CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s military leaders agreed on the appointment of a prime minister and head of state by civilian political forces, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said in a statement on Friday, following a meeting with head of state General Abdel F…
Florida’s DeSantis makes name as conservative culture warrior
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planeloads of migrants to the posh vacation island of Martha’s Vineyard this week, to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policies. It’s the latest provocation by DeSantis, a Repub…
Bank holdups snowball in Lebanon as depositors demand their own money
By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Five Lebanese banks were held up by depositors seeking access to their own money frozen in the banking system on Friday, in a spiralling spate of holdups this week spurred by frustration over a financ…
Florida governor defends migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard, suggests more to come
By Jonathan Allen and Rich McKay MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. (Reuters) – Florida’s Republican governor on Friday defended his decision to fly dozens of migrants to the wealthy vacation island of Martha’s Vineyard from Texas, and said similar actions could…
Sri Lanka’s crisis pushes war-shattered Tamils to the brink
By JEEVAN RAVINDRAN MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Under a blazing sun, a 44-year-old Tamil labourer tended his rented patch of peanut field in Sri Lanka, striking his spade against the earth in a daily struggle to beat inflation that has put many n…
Ukraine says some bodies found in mass burial site had been bound
By Gleb Garanich IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – Some bodies found in a mass burial site in northeastern Ukraine in territory recaptured from Russian forces were found with their hands tied behind their backs, the governor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv province said…
U.S. House panel seeks briefing on FAA Blue Origin probe
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of a subcommittee overseeing space issues and a top Republican asked the Federal Aviation Administration for a briefing on the investigation into the booster failure on Monday by Blue Origin’s New She…
Analysis-Why baby gear may not alleviate Bed Bath & Beyond’s troubles
By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Struggling home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc is taking an axe to stores and jobs and overhauling its merchandising strategy, but its return to profitability anytime soon may hinge on…
U.S. consumer inflation expectations fall in September; sentiment rises
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumers’ near-term inflation expectations fell to a one-year low in September and the outlook over the next five years also improved, easing fears that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates by a f…
King Charles stands vigil as queen’s lying-in-state queue swells
By Michael Holden and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles and his siblings stood vigil by the coffin of their late mother Queen Elizabeth on Friday as tens of thousands of mourners queuing to pay their final respects during her lying in st…