By Nandita Bose and Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Asian leaders on Sunday that U.S. communication lines with China would stay open to prevent conflict, as the first of three summits of world leaders this week ended,…
UK must raise taxes and cut spending, Hunt says ahead of budget
By William Schomberg and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he will set out tax rises and spending cuts this week to show Britain can fix its public finances and restore its economic credibility after financial market c…
Zelenskiy, visiting Kherson, vows to drive Russia from all of Ukraine
By Jonathan Landay and Jonathan Spicer KHERSON, Ukraine/ANKARA (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited Kherson, the biggest prize his troops have recaptured so far, vowing to press on until Kyiv reclaims control of all its…
Tennis-Australia knock out Britain to set up BJK Cup final clash with Switzerland
GLASGOW (Reuters) -Australia edged hosts Britain 2-1 in the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Saturday to move into the final where they will look to win their first title since 1974 when they take on Switzerland. Storm Sanders was Aust…
Anti-government protesters scuffle with police in Albania
TIRANA (Reuters) – Opposition protesters scuffled with police in front of the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama on Saturday where tens of thousands had gathered to protest against corruption, rising poverty and a growing number of people leaving the co…
Climate protesters in Portugal storm building, urge minister to step down
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters angry about the climate crisis took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday, with dozens storming a building where Portugal’s Economy Minister Antonio Costa e Silva was speaki…
UK’s Hunt says he has to raise taxes to fix economy
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he will have to raise taxes in next week’s budget plan in order to fix the public finances and soften a potentially long recession, a newspaper quoted him as saying on Sat…
Democrats await Nevada election result that could clinch U.S. Senate majority
By Tim Reid and Richard Cowan PHOENIX (Reuters) -Democrats on Saturday were one seat away from controlling the U.S. Senate next year, as vote-counting continued in deeply divided Nevada continued following Tuesday’s midterm elections and campaigning ki…
Global debt levels rose ‘substantially’ in 2021 – World Bank’s Malpass
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Debt levels among low- and middle-income countries rose sharply in 2021, with China accounting for 66% of lending by official bilateral creditors, World Bank President David Malpass said, underscoring the need to…
Iran indicts 11 over Basij agent’s death, basketball team skips anthem
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of protests. State news agency IRNA said some…