(Reuters) – England pace spearhead Mark Wood said he is unsure if he will recover from a hip injury in time to play in Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final against Pakistan but could throw his name into the hat if skipper Jos Buttler desperately needs him…
Growing number of Germans won’t be left in dark with blackout courses
BERLIN (Reuters) – Once purely the stuff of action movie plots, the prospect of the lights going out in Europe’s biggest economy has become a conceivable threat during the current energy crisis. Looking to be the heroes in a real-life blackout, a growi…
Italy’s new government challenges sea of maritime laws
By Federico Maccioni MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity rescue boats operating in the Mediterranean, accusing them of acting as a de facto taxi service for migrants. Her uncompromising stance has sparked…
UK, France discuss ‘urgency’ of tackling illegal migration
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister James Cleverly and his French counterpart have stressed the “urgency of tackling all forms of illegal migration” including small boats crossings across the English Channel, the British foreign ministry said o…
ASML CEO: Would not change 2030 growth targets if China excluded
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to semiconductor manufacturers, would not change its 2030 forecasts much if Chinese chipmakers are unable to expand their capacity beyond current levels, CEO Peter Wennink told investors on Friday. …
India’s billionaire Hinduja family agrees truce in legal battle
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – India’s billionaire Hinduja family has agreed a worldwide truce in a long feud after a legal battle over the future of its global business empire, a London court ruling published on Friday showed. The Court of Appeal in …
FTX to file for U.S. bankruptcy protection, CEO Bankman-Fried resigns
(Reuters) -FTX will initiate bankruptcy proceedings in the United States while its Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried resigned, the embattled cryptocurrency exchange said on Friday, triggering what could be one of the biggest meltdowns in the industry. …
Spanish PM Sanchez using sedition law reform to shore up coalition, opposition says
(Corrects third paragraph to say nine leaders, not 11, were pardoned) MADRID (Reuters) – Opponents of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accused him of putting his party before his country after he announced the reform of a law that is set to benefit…
Far-right Independence Day march draws thousands in Warsaw
WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Friday for an annual march organised by the far-right to mark Independence Day, with a handful carrying white supremacist or anti-gay rights banners and firing off red flares. Marchers, inclu…
Far-right Independence Day march draws thousands in Warsaw
WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in Warsaw on Friday for an annual march organised by the far-right to mark Independence Day, with a handful carrying white supremacist or anti-gay rights banners and firing off red flares. Marchers, inclu…