MOSCOW (Reuters) -The operators of two Baltic Sea gas pipelines that linked Russia and Germany until they both sprang major leaks last week said they were unable to inspect the damaged sections because of restrictions imposed by Danish and Swedish auth…
U.S. to give Ukraine more rocket launchers, Biden tells Zelenskiy
By Nandita Bose and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday that Washington will provide Kyiv with $625 million in new security assistance, including High Mobility Artillery Rock…
London’s Battersea Power Station reborn as office and shopping hub
By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Battersea Power Station reopens next week as a glitzy hub of offices, flats, restaurants and shops after decades of failed attempts to reinvigorate one of the capital’s most iconic buildings, often descri…
UK looking at long-term energy contracts with other countries – PM Truss
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Tuesday the government was looking at long term energy contracts with other countries but had not yet signed any deals. Asked by reporters if she was considering buying Norwegian gas, Truss sai…
Wife of Ukrainian fighter calls for Russia to release POWs
GENEVA (Reuters) – The wife of a Ukrainian fighter imprisoned by Russia called for his release on Tuesday as a U.N. rights official said monitors had documented cases of Ukrainian prisoners being tortured, in two cases to death. Some Ukrainian soldiers…
Pressure on Germany as energy crunch revives EU divisions over joint debt
By Jan Strupczewski and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two top European Union officials on Tuesday called for joint borrowing to help the 27-nation bloc navigate the energy crunch together, after Germany faced criticism for going its own way w…
Divided European aviation sector seeks cure to travel chaos
By Tim Hepher BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European airlines and airports, reeling from delays that caused widespread disruption as demand roared back after COVID-19, are counting the cost of efforts to avoid a repeat next summer. Industry leaders meeting at t…
Musk reverses again, ready to buy Twitter at original $44 billion price
By Anirban Sen and Tom Hals (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to go ahead with his original offer of $44 billion to take Twitter Inc private, a securities filing showed on Tuesday, signaling an end to a legal battle that could have forced M…
Euro zone bond yields drop as investors see less tightening
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Euro zone government bond yields edged down on Tuesday amid expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) might take a more cautious monetary policy stance. Concerns about a further economic slowdown and potential syst…
Russian men take the long road out to escape mobilisation
By Felix Light LONDON (Reuters) – As soon as Vladimir Putin announced his military call-up for the faltering war in Ukraine, Timofey and Andrey, two brothers from Moscow, tried to book flights out of the country. But by the time they had logged on, pri…