Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N.-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a U.N. spokespe...
Apr 20, 2023
Explainer-Looming US debt ceiling fight is starting to worry investors
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - A debt ceiling fight is looming in the U.S. yet again, giving investors another worry for markets this year. The U.S. government's deadline to raise the $31.4 ...
Apr 20, 2023
Biden to speak to Macron on Thursday, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with French President Emmanuel Macron by phone on Thursday, the White House said, a week after Macron said the European Union needed to r...
Apr 20, 2023
U.S. announces settlements with three natural gas processors over air quality
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said they had agreed on separate settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution and impro...
Apr 20, 2023
Russia´s Lavrov in Havana on Latam drive to shore up support
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met on Thursday with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, the latest in a series...
Apr 20, 2023
U.N. chief calls for three-day Eid truce in Sudan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for a three-day ceasefire in Sudan over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr to allow...
Apr 20, 2023
U.S. House Republicans squirm over Speaker McCarthy’s debt ceiling proposal
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has begun working in earnest to persuade his fellow Republicans to support a $1.5 trillion increase in the nation's debt ceili...
Apr 20, 2023
Search suspended for U.S. sailors last seen in northwest Mexico, Coast Guard says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The search for three American sailors last seen in northwest Mexico has been suspended by the Mexican Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard spokesperson told Reuters on ...
Apr 20, 2023
Argentine peso hits record low in black market as economy creaks
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's peso currency sank in widely used parallel markets on Thursday, hitting a record low against the U.S. dollar as concerns grew about the Latin Ame...
Apr 20, 2023
DeSantis signs bill to lower bar on death sentence in Florida
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Thursday ending a requirement that juries need to vote unanimously to recommend capital punishment before a judge in a capi...
Apr 20, 2023
