By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military has struck back after an unprecedented challenge to its hegemony by the popular Imran Khan and his followers, but the nuclear-armed nation remains caught between its most powerful institution and the man who was once a firm ally. Khan’s arrest on corruption charges earlier this month,…
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Meta was hit on Monday with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its lead privacy regulator in the European Union for its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users’ data to the United States. The fine imposed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) concerned…
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still advancing on the flanks of the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, although the “intensity” of their movement had decreased and Russia was bringing in more forces. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, but Ukrainian officials have said since then that Kyiv’s forces…
By Andy Sullivan and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Sunday said he believes he has the legal right to invoke the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling but does not have the time to do so. Some fellow Democrats have been urging…
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament has delayed a planned vote to approve new EU renewable energy targets, after France and other countries lodged last-minute opposition to the law last week, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The vote in the Parliament’s energy committee had been due to take place…
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian teachers went on strike over pay on Monday for the first time since 2005 after last-minute negotiations with the coalition government failed. A new teacher in Romania takes home just under 2,400 lei ($537) per month, not much more than half the national average monthly take-home pay of 4,554 lei ($1,019)….
By Liz Lee and Satoshi Sugiyama BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -State-backed Chinese mouthpiece Global Times called the G7 an “anti-China workshop” on Monday, after Beijing summoned Japan’s envoy and berated Britain in a fiery response to statements issued at the weekend G7 summit in Hiroshima. A joint communique issued on Saturday singled out China on issues from…
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s economy could see risks to growth and inflation due to challenges in the country’s external sector and weather-related uncertainties, but domestic demand remains strong, the finance ministry said on Monday. “Going forward, several factors, such as weaker-than-expected oil supply, higher-than-anticipated demand from China, intensification of geo-political tension and unfavourable weather conditions,” may…
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Sunday that its forces were still advancing around the edges of Bakhmut, aiming to encircle the ruined eastern city after Moscow congratulated the Wagner private army and Russian troops for capturing it. Russia said on Saturday it had completely taken Bakhmut, which, if confirmed, would mark an end to the…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States to have the right understanding of China, meet it halfway and bring bilateral relations back on track. Mao Ning, a ministry spokesperson, made the remarks in response to U.S. President Joe Biden suggesting that a shift in U.S.-China relations could occur soon. (Reporting…
