Hungary foreign minister says he was in touch with Turkey on Sweden’s NATO bid
By Boldizsar Gyori BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that he had been in touch with his…
Yen firms amid intervention chatter, trading subdued on US holiday
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar fell against the yen on Tuesday as markets remained…
Biden welcomes NATO decision to extend leader Stoltenberg’s term
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed NATO’s decision to extend Secretary General Jens…
Ukrainians bid farewell to writer killed in Russian air strike
By Anna Voitenko and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – Tearful mourners filled one of central Kyiv’s main cathedrals on Tuesday…
Canadian factory activity slows further in June
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Contraction in Canada’s manufacturing sector deepened slightly in June as an uncertain economic outlook…
Fukushima: Japan gets UN nuclear watchdog approval for water release
By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan won approval from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday for its…
UN agencies ‘alarmed’ at scale of Jenin raid, concerned about access
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. aid agencies on Tuesday voiced alarm at the scale of the ongoing Israeli military…
Brazil’s Lula says Mercosur looking for ‘win-win’ trade deal with EU
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina,…
UK’s Hunt backs regulator to ensure banks pass on better rates to savers
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt gave his backing to the country’s financial regulator FCA to ensure banks…
Ukraine tells Georgian ambassador to go home for ‘consultations’
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign ministry summoned Georgia’s ambassador on Tuesday to protest against the treatment of…