BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict XVI plans to defend himself in a civil lawsuit lodged at a German court by a man who accuses him of helping to cover up historical abuse, a court spokesperson said on Tuesday. In the latest twist in a long-runnin…
Factbox-COP27: Which countries have offered ‘loss and damage’ funds?
By Kate Abnett SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Reuters) – As negotiators at COP27 wrangle over whether wealthy polluters should help vulnerable nations pay for costly extreme weather events fueled by climate change, a handful of small, European governments has steppe…
Turkey’s Erdogan wants Swedish action on anti-terrorism for NATO bid approval
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara conveyed its expectation to see concrete steps from Sweden to fulfil anti-terrorism obligations under a deal clearing bids by the Nordic country and neighbouring Finland …
Binance plans to buy FTX’s non-U.S. operations in latest crypto bailout
By Hannah Lang and Tom Wilson WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto giant Binance signed a nonbinding agreement to buy rival FTX’s non-U.S. unit, FTX.com, to help cover a “liquidity crunch” at the cryptocurrency exchange, in a surprise move that lifted c…
EU Commission said gas price cap impossible as requested -sources
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s executive body told its 27 member countries at a seminar on Monday that it was not possible to create a gas price cap that would not affect long-term contracts or supply security, two diplo…
European stocks scale 8-week high with all eyes on U.S. midterms
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares hit an eight-week closing high on Tuesday as investors hoped for a market-friendly outcome from the U.S. midterm elections, while Danish jewellery maker Pandora jumped on reporting better…
U.S. voters decide control of Congress, and Biden’s agenda, in midterms
By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans on Tuesday cast the final ballots in closely fought elections that will determine whether Democrats lose control of Congress, and with it the ability to push forward on President Joe Biden’s agenda in the ne…
Italy open to supplying air defence systems to Ukraine – official
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government is readying a new arms package for Ukraine including air defence systems, a governing coalition official said on Tuesday. Western nations have been delivering more air defence hardware to Ukraine since President …
UN warns Egypt hunger striker’s life in danger as family seek information
By Aidan Lewis and Emma Farge SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – The family of jailed Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Tuesday they had not heard from him since he had been due to stop drinking water two days ago, and the Unit…
Migrant rescue ship to head to France after being refused port by Italy
ROME (Reuters) – French charity SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday its Ocean Viking rescue ship was heading for France after Italy’s new rightist government refused to take the 234 migrants it has aboard into one of its ports. The Ocean Viking “intends t…