By Clodagh Kilcoyne LONDONDERRY (Reuters) – Ireland on Sunday called on Britain to ensure justice for the families of 13 peaceful protesters shot dead by its soldiers on “Bloody Sunday” in 1972 as thousands marked the 50th anniversary of one of the def…
Portuguese vote in election marked by COVID, uncertainty
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) -Portuguese voters went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election with no clear winner in sight and uncertainty increased by potentially low turnout because of record coronavirus infection…
NATO concerned over Europe’s energy security amid standoff with Russia
By Kylie MacLellan and Maxim Rodionov LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Britain warned it was “highly likely” that Russia, the continent’s biggest natural gas supplier, was look…
Deutsche’s Postbank faces strike as wage talks deadlock
BERLIN (Reuters) – Some employees of Deutsche Bank’s Postbank will stage a strike on Monday to raise pressure on management to meet their demands for higher wages in the face of rising inflation, a union official said on Sunday. The strikes at branches…
UK’s Harry and Meghan voice concern to Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on its platform and are committed to continuing to work with the company, a spokesperson for their Archewell foundation …
Israel supports UAE security needs, president says on first visit
DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel’s president said his country supports the United Arab Emirates security needs and seeks stronger regional ties during the first such visit to the Gulf state on Sunday, as world powers try to revive an Iran nuclear deal. The UAE,…
German Finance Minister backs early end to green energy levy
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany may scrap a levy on electricity bills that is used to support renewable power from the second half of the year, to ease the strain of rising energy costs on households, Finance Minister Christian Lindner was quoted as saying o…
UK plans to broaden scope of sanctions it could apply to Russia -Truss
By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will introduce new legislation this week to broaden the scope of sanctions it can apply to Russia in an effort to deter aggression towards Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Sunday. …
UK’s Johnson and Sunak: We will go ahead with payroll tax rise
LONDON (Reuters) – A planned increase in British social security contributions from workers and employers will go ahead in April, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak said, despite calls to scrap the rise due to the strain on h…
UK’s Johnson and Sunak: We will go ahead with payroll tax rise
LONDON (Reuters) – A planned increase in British social security contributions from workers and employers will go ahead in April, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak said, despite calls to scrap the rise due to the strain on h…