By Trevor Hunnicutt and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the West would respond decisively to any invasion of Ukraine, adding such a step would produce widespread suffer…
Protesters defy injunction order, continue to occupy key U.S.-Canada bridge
By Kayla Tarnowski and Trevor Hunnicutt WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Protesters opposing pandemic restrictions flouted a court order and emergency rules, continuing to occupy a vital Canada-U.S. trade corridor early on Saturday, hours after …
Washington plans Solomon Islands embassy in push to counter China
By Humeyra Pamuk NADI, Fiji (Reuters) – China is seeking to establish military relationships in the Pacific, a senior U.S. administration official said on Saturday, as Washington promised more diplomatic and security resources for the region, including…
Lamborghini hopes for combustion engine future beyond 2030 – CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s supercar brand Lamborghini is looking to keep combustion engine vehicles alive beyond the end of the decade, the unit’s Chief Executive Stephan Winkelmann told a German weekly newspaper. “After hybridisation, we will …
U.S. vows stepped-up Indo-Pacific effort in push back against China
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States vowed on Friday to commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against what its sees as China’s bid to create a regional sphere of influ…
Exclusive-Myanmar army defector recounts heavy losses inflicted by Chin rebels
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Wa Lone (Reuters) – A Myanmar army officer who defected and fled the country has detailed battlefield losses to rebels in the southern part of Chin state, with at least 50 soldiers killed and 200 badly wounded in 2021 by oppositi…
SWIFT off Russia sanctions list, state banks likely target -U.S., EU officials
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and European officials are finalizing an extensive package of sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine that targets major Russian banks, but does not include banning Russia from the SWIFT financial system, accord…
Bank of England expected to make first half-point move by May
LONDON (Reuters) – Financial markets expect the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to raise interest rates by an unprecedented half a percentage point at its March or May meeting, and to make a quarter-point rise at the other, according to pri…
Exclusive-U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, Poland’s Defence Minister said late on Friday, confirming an earlier Reuters report, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and th…
Senator Warren asks U.S. Labor Dept. to deny Credit Suisse exemption after bribery settlement
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith have asked the Department of Labor to deny Swiss lender Credit Suisse Group AG a regulatory exemption related to its management of retirement funds as a result o…