By Paul Sandle, Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final …
Iran’s atomic energy organization says e-mail was hacked, state media says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server belonging to one of its subsidiaries had been hacked from a foreign country and information published online, state media reported on Sunday. An Iranian hacking group, Black…
Russia’s Shoigu warns of ‘uncontrolled escalation’ in Ukraine conflict
(Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his French counterpart in a telephone call on Sunday that the situation in Ukraine was rapidly deteriorating and trending towards “uncontrolled escalation”. In a phone call with French Defence Min…
Russian military plane crashes into residential building in Siberia, 2 pilots killed – officials
(Reuters) -A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday and the two pilots were killed, officials said. In a post on Telegram, Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said the plane crashed into a two-store…
The power of one: Xi solidifies grip at party congress
By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) -China wrapped up its twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle on Sunday, with Xi Jinping securing a third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party and packing the new Politburo Standing Commi…
Rishi Sunak: I am standing to be British prime minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Sunday he was standing to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. “The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis,” he said on Twitter. “That’s why…
The destiny of Britain is Europe, Brexit was a “mirage” – EU politician Breton
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain’s destiny lies in Europe and the country had been sold “a sort of mirage” with Brexit, said European Union industry chief Thierry Breton on Sunday, as he commented on the political turmoil currently afflicting the UK. “They ha…
Beijing party chief Cai, Xi loyalist, vaults to top rank
By Eduardo Baptista and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -Cai Qi catapulted to the top rung of China’s leadership on Sunday, capping a late career rise that overcame a less than ideal stretch as Beijing’s Communist Party boss. Cai, 66, was not on …
China’s Xi clinches third term, packs leadership with loyalists
By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third leadership term on Sunday and introduced a top governing body stacked with loyalists, cementing his place as the country’s most powerful ruler sin…
Japan’s stimulus plan must exceed $100 billion, says ruling party executive
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy’s output gap of about 15 trillion yen ($100 billion), a senior ruling party official said on Sunday. “The gap in Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) is now a…