EU agrees 3.5 billion euro boost to Ukraine military aid fund
LUXEMBOURG, June 26 (Reuters) - EU countries on Monday agreed to increase the maximum size of a fund used to...
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Russia back in investors’ focus after weekend mutiny
NEW YORK/LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Some investors were watching for ripple effects from an aborted mutiny in Russia on...
Vladimir Putin delivers keynote address at St Petersburg forum
MOSCOW, June 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin is delivering the keynote address at Russia's showcase St Petersburg International Economic...
UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth
UBS has completed its takeover of Credit SuisseNew management changes announcedCredit Suisse CFO and General Council to leaveZURICH, June 12...
Dnipro river should return to its banks by June 16 after dam collapse -Russian-backed official
This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters)...
Oil prices partially recover after US, Iran deny reported nuclear deal
White House rebuts reports of Iran oil dealFed expected to keep interest rates on hold in JuneU.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline inventories riseJune 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled lower on Thursday but rebounded from earlier losses after the U.S. and Iran both denied a report that they were close to a nuclear deal.Oil fell by more than $3 on the report that the U.S. would give Iran sanctions relief to export oil in return for Tehran reducing uranium enrichment.A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council called the...
World Bank to assess damage after Ukraine dam destruction
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - The World Bank will support Ukraine by conducting a rapid assessment of damage and needs...
UK’s Sunak seeks stronger economic ties with U.S. on Washington trip
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - Britain wants to put its economic ties with the United States on the same footing...
EU’s top diplomat discusses Ukraine’s ammunition needs with South Korea
SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said he met South Korea's defence minister on...
Explainer: US debt ceiling focus on ‘discretionary spending’ means cuts ahead
WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - The central pillar of any debt-ceiling agreement between President Joe Biden and House Republican Kevin McCarthy is shaping up to be "discretionary spending" - the chunk of the United States' roughly $6 trillion annual federal budget that is set annually by Congress.Talks are fluid as Biden and McCarthy work towards a deal to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and avoid a default as soon as June 1. But cuts to Social Security and Medicare programs that eat up most of the U.S. budget are...