By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would not recognise an opposition government if it succeeded in an attempt to oust him, the latest twist in a political crisis engulfi…
Far-right mayor touts Perpignan as harbinger of Le Pen’s France
By Makini Brice PERPIGNAN, France (Reuters) – In the southern French city of Perpignan, the far-right mayor Louis Aliot says he has succeeded in de-demonising his party’s image and even won new supporters as he bolsters police numbers, hosts literacy c…
Oil prices settle up 2%, post weekly loss on stockpile releases
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose 2% on Friday but notched their second straight weekly decline after countries announced plans to release crude from their strategic stocks. Brent crude futures settled up $2.20, or 2.19%, at $102…
France’s Macron says far-right ‘plays on fears’ in last interview before first election round
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right parties play on the fears of French voters, said President Emmanuel Macron in his last slated interview ahead of the first round presidential vote on Sunday as his forecast lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen melted …
No plans to resume Russian investments in near future, says Holiday inn owner
(Reuters) – Holiday inn-owner IHG said on Friday it was not looking to resume investments or development activity in Russia for the “foreseeable future”, having suspended operations and new hotel openings in the country last month following the invasio…
Austrian chancellor sets off for Ukraine, to meet Zelenskiy on Saturday
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has set off on a one-day trip to Ukraine during which he will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Saturday morning, his office said in a statement on Friday. Neutral Austria has been provid…
GIP, Brookfield waiting on Atlantia as Benettons study rival bid
By Stephen Jewkes and Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) -Investment funds Global Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield are not contemplating any “hostile” move on Italy’s road and airport operator Atlantia as a rival bid takes shape, two sources said …
England’s COVID R number, case growth unchanged from last week
LONDON (Reuters) – The range of England’s COVID-19 reproduction “R” number and the growth of daily cases remained the same as last week, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday. The previous week’s R number range was 1.1 to 1.2, which means for ev…
Germany could end Russian oil imports this year – Scholz
By Andreas Rinke LONDON (Reuters) – Germany could end Russian oil imports this year, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, signalling the urgency driving Europe’s biggest economy to wean itself off energy from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine….
UK’s Johnson says he is ‘deeply’ cynical about Putin’s assurances
LONDON (Reuters) – Negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin does not seem to be “full of promise,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday, adding that Putin could not be trusted in his view. “I am deeply, deeply sceptical and cyni…