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian…
Ukraine shelling continues in Russia’s Belgorod as thousands relocated – governor
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces continued to shell Russia’s border region of Belgorod overnight into Sunday after two people were killed…
Clashes near Bakhmut persist despite easing, Ukraine’s military says
(Reuters) -Clashes are continuing around the devastated city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and Moscow is still suffering “significant losses”…
Saudi foreign ministry calls on Sudan factions to agree new ceasefire
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry and the United States called on Sudan’s warring factions to agree to a…
Germany to send two warships to Indo-Pacific in 2024 amid South China Sea tensions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will send two warships to the Indo-Pacific in 2024, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sunday,…
China seeks dialogue, says clash with US would be ‘unbearable disaster’
By Chen Lin and Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu told Asia’s top security summit on…
Goldman Sachs sees Turkish lira slip to 28.00 versus dollar in 12 months
LONDON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs revised its Turkish lira forecast in the wake of President Tayyip Erdogan’t cabinet revamp, saying…