By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep policy unchanged on Thursday but may have to acknowledge that inflation could stay high for longer than it had projected, a signal that ma…
M&C Saatchi deal deadline likely to be extended
LONDON (Reuters) – A deadline Thursday for the biggest shareholder in M&C Saatchi to clarify its intentions in making a bid for the advertising group is likely to be extended to allow the two sides to keep talking. M&C, one of the biggest names in Brit…
Pressure grows on UK PM Johnson as three more lawmakers call for him to quit
By William James LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced three new calls to resign from within his own Conservative Party on Wednesday, adding to the steadily growing number demanding he quit over a series of parties at Downing St…
UK’s Johnson tells Russia’s Putin: Ukraine incursion would be tragic miscalculation
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Russian President Vladimir Putin that any incursion into Ukraine would be a tragic miscalculation during a call on Wednesday, Johnson’s office said in a statement. “The prime minister express…
Russia’s Putin, UK’s Johnson discussed Ukraine, security issues – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed Ukraine and the issue of security guarantees for Russia in a phone call on Wednesday, the Kremlin said. Putin told Johnson the NATO bloc was not read…
Stocks end higher on strong amid mixed U.S. earnings, weak economic reports
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global stocks rallied on Wednesday to close higher as strong earnings from U.S. technology companies and OPEC+ plans for moderate oil output helped to counter jitters over weak economic reports. Investors also …
British navy rejects plan to push back Channel migrant boats
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s navy has rejected a plan to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores when it takes over responsibility for trying to stop people crossing the English Channel in small dinghies. The government said last mont…
British navy rejects plan to push back Channel migrant boats
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s navy has rejected a plan to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores when it takes over responsibility for trying to stop people crossing the English Channel in small dinghies. The government said last month…
Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
By John Davison JALAWLA, Iraq (Reuters) – Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of Jalawla in northeastern Iraq. He fears getting caught up in attacks by Islamic State. “The police and army don’t come into our ar…
Embattled UK PM Johnson launches plan to tackle regional inequality
By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain vowed to repair the economic and social fabric of its “broken heartlands” on Wednesday, as the government set out a long-awaited plan to flesh out promises that helped Prime Minister Boris Johnso…