By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets surged across the world on Tuesday and oil prices dived more than $3, as investors celebrated signs of progress in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine that they hoped would lead to a settlement in …
In villages near Kyiv, how Ukraine has kept Russia’s army at bay
By James Mackenzie LUKYANIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The burnt wreckage of two Russian tanks with blown off turrets and several armoured personnel carriers attest the ferocity of last week’s clashes in Lukyanivka village just outside Kyiv. The charred co…
Russia promises to scale back Ukraine war but West sceptical
By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Ukraine’s capital and north, while Kyiv proposed adopting neutral status, in confidence-buildi…
Wall St climbs on Russia-Ukraine optimism
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P on track for their fourth straight session of gains, on optimism progress was being made toward a deal to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russi…
Ukraine sets ceasefire goal for Russia talks as U.S. says Putin not ready to end war
By Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi LVIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said it was hoping that the first face-to-face peace talks with Russia in over two weeks, set for Tuesday, could lead to a ceasefire, but a U.S. official said President Vlad…
Biden says ‘moral outrage’ behind Putin comment, not U.S. policy change
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S President Joe Biden on Monday said his remark that Russian President Vladimir Putin should not remain in power reflected his own moral outrage at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not a U.S. policy shift. Biden fa…
Florida governor signs bill limiting LGBTQ instruction in schools
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a Republican-backed bill that bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, drawing swift criticism from companies, Democrats and…
Florida governor signs bill limiting LGBTQ instruction in schools
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a Republican-backed bill that bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, drawing swift criticism from companies, Democrats and…
Rate outlook drags world stocks, yen slides
By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury yields paused their ascent on Monday as oil prices fell on fears of weaker Chinese demand, while the yen at one point suffered its biggest daily fall since 2020 after Japan’s central bank vowed to defen…
U.S. Capitol riot probe wants to talk with Justice Thomas’ wife -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The congressional panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will seek an interview with Virginia Thomas, a Republican activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the Washington Post r…