By Mark Trevelyan and Felix Light (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s counteroffensive “has failed” as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close ally, for talks in St Petersburg on Sunday. “There is no counteroffensive,” Russian news agencies quoted Lukashenko as saying. Putin replied: “It exists, but it has failed.” Ukraine began its…
By Kailyn Rhone and Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – It is Barbie’s world, and U.S. small businesses hope their social-media marketing can help them cash in on it. From Malibu makeovers to striped dog bandanas to hot pink cocktails, many small business owners have latched on to Barbie-inspired products to get more eyes on…
By Indranil Sarkar and Aby Jose Koilparambil BENGALURU (Reuters) -U.S. big-bike maker Harley-Davidson and British rival Triumph have revved up India’s premium motorcycle market with aggressively priced models that analysts said could dent the over half-century dominance of local champion Royal Enfield. The duo surprised the industry this month by unveiling their cheapest models globally…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto retains an early lead ahead of the 2024 presidential election, with an opinion poll on Sunday showing support for the ex-special forces commander is particularly strong among young voters. The Indikator poll, which focussed on canvassing the views of young voters, showed Prabowo with a slim to…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz is making China, the world’s top auto market, central to its next electric vehicle (EV) campaign starting in 2025, its CEO told German magazine Automobilwoche. “To do this, we must master electric propulsion just as perfectly as digitalisation. That’s what our customers expect,” Ola Kaellenius was quoted as saying. From 2025,…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – United States Navy personnel from a newly commissioned U.S. combat ship paraded through Australia’s capital on Sunday, as the two allies carry out war games amid China’s military build-up in the region. Personnel from the Independence-class littoral combat ship – named after a Royal Australian Navy cruiser that was sunk while supporting…
ATHENS (Reuters) -A wildfire which has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes for five days forced hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches by land and sea on Saturday, authorities said. Coastguard vessels and more than 30 private boats evacuated at least 2,000 people, including tourists, from beaches close to the…
By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide in India’s western state of Maharashtra rose to 26 on Saturday, a disaster relief official said, with dozens still feared trapped under layers of mud and slush two days after the incident. The landslide occurred on Thursday night in the remote mountain hamlet…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Eleven people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a bar in the northern Mexican border city of San Luis Rio Colorado after an expelled patron set it ablaze with a Molotov cocktail, authorities in the state of Sonora said on Saturday. Sonora state prosecutors said preliminary findings showed the suspect…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has been hit with three sets of trade arbitration proceedings in the past few days, according to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). First Majestic Silver and Silver Bull Resources, both Canadian companies, as well as U.S. food firm Arbor Confections have filed cases against Mexico, ICSID…
