(Reuters) – British Airways is set to avoid a pilots’ strike after the airline reached an agreement on the outline of a pay deal with the union, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The IAG-owned carrier’s agreement with the British Airline Pilots’…
US basketball star Griner, facing Russian jail term, sends thanks for support
MOSCOW (Reuters) – American WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, whose appeal against a Russian jail term is due to be heard next week, sent her supporters a message of thanks on Tuesday, her 32nd birthday. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was arre…
Europe’s STOXX 600 extends winning streak to fourth day; Avanza surges
By Amruta Khandekar and Devik Jain (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 rose for the fourth straight session on Tuesday, building on the previous session’s rally that was driven by Britain’s reversal of its fiscal plan, with investors keeping a watch on earni…
Berlusconi renews demands as Italy’s government takes shape
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s next cabinet is gradually taking shape as rightist leader Giorgia Meloni, set to be appointed prime minister, negotiates key government jobs with coalition allies. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy p…
Eight out of 10 Britons disapprove of Liz Truss-led government – poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Eight out of 10 people in Britain now disapprove of the government, a YouGov poll showed on Tuesday, as the country deals with an economic crisis inflamed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s now-abandoned attempts at radical tax cuttin…
Ukraine to get anti-drone systems in coming days, NATO’s Stoltenberg says
BERLIN (Reuters) – NATO will deliver air defence systems to Ukraine in coming days to help the country defend itself against the drones, including those from Iran, that Russia is using to target critical infrastructure, the alliance’s secretary-general…
London stocks eke out gains for fourth straight day on UK policy reversal optimism
By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – Britain’s main equity indexes managed to eke out gains for the fourth-straight day on Tuesday, boosted by the reversal of the government’s unfunded tax cut plans and optimism over the earnings season t…
Analysis-BoE rate hike push set to slow as Hunt tightens screw on economy
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to slow its interest rate hikes after Britain’s new finance minister ripped up a stimulus plan, raising the prospect of a deeper recession that will do some of the cen…
EU proposes energy measures, avoids immediate gas price cap
By Kate Abnett and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed another set of emergency measures on Tuesday to tackle high energy prices, but steered clear of an immediate cap on gas prices as EU countries remain split over …
EU proposes energy measures, avoids immediate gas price cap
By Kate Abnett and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed another set of emergency measures on Tuesday to tackle high energy prices, but steered clear of an immediate cap on gas prices as EU countries remain split over …