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US expands Russia sanctions, targets chips sent via China

By Arshad Mohammed, David Lawder and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday dramatically broadened sanctions on Russia, including by targeting China-based companies

Italy and France spar over abortion at G7 summit

By Crispian Balmer and John Irish BARI, Italy (Reuters) -Italy has demanded the removal of a reference to "safe and legal abortion" from the final statement of this week's Group of Seven summit,

Mexico’s Sheinbaum says judges should be elected, backing Lopez Obrador’s reform

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that judges in the country should be elected, echoing her agreement with a controversial judicial reform proposed by

Argentina inflation falls in May for fifth straight month

By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's monthly inflation rate in May was the lowest since 2022, official data showed on Thursday, cooling for the fifth straight month to 4.2% amid a

US mulls new actions against China firms supplying Russia defense sector

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is considering taking additional steps against Chinese companies that have been supplying Russia's defense industrial sector, the State Department said on

Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a death sentence handed down to a Swedish citizen in Iraq. The foreign ministry

Biden, Zelenskiy ink 10-year defense agreement billed as NATO precursor

By Andrea Shalal BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering

French left-wing parties agree to form ‘Popular Front’ for parliament election

PARIS (Reuters) - Political parties representing the French left-wing said they had reached an agreement to form a 'Popular Front' to contest the snap parliamentary election which will be held over

On warships in Cuba, Russia says West is deaf to Moscow’s diplomatic signals

By Dmitry Antonov and Nelson Acosta MOSCOW/HAVANA (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday that the United States should not be nervous about Russian warships in Cuba but that the West appeared deaf to any

UN Security Council demands halt to siege of Sudan city of 1.8 million people

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to the siege of al-Fashir - a city of 1.8 million people in Sudan's North Dafur region - by the paramilitary

On Camera

Ratan Tata mettle revealed in 1980s’ PepsiCo battle. Shook up fuddy-duddy business practices

Ratan Tata’s political naiveté and his complete inability to engage in the ‘deal-fixing’ culture of Indian businesses made him a great ally during the PepsiCo battle of the 1980s.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?