By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s increasing attacks on adversaries and interventions in the economy are part of a calculated drive to cement his legacy and consolidate support for his successor in an election next year. The veteran leftist on Friday spooked investors when he ordered the temporary occupation…
By James Oliphant MIAMI (Reuters) – As he toured the country before the formal announcement of his presidential bid on Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis regaled crowds with the story of his surprising re-election victory last year in sprawling, largely Hispanic Miami-Dade County. It was the first time a Republican had won the Democratic-leaning county…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Two of the year’s dominant themes vied for investor attention overnight as the debt ceiling impasse threatened the U.S. government’s credit rating and chipmaking giant NVIDIA soared almost 30% on the artificial intelligence boom. Even though White House and congressional Republican…
By Michael Kahn, Robert Muller and Anna Koper PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Central European companies are scouting out locations, signing contracts and launching projects deep in war-torn Ukraine, seeking a foothold for future reconstruction work that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars. While most current projects are focused on essential infrastructure damaged or destroyed…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The United States has declined to sell its F-35 stealth fighter jets to Thailand over issues with training and technical requirements, the Southeast Asian country’s air force said on Thursday. Thailand, which was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally by the United States in 2003, had last year set aside a 13.8 billion…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s internal spy agency said on Thursday it had detained two Ukrainian saboteurs plotting to blow up the power lines of two nuclear power stations to shut down the reactors and embarrass Russia on the eve of this month’s Victory Day holiday. The Federal Security Service (FSB), the main successor to the…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday it had shot down all 36 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks which it said probably targeted critical infrastructure and military facilities. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it had been an “uneasy night” but commended the work of air defences. “Continuing to terrorise Ukraine, the enemy used…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -United States intelligence agencies believe that a drone attack on the Kremlin this month was likely orchestrated by Ukrainian spies or military intelligence, the New York Times said. The newspaper said the attack appeared to be part of a series of covert operations that have made officials in the United States — Ukraine’s…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Russia had said from the start that Ukraine was behind a drone attack on the Kremlin in early May, after the New York Times reported that U.S. spy agencies assessed one of Ukraine’s special military or intelligence units probably orchestrated it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denied at…
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Cathay Pacific needs to address staff and resource shortages and raise pay to boost morale, its flight attendant union said, after three staff were fired for allegedly mocking passengers who could not speak English. A passenger on the CX987 flight from the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu to Hong…
