Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Skydance asks Paramount to stop negotiating with Bronfman, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Skydance Media is accusing Paramount Global's special committee of directors of breaching the terms of its deal by extending the period of time when it can engage with other bidders, the Wa...
Aug 22, 2024
Ukraine says it hosts first follow-up to Swiss peace summit
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said representatives of more than 40 countries and international organisations took part in a meeting on Thursday to follow up on a peace summit hosted by Switzerland in June....
Aug 22, 2024
Ukraine says it used U.S.-made bomb to hit target in Russia's Kursk region
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force said on Thursday it used a U.S.-made GBU-39 bomb to strike a Russian platoon command post in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukraine has mounted an incursion. Ky...
Aug 22, 2024
Israel denies it's considering accepting international force on Egypt-Gaza border
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denied reports suggesting Israel is considering agreeing to the deployment of an international force along a narrow border strip betwee...
Aug 22, 2024
Yemen's Houthis say they targeted two vessels in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis targeted the Sounion oil tanker and the SW North Wind I vessel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the Iran-aligned group's military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Th...
Aug 22, 2024
Israel military court extends house arrest of soldiers accused of Palestinian prisoner abuse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military court has extended the house arrest of soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee until Sept. 4 but will allow the defence to hold a hearing on...
Aug 22, 2024
IAEA's Grossi to visit Kursk nuclear plant after drone attack
(Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday its Director General Rafael Grossi will assess the situation at Kursk nuclear power plant during his visit next week. IAEA al...
Aug 22, 2024
'Indescribable' crew errors led to Sicily shipwreck, yacht maker says
By Matteo Negri MILAN (Reuters) - A series of "indescribable, unreasonable errors" by the crew led to the shipwreck in which British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others died earlier this week,...
Aug 22, 2024
Ex-FTX executive Salame's partner charged with violating US campaign finance laws
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michelle Bond, a former U.S. congressional candidate and the romantic partner of former FTX cryptocurrency exchange executive Ryan Salame, has been charged with viola...
Aug 22, 2024
US, Guatemala say they dismantled smuggling ring tied to Texas migrant deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in the United States and Guatemala said on Thursday they dismantled a human-smuggling network with ties to the deaths of 53 migrants on a sweltering truck in Texas i...
Aug 22, 2024
