(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on a video call about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Chinese media citing Xi as saying that such conflicts were in no-one’s interests. Washington seeks to isolate Moscow fr…
Biden’s Fed nominee Raskin imperiled by key Democrat’s opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to become the top bank regulator at the Federal Reserve, already stalled by Republicans, was dealt a heavy blow on Monday after she lost the backing of a key senator from President Joe Biden’s part…
Iran says U.S. has to make decision on reviving nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United States needs to make a decision to wrap up a deal to salvage Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord with world powers, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday amid fears that talks in Vienna might collapse. Efforts to c…
WikiLeaks’ Assange denied permission to appeal extradition decision at Supreme Court
LONDON (Reuters) -Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permission to appeal at the Supreme Court against a decision to extradite him to the United States, the court said on Monday. While Assange’s extradition must still be approved by the g…
Apple supplier Foxconn in talks to build factory in Saudi Arabia – WSJ
(Reuters) – Foxconn Technology Group is in talks with Saudi Arabia about jointly building a $9 billion facility that could make microchips, electric-vehicle components and other electronics, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Saudi Arabia is r…
U.S. warns China not to help Russia as anti-war protest disrupts state TV
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The United States warned China after “intense” talks on Monday against helping Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine, while an anti-war protester interrupted Russian state TV news in an extraor…
U.S. Republican senators say they will not back new Iran nuclear deal
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Forty-nine of the 50 Republican U.S. senators said on Monday they will not back an emerging new nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, underscoring their party’s opposition to attempts to revive a 2015 ac…
Bermuda ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, London tribunal says
By Brian Ellsworth and Don Burgess (Reuters) – A London tribunal on Monday ruled that a 2018 Bermuda law that bans same-sex marriage in the British overseas territory is constitutional, a departure from the broad trend towards legalisation of gay marri…
U.S. raises concerns about China aligning with Russia at meeting it calls ‘intense’
By Antonio Denti, Michael Martina and Andrea Shalal ROME/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday raised concerns about China’s alignment with Russia in a seven-hour meeting with Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi as Washi…
Tech, growth stocks lead Wall Street to lower close as investors focus on interest rates
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower on Monday, led by a more than 2% drop in Nasdaq, as investors sold tech and big growth names ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting and an expected hike in…