LONDON (Reuters) – Britain still wants to agree a free trade deal with India by Diwali later this month, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s spokesman said on Wednesday. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who met Indian leader Narendra Modi in April, set an a…
Prayers, wreaths mark 20th anniversary of Bali bombing
KUTA, Indonesia/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Survivors of the Bali bombing, alongside families and friends of the victims, prayed and laid wreaths on Wednesday to mark the 20-year anniversary of the attacks, joining gatherings held near the site of the blasts in…
Thai nursery massacre unfolded over three hours of horror
By Poppy McPherson, Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan and Orathai Sriring THA UTHAI, Thailand (Reuters) – In the days before he killed 36 people, including 22 children stabbed as they slept, the former police sergeant behind Thailand’s worst massacre was firing g…
Oil down on strong dollar, worries about recession and hawkish Fed talk
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil futures fell for a third day on Wednesday, as a stronger dollar and worries about weaker demand and rising interest rates outweighed supply concerns that followed last week’s OPEC+ cut to its production target. B…
France orders fuel depot strikers back to work in union showdown
By Caroline Pailliez and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France on Wednesday ordered some staff at an Exxon Mobil fuel depot back to work and warned a TotalEnergies’ depot could be next, risking a wider conflict with trade unions as it battles to secu…
Gas price cap deal eludes EU countries, for now
By Kate Abnett and Robert Muller PRAGUE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will unveil proposals next week to launch joint gas buying within months and develop an alternative gas price benchmark, but a meeting of EU countries on Wednesday left it u…
Spain’s BBVA ups sustainable finance target 50% to 300 billion euros
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s BBVA has raised its sustainable finance target to 300 billion euros ($291 billion) for the period between 2018 and 2025 from a current goal of 200 billion euros, the lender’s chairman, Carlos Torres, said on Wednesday. The de…
With Putin under pressure, Belarus edges closer to joining war in Ukraine
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President Alexander Lukashenko may commit his army in support of Russia’s flailing war eff…
U.S. considering complete ban on Russian aluminum -Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is considering a complete ban on Russian aluminum in response to Russia’s military escalation in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The White House is weighing an outright ban, raising tariffs to le…
Analysis: Worries over global financial stability mount as central banks tighten policy
By Davide Barbuscia and Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – Signs of stress are growing in the global financial system, sparking worries over everything from contagion between markets to ruptures in financial products. The concerns come as central banks around…