By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States may be able to avoid the European Union’s plan to slap tariffs on imports of polluting goods based on its similar climate targets, the head of EU climate change policy said on Tuesday. The 27-countr…
Special master asks Trump’s lawyers if he declassified records in FBI search
By Karen Freifeld, Luc Cohen and Sarah N. Lynch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. judge appointed to review documents seized last month by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Florida home raised doubts on Tuesday about the former president’s claim that he should n…
Queen’s funeral drew peak British audience of 28 million, says BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – A peak of 28 million Britons watched Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on their screens at home, the BBC reported on Tuesday, making it one of the most-watched events in years. The service for the monarch, who died Sept. 8 after 70 years on …
Russia moves to formally annex swathes of Ukraine
By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light LONDON (Reuters) -Russia on Tuesday paved the way for the formal annexation of swathes of Ukrainian territory, backing referendum plans in areas of Ukraine its soldiers control in a direct challenge to the West that…
France, Britain need to show alliance in complex world – Macron
NEW YORK (Reuters) -France and Britain need to show that they are allies and friends in this complicated world, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after meeting newly appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss. The two leaders were meeting face-…
Big bank CEOs to sell lawmakers on relief, diversity efforts amid economic, regulatory challenges
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon will warn Congress of economic “storm clouds,” while Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf will urge patience as the bank addresses longstanding regulatory issues, accordi…
ECB’s Lagarde raises prospect of rate hikes beyond neutral level
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates to a level that restricts economic growth in order to cool demand and combat unacceptably high inflation, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday. The ECB has been …
Ukraine, West denounce Russian referendum plans for occupied regions
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russian-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions on Tuesday set out plans for referendums on joining Russia, a challenge to the West that could sharply escalate the war and sparked condemnation fro…
Hundreds of Liverpool dockworkers launch two-week strike over pay dispute
(Reuters) – Hundreds of dockworkers at the port of Liverpool have launched a two-week strike due to a dispute over pay, the Unite trade union said on Tuesday. More than 560 port operatives and maintenance engineers employed by Mersey Docks and Harbour …
Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil ‘Optimus’ robot
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk blamed overreliance on factory robots for sending the electric carmaker to “production hell” four years ago, saying humans were better at certain jobs. My, how times have changed. …