By Farouq Suleiman and Carlos Barria LONDON (Reuters) – The death of Queen Elizabeth has drawn people from across Britain and the world to queue through the streets of London to pay their respects – a melting pot of nationalities, religions, ages and b…
French broadcasters give up anti-Netflix merger deal
By Geert De Clercq and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two biggest private broadcasters, M6 Group and TF1, gave up their merger plan to fend off the rise of U.S. streaming platforms, saying antitrust requests made the deal irrelevant. If suc…
UK stocks fall as weak retail sales fan recession fears
By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK stocks closed lower on Friday, hurt by the risk-off mood gripping global markets and weaker-than-expected domestic retail sales data that highlighted growing recession risks at home. The blue-c…
China, AUKUS countries clash at IAEA over nuclear submarine plan
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – China clashed with the countries in the so-called AUKUS alliance at the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Friday over their plan to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, capping a week in which Beijing has repea…
Ukraine says some bodies found in mass burial site had been bound
By Gleb Garanich IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – Some bodies found in a mass burial site in northeastern Ukraine in territory recaptured from Russian forces were found with their hands tied behind their backs, the governor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv province said…
Loss of queen brings first encounter with death for some children
LONDON (Reuters) – The death of Queen Elizabeth and the closure of schools on the day of her funeral have meant many teachers and families have had to talk about death for the first time with young children. Children’s charities and bereavement groups …
Russia’s Putin says Moscow not to blame for EU energy crisis
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied his country had anything to do with the energy crisis in Europe, and said that if European Union countries wanted more gas, they should ask Ukraine to open gas pipeline…
Russia’s Putin says Erdogan helping to end war but Zelenskiy not ready for talks
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, but said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was not prepared to hold peace talks. Speaking a…
Brussels attacks judge orders removal of defendant “cages”
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nine men accused of participating in the 2016 Brussels bombings that killed 32 people cannot be put on trial in glass boxes their lawyers have likened to animal cages, a judge ruled on Friday. The special court…
UK railway workers to strike again next month, train company says
LONDON (Reuters) -UK railway workers will stage further strikes early next month, the head of a British train operating company said on Friday, after this month’s walkouts in a long-running pay dispute were postponed following the death of Queen Elizab…