By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tom Barrack, a onetime private equity executive and fundraiser for former President Donald Trump, was found not guilty by a jury on Friday of unlawfully acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates. Barrack, who chair…
Exclusive-Russia seeks sanctions exemptions for state bank in Ukraine grain deal talks-sources
(Reuters) -Russia wants the West to ease restrictions on state agriculture lender Rosselkhozbank to facilitate Russian grain exports, according to four sources familiar with the request, made during talks to extend a deal on food shipments from Ukraine…
India’s Delhi shuts primary schools as air quality deteriorates
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Primary schools in India’s New Delhi will be shut from Saturday and restriction on road traffic will be considered, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday as the capital continued to be engulfed by high levels of air polluti…
Wall St down for fourth straight day on Fed rate hike worry
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed lower for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday as economic data did little to alter expectations the Federal Reserve would continue raising interest rates for longer than previously thoug…
Kroger, Albertsons unions, antitrust experts urge FTC to block merger -letter
(Corrects to remove reference in paragraph 9 to FTC blocking Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster deal) By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -Kroger Co’s acquisition of Albertsons Companies Inc could exacerbate income inequality through job loss…
Two thirds of South Sudan population risk severe hunger in 2023 – U.N
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) -Up to 7.8 million people in South Sudan, two thirds of the population, may face severe food shortages during next year’s April-to-July lean season due to floods, drought and conflict, United Nations agencies said on…
WNBA star Griner visited in Russian jail by U.S. officials for first time in months
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -Officials from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow met with Brittney Griner on Thursday, officials said, in the first visit in months for the WNBA star who is jailed in Russia and could soon be transferred to a penal colony. “We …
U.S. senators, in Kyiv visit, vow to continue bipartisan support after elections
KYIV (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Rob Portman and his Democratic colleague Chris Coons vowed that bipartisan support would continue for Ukraine after next week’s midterm congressional elections, as they travelled to Kyiv on Thursday. The senator…
Delhi’s air branded ‘hazardous’, spurs calls to close schools
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Delhi’s 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the “severe” and “hazardous” categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, spurring calls to cl…
Israeli PM Lapid congratulates Netanyahu on election win
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final results confirmed the former premier’s triumphant comeback at the head of a solidly right-wing alliance. Net…