By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -Poland signed an agreement on Wednesday to buy 288 artillery rocket launchers in its latest arms deal with South Korea, following shipments of tanks and howitzers, as it ramps up weapons imports after Russia’s invasio…
German exports to Britain could see growth for first time since Brexit vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German exports to Britain this year could grow for the first time since 2015 if the upward trend seen from January to August continues through 2022, statistics office data showed. For the first eight months of the year, German compan…
Putin boosts Russia’s war footing with troops on defensive in Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/MIKOLAIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin ordered all of Russia to support the war effort in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russian-appointed administration of Kherson prepared to evacuate the only r…
U.S., allies to discuss Iranian drone transfers to Russia at U.N
By Michelle Nichols and Arshad Mohammed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States, Britain and France plan to raise alleged Iranian arms transfers to Russia at a closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday, diplomats said, after Kyiv accused Mos…
Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia, defying the West-sources
(Reuters) -Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move that is likely to infuriate the United States and other Western pow…
Netflix reverses subscriber slump, shares surge 10%
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix Inc reversed customer losses and provided a slightly more bullish outlook than Wall Street expected, projecting a new ad-supported streaming option would help attract 4.5 million subs…
Rugby-RFU working with Wasps, administrators to find possible buyers
(Reuters) – England’s Rugby Football Union said on Tuesday it was working with Wasps, the club’s administrators and the top division Premiership to look into the possibility of a buyer taking over the Coventry-based side. Wasps made 167 players and sta…
U.S. FAA says some Boeing 737 MAX 7 submissions incomplete, need review
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing Co that some key documents submitted as part of the agency’s ongoing certification review of the 737 MAX 7 are incomplete and others need a reassessment by…
Poland has no ample space to hike rates, central banker Kochalski says
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish central bank does not have ample room to increase interest rates amid an expected economic slowdown, central banker Cezary Kochalski said on Tuesday. Poland’s inflation would remain high in coming months and the first quar…
U.S. stocks extend rally, Treasury yields dip on solid earnings, economic data
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks surged and Treasury yields eased as earnings surprised to the upside and robust factory data fueled investors’ risk appetite. All three major U.S. stock indexes have pared since bursting through the star…