By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is pairing the veteran advisers who helped him win the White House once with a newer generation of diverse leadership for his 2024 re-election campaign. Biden aides see former President Donald Trump as the early front-runner for the Republican nomination, as do…
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Leading South Korean and U.S. companies announced billions of dollars in investments, joint ventures and other plans on Tuesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol kicked off a state visit to Washington. Yoon, who calls himself “the No. 1 salesman” for South Korea, has made business deals and “sales diplomacy”…
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Sudan said on Tuesday there was a “high risk of biological hazard” after one of the sides in the Sudan fighting seized a laboratory. Speaking to reporters in Geneva via video link, Nima Saeed Abid said that at least 459 people had been killed in…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive who befriended Jeffrey Epstein urged a U.S. judge to throw out the bank’s lawsuit against him, accusing JPMorgan of deflecting blame for its own failures in working with the late sex offender. In a Monday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Jes…
(Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum on Monday signed into law a bill that would ban most abortions, creating an exception for rape and incest victims but only during the first six weeks of pregnancy. The law, which makes it a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion, provides other exceptions including to…
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The economies of the six countries of the Western Balkans show resilience despite economic growth estimated to moderate to 2.6% in 2023 and continued price rises, the World Bank said in its regular biannual economic report for the region on Tuesday. Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have surpassed pre-pandemic…
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei pledged his unconditional support on Tuesday for the “Republic of Taiwan” on a trip that comes as China steps up pressure on the handful of countries that still maintain formal ties with the island. Guatemala is one of only 13 countries with official diplomatic ties with China-claimed Taiwan. Honduras…
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States should redeploy tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea to send a clear message to North Korea and alleviate growing calls in the South for developing its own bombs, former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday. Bolton’s remarks came as South Korean President Yoon…
LONDON (Reuters) – First-quarter job opportunities in London’s financial sector plunged by almost a third year-on-year, recruiter Morgan McKinley said on Tuesday, as firms struggle with economic and geopolitical headwinds. The collapse of U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank and the rescue takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS last month has put thousands of UK-based finance…
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation edged lower in April but remained near record highs, industry data showed on Tuesday, providing little relief for consumers being hammered by a cost-of-living crisis. Market researcher Kantar said grocery inflation was 17.3% in the four weeks to April 16, down from the record 17.5% in…
