By Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that the maintenance of peace and stability over Taiwan was vitally important, as the two met with…
Equatorial Guinea president to run again to extend 43-year rule
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – The world’s longest-standing leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, will run for office again in November elections, his party announced on Friday, likely extending a 43-year tenure that began when…
‘Time is up’: Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at UN
By Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis are fed up. During the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this week, low-lying island nation Vanuatu stepped up…
White House: U.S. sees no reason to adjust nuclear posture after Putin comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday the United States sees no reason to adjust its nuclear posture after Russian President Vladimiar Putin’s recent comments warning the West he was not bluffing when he said he’d be ready to use nuclea…
U.S. prepared to impose more costs on Russia over Ukraine referendums
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is prepared to impose additional economic costs on Russia in conjunction with U.S. allies if Moscow moves forward with Ukraine annexation, the White House said on Friday. Russia has been planning what Washington…
Dow poised to confirm bear market status as recession fears mount
By Medha Singh (Reuters) -The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled on Friday, on pace to confirm that it has been in a bear market after it fell 20% from its January record high. The Dow would be the last of the three main indexes to gain the…
U.S. tells Lula it plans to quickly recognize Brazil election winner, sources say
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Gabriel Stargardter BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. diplomats have assured Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, that they will swiftly recognize the winner of n…
Analysis-Saudi prince’s Ukraine mediation signals ‘useful’ Russia ties – analysts
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has won a diplomatic victory by securing freedom for foreign fighters captured in Ukraine, signalling the value of the crown prince’s alliance with Russia to Western partners seeking to isolate Moscow…
Exclusive-Ukraine will never forgive Russia – Russian Nobel laureate
(Reuters) – Ukraine will never forgive Russia for a shameful conflict which has thrown back Russia’s development by half a century to Soviet times predating Mikhail Gorbachev, journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov told Reuters. Russia’s mi…
Judge rules in favor of U.S. Sugar purchase of Imperial, rejects antitrust concerns
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday ruled in favor of U.S. Sugar Corp’s plans to buy rival Imperial Sugar Co, rejecting a Justice Department argument that the proposed deal would drive up the price of sugar for households as we…