Greek opposition parties unable to form alliance, new election seen
By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s two main opposition parties on Tuesday turned down mandates offered…
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Explainer-Debt ceiling standoff: What happens if Washington falls behind on its bills?
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government could fall behind on its bills next month – and even default…
US Treasury asks federal agencies for payments clarity as debt ceiling default looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it is asking other federal agencies for greater clarity and communication…
Russia says it crushes cross-border incursion from Ukraine
(Reuters) -Moscow said on Tuesday it had routed and killed scores of “Ukrainian nationalists” who crossed into Russia from Ukraine…
US calls for immediate release of Gershkovich after Russia seeks to extend detention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States called for the immediate release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on…
IMF staff, Kenya reach agreement on over $1 billion of new financing
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund staff and Kenya have reached an agreement that could unlock more…
Fed’s Logan: Discount window operations need to keep pace with speed of banking
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – U.S. banks should be prepared to borrow regularly from the Federal Reserve’s discount window, while the…
IMF chief hopes U.S. debt ceiling deal will come before ’11th hour’
LONDON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday she hoped the world economy would not…
Top Israeli general says ‘action’ is on horizon over Iran nuclear work
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The top Israeli general raised the prospect of “action” against Iran on Tuesday even…
China plans for ‘Jing-Jin-Ji’ world-class industrial cluster
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to build world-class advanced factory clusters in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region focused on products such as…