By Vitalli Hnidyi KUPIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’s railway vowed to keep trains running and to repair the damage done to the network by Russian troops, highlighting how rail is the lifeblood of the country and how the system is vital…
U.S. FCC commissioner visits Taiwan to discuss cybersecurity, telecoms
By Sarah Wu, Yimou Lee and David Shepardson TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr is in Taipei this week for meetings on 5G, cybersecurity and telecoms to show U.S. support for Taiwan. Carr is the latest sen…
U.N. chief Guterres welcomes Ethiopia truce as ‘welcome first step’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the truce agreed in Ethiopia on Wednesday as a “welcome first step” that he hoped would bring solace to civilians after two years of war, according to a U.N. spokesman. “It is …
Parties to war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region agree to stop fighting
By Alexander Winning and Tim Cocks PRETORIA (Reuters) -The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced milli…
Jury begins deliberating in Trump ally Barrack’s ‘foreign agent’ trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of Tom Barrack, the onetime private equity executive and fundraiser for Donald Trump, on charges he acted as a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates. Feder…
Putin: We could quit grain deal again, but would not block grain for Turkey
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reserved Russia’s right to withdraw again from an international agreement allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea, after ending four days of non-cooperation with the deal. If Russia did so, ho…
Twitter will not reinstate banned users without ‘clear process,’ Musk says
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Banned accounts will not be allowed back onto Twitter until the social media platform has “a clear process for doing so,” Elon Musk tweeted in the early hours on Wednesday, giving more clarity about the potential return of Tw…
Wall Street closes sharply lower as Powell signals Fed not done
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday, as comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell shattered initial optimism over a Fed policy statement that raised interest rates by 75 basis points but signaled that smal…
Biden warns election deniers pose threat, blames Trump
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that threats by some Republican candidates to refuse to accept results from the Nov. 8 elections if they lose is a threat to democracy and he blamed former President Donald Trump…
Marketmind: Fed up waiting
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The would-they-won’t-they saga of the Fed possibly hinting it will go slow with further rate rises is about to reach its climax on Wednesday. The market widely expects a fourth …