BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU country leaders will discuss how to step up support for Ukraine and their joint next steps to tame soaring energy prices when they meet on Friday. In a meeting invitation letter to EU leaders published on Sunday, European Counci…
Credit Suisse executives reassure investors after CDS spike -FT
(Reuters) – Credit Suisse executives spent the weekend reassuring large clients, counterparties and investors about its liquidity and capital position, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. A spokesman for Credit Suisse declined to comment on the rep…
Bulgarian GERB ahead in election, but coalition outlook uncertain
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria’s GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set for a narrow win in Sunday’s election, the fourth in less two years, as voters sought predictability from a former leader amid steep inflation an…
Bosnia’s peace envoy imposes changes to election law
SARAJEVO, (Reuters) – Bosnia’s international peace overseer imposed changes to the election law aimed to prevent blockades of a regional government after polls closed in presidential and parliamentary vote on Sunday. Former German politician Christian …
UK’s Kwarteng favours outsider to run finance ministry, newspapers say
LONDON (Reuters) – New British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng plans to name a civil servant who is a Treasury outsider to run the finance ministry, underscoring how he and Prime Minister Liz Truss want to forge a new policy direction, media reports sa…
U.S. and Turkish officials discuss Ukraine and NATO in unannounced meeting
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday and discussed “progress on NATO accession for Finland and Sweden”, th…
UK sees improving ‘mood music’ on Northern Ireland protocol
By Alistair Smout BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – The prospects for the Northern Ireland protocol seem to be improving as the United Kingdom tries to renegotiate part of the Brexit deal with the European Union and re-establish the province’s devolved a…
Britain to acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Britain will acquire two specialist ships to protect underwater infrastructure such as cables and pipelines, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Sunday, following leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Eu…
Ukraine claims full control of key logistics hub, eyes further gains
By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine on Sunday claimed full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, Kyiv’s most significant battlefield gain in weeks, providing a potential staging post for further attacks to the east whil…
Tesla’s logistical challenges overshadow record deliveries
By Hyunjoo Jin and Mrinmay Dey -Tesla Inc on Sunday announced lower-than-expected electric vehicle deliveries in the third quarter, as logistical challenges overshadowed its record deliveries. The top electric car maker said “it is becoming increasingl…