By Alvise Armellini and Elizabeth Pineau ROME (Reuters) – France must apologise to end a dispute over over what Rome considers insulting remarks, including some over its handling of immigration, Italy’s foreign minister said on Friday, while also signalling the spat might be short-lived. The minister, Antonio Tajani, called off a visit to Paris at…
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Ukrainian delegate punched a Russian delegate in the face during a gathering of Black Sea nations in the Turkish capital on Thursday, after his Ukrainian flag was snatched away to stop him photobombing a video interview with Russia’s lead delegate. Olesandr Marikovski posted a video of himself thumping the Russian and…
LONDON (Reuters) – A Washington stalemate on whether to increase the U.S. debt ceiling has raised the risk of a default as early as June and threatens a fresh rout in financial markets. While analysts reckon a crisis will be averted, just an increased probability of default would send shock waves across markets, said Janus…
By Krishn Kaushik GOA, India (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in Afghanistan and the protection of women’s rights, almost two years after the Islamist Taliban swept to power in Kabul. They were speaking at the day-long meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai…
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia is negotiating with other countries to speed up the return of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, wanted for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday. Low, better known as Jho Low, has been charged in Malaysia and the United States for allegedly masterminding…
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans will vote to elect 50 constitutional advisers on Sunday, a major step towards rewriting the constitution, after voters overwhelmingly rejected a first attempt in a plebiscite last September to replace the dictatorship-era charter. The so-called Constitutional Council that voters are set to elect will work as…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech delivered again, as another earnings beat from the world’s biggest firm soothed investor nerves over U.S. regional banks and the debt ceiling row – and Friday’s release of the April employment report. Apple, the world’s largest company by market…
By Gram Slattery HENNIKER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – While other Republicans running for president assiduously avoid discussing abortion, Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador with 20 years in American politics, is trying a novel approach: talking about it. Days ago, Haley, the only woman in the 2024 White House race, gave a lengthy speech stating…
By Greg Torode, Eduardo Baptista and Tim Kelly HONG KONG (Reuters) – When China sailed one of its two active aircraft carriers, the Shandong, east of Taiwan last month as part of military drills surrounding the island, it was showcasing a capability that it has yet to master and could take years to perfect. As…
By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) – Whoever wins Turkey’s elections this month, the NATO-member is expected to maintain cordial relations with Russia that have already endured several years of dramatic change in Ankara’s foreign policy. What prompted that change was Turkey’s severe economic crisis, which forced President Tayyip Erdogan to mend strained…
