By Jonathan Landay FRONTLINE NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow’s troops fr…
Dollar dives vs yen, BOJ intervention suspected ahead of weekend
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar tumbled against the yen on Friday, logging its biggest daily drop against the Japanese currency in nearly three years as traders and strategists said Japanese authorities may be in the market to …
European shares drop as inflation, slowdown fears grip markets
By Amruta Khandekar and Devik Jain (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 share index fell on Friday as concerns grew that major global central banks would retain their aggressive stance on inflation, with dismal earnings updates from a slew of companies includ…
France joins other European countries in pulling out of treaty protecting energy investments
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France will join other European countries such as Spain and the Netherlands in pulling out of the Energy Charter Treaty which protected investments in the energy sector, said President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. “We have decided to…
Remy Cointreau to enter perfume market at 5,500 euros a bottle
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – Known for its prized Louis XIII cognac, Remy Cointreau is entering the luxury fragrance market with the launch of Maison Psyche, an upscale perfume house that will sell scents starting at 5,500 euros a bottle. The…
Low-key ‘fixer’ Giorgetti named Italy’s economy minister
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italy’s new economy minister, is a veteran political wheeler-dealer viewed as a moderate and relatively pro-European member of his right-wing League party. A low-key counterweight to the party’s fier…
Home after prisoner swap, Croatian soldier says he was beaten in Russian captivity
ZAGREB (Reuters) – A month has passed since Vjekoslav Prebeg was freed from Russian captivity in a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, and the 40-year-old Croatian still looks shaken as he recounts his experiences. A soldier by profession, Prebeg…
Boris Johnson or Rishi Sunak touted as UK’s next prime minister
By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conse…
At least half of Ukraine’s thermal power capacity hit by Russian strikes – minister
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russian air attacks have hit at least half of Ukraine’s thermal generation capacity causing billions of dollars of damage since Oct. 10, though not all those power units have stopped working completely, Ukraine’s energy m…
Macron urges France to unite against ‘extreme evil’ of 12-year-old’s murder
PARIS (Reuters) -France should unite in solidarity with the parents of a 12-year-old girl whose battered body was found last week in a suitcase outside her Paris home, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, calling her murder an act of “extreme evil…