By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian-British software developer and blogger from an activist family who rose to prominence in the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak is now a symbol of suffering during the repres…
Italy’s Eni to resume taking Venezuelan oil after 4-month pause
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – A unit of Italian oil company Eni has been assigned two 1-million-barrel cargoes of Venezuelan diluted crude oil for November loading, according to a document from state-run PDVSA seen by Reuters on Monday. The c…
Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Weeping relatives of the 19 people who died when a plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania filed past a row of coffins in the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday as religious and political leaders gathered for a ceremony to…
European shares gain ground on boost from travel stocks
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European shares rose on Monday, reversing declines from the opening bell, as a jump in travel stocks helped outweigh a drag from China-exposed luxury giants. The benchmark STOXX 600 index added 0.6% by 0929 GMT, extendin…
Italy’s Meloni discusses energy with Egypt’s Sisi, raises rights issues
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed energy, the climate crisis and immigration in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a visit to Cairo for the COP 27 summit, Meloni’s office said in a statement on Mond…
Ukraine seizes stakes in strategic companies under wartime laws
By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday it had invoked wartime laws to take control of stakes in a top engine-maker and four other strategic companies from some of the country’s richest men. It was the first time the gove…
UK PM hopes to raise case of hunger striker Abd el-Fattah with Egypt’s Sisi
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he hoped to meet Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, later on Monday to raise the case of the Egyptian-British hunger striker, Alaa Abd el-Fattah. Sunak, in Sharm El-Sheikh for the COP27 c…
UK PM Sunak says he has ‘renewed confidence’ about tackling illegal migration
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he had discussed tackling illegal migration with French President Emmanuel Macron and was optimistic about working with European nations to deal with the challenge. “I’m actually leav…
UK PM Sunak congratulates Israel’s Netanyahu on election win
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday congratulated Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on his election victory, saying he looked forward to working with the former premier following his triumphant comeback. “Across areas like trade, …
French cardinal says abused 14-year girl, withdraws from functions
PARIS (Reuters) -French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard said on Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl decades ago and he would withdraw from his functions. “Thirty-five years ago, when I was a parish priest, I behaved in a reprehensible way with a y…