French finance minister sticks to 1% growth outlook despite risks
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday he was sticking to a forecast of 1%…
Politics
US House poised to vote on urgently needed debt ceiling suspension
By Moira Warburton and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
Opposition Turkish TV probed for ‘insulting’ election coverage
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has launched an inquiry into six opposition TV channels for “insulting the public” with…
North Korea’s space launch programme and long-range missile projects
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea made a failed attempt at launching its first spy satellite on Wednesday, with the booster…
Colombia, Venezuela reach agreement to find remains of victims buried by paramilitaries
(Reuters) – Colombia and Venezuela have reached an agreement to search for remains of victims who were killed by paramilitaries…
Italy’s race for savers’ cash could threaten bank profits
By Valentina Za and Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) -Italy will launch a new bond aimed at retail investors next week,…
Fed’s Mester says no ‘compelling’ reason to pause rate hikes -FT
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester sees no “compelling” reason to wait to implement another interest…
Deepfaking it: America’s 2024 election collides with AI boom
(Note: Strong language in paragraph 10) By Alexandra Ulmer and Anna Tong (Reuters) – “I actually like Ron DeSantis a…
Russia accuses Washington of encouraging Ukraine in its attacks
(Reuters) – Washington is encouraging Kyiv by publicly ignoring the drone attack that struck several districts of Moscow on Tuesday,…
Australia’s Indigenous recognition bill passes first hurdle
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Legislation to hold a referendum to recognise Australia’s Indigenous people in the constitution cleared its first parliamentary…