Author Archives: Syndicated Content
CIA’s Burns: U.S. needs to de-risk and diversify away from China
(Reuters) - Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that decoupling from China would be foolish given the deep economic interdependence so the United States should try to d...
Jul 01, 2023
Soccer-England held to frustrating 0-0 draw by Portugal in World Cup tune-up
MILTON KEYNES, England (Reuters) - England were held to a 0-0 draw by Portugal in a friendly on Saturday in a frustrating World Cup warm-up for the fourth-ranked Lionesses. The European champions, who...
Jul 01, 2023
CIA says Russia is a recruiting opportunity as disaffection with war rises
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. CIA Director William Burns said on Saturday that disaffection in Russia with the war in Ukraine was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recruit spies - and that his agency wa...
Jul 01, 2023
CIA’s Burns: armed mutiny shows damage Putin has done to Russia
(Reuters) - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that the armed mutiny by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had shown the corrosive effect on Russia of President V...
Jul 01, 2023
Cycling-Adam beats Simon in Yates twins one-two on Tour stage one
By Julien Pretot BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) -Britain's Adam Yates pipped his own twin brother Simon to claim the opening stage of the Tour de France and don the first yellow jersey of this year's race at...
Jul 01, 2023
Motor racing-Verstappen wins Austrian F1 sprint race
(Reuters) - Double world champion Max Verstappen ran away with a Saturday sprint race in a Red Bull one-two at the Austrian Grand Prix to increase his Formula One lead over Mexican team mate Sergio Pe...
Jul 01, 2023
Cycling-Mas crashes out of Tour as fellow podium contender Carapaz takes a hit
BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's Enric Mas became the first of the 176 riders on the Tour de France to abandon the race, quitting during the first stage after crashing heavily on a descent some 22 ki...
Jul 01, 2023
Bosnia envoy revokes Bosnian Serb laws defying the state, peace deal
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's international peace overseer, Christian Schmidt, on Saturday annulled two laws that Bosnian Serb parliament had adopted defying the constitution and t...
Jul 01, 2023
Venezuela blasts U.S. for critique over barred opposition candidate
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government on Saturday said it rejected the U.S. stance around the South American country's upcoming elections, calling it "interference," a day after the U.S. criticiz...
Jul 01, 2023
Tennis-Sabalenka keen to shun political talk on return to Wimbledon
(Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka will aim to keep the focus on tennis and not politics on her return to Wimbledon, with the "super emotional" Belarusian saying on Saturday she was relishing the chance to c...
Jul 01, 2023
