Calvino picked to lead European Investment Bank, in boost for Spain
Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, June 23,...
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China and EU leaders agree on need of ‘balanced’ trade ties
EU leaders visit China for summit with BeijingEU calls for more balanced trade ties with ChinaChina urges EU not to...
Countries promise clean energy boost at COP28 to push out fossil fuels
118 countries back pledge to triple world's clean powerGoal would slash fossil fuel use this decadeSmaller club of countries plan to scale up nuclear energyDUBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Governments launched new initiatives on Saturday to bolster clean energy and to wean themselves off fossil fuels at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, where countries are grappling with how to halt the non-stop rise in planet-warming emissions.In one of the most widely supported initiatives, 118 governments pledged to triple the world's renewable energy capacity by 2030 at the U.N.'s COP28...
Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers voted to expel him over criminal corruption charges and accusations of misspending campaign money.The House voted 311-114 to immediately remove the controversial freshman lawmaker, above the two-thirds majority required to oust one of its own.Besieged by revelations of lies about his past, a federal criminal indictment and a congressional ethics probe, Santos, 35, became only the sixth member to be expelled from the House....
U.S. to impose visa bans soon on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks In the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Biden administration has informed Israel that Washington will impose visa bans in the next few weeks on Israeli extremist settlers engaged in violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, a senior State Department official said.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Dutch election: Wilders’ far-right party seeks to form government
Far-right's Wilders tops Dutch electionFellow eurosceptics welcome win as sign Europe is changingMuslim groups express concernsAMSTERDAM, Nov 23 (Reuters) -...
Hungary needs to change the EU, not leave it – PM Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban attends a roundtable during the summit between leaders of the European Union (EU) and the...
APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Leaders Retreat during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco,...
US Treasury’s Adeyemo sees more actions against Hamas in coming days, weeks
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Reuters NEXT on Thursday that the U.S....
Israel rebuffs calls for ceasefire; Lebanon strike angers Hezbollah
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:Hezbollah says response will be 'firm and strong' after strike kills 3 children in LebanonBlinken says Palestinian Authority should have central role in future of GazaPalestinian telecommunications company Paltel says communications, internet service cut again across GazaGAZA/RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday rebuffed growing international pressure for a ceasefire and said its forces had encircled Gaza City as the top U.S. diplomat scrambled to contain a crisis that threatened to cause further escalation in neighbouring Lebanon.Gaza was under "unprecedented bombardment" from Israel on Sunday, Palestinian news agency...