Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner arrives at Russian court
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) -U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner arrived at a courtroom on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday to face trial on drug charges that could see her face up to 10 years in pri...
Jul 01, 2022
EU says Russian threat to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria is unjustified
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday said Russia's threat to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria in response to its decision to expel 70 Russian diplomats is unjustified. The EU said Bulg...
Jul 01, 2022
How an ‘inflammatory’ Facebook post led to a killing and sectarian tension in India
By Saurabh Sharma UDAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Two weeks before a Hindu tailor in India was hacked to death by two Muslim men who filmed the act, he was briefly detained by police after a rival tailor a...
Jul 01, 2022
Erdogan says no meeting until Greek PM “pulls himself together” -media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was impossible to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis until the Greek leader "pulls himself together", broadcaster NTV said on Fri...
Jul 01, 2022
Turkey’s Erdogan says ready to back reinstating death penalty -media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would approve possibly reinstating the death penalty if parliament were to send a bill on the matter to him, broadcaster NTV cited him as sa...
Jul 01, 2022
Erdogan raises possibly nixing NATO-Nordics deal if promises not kept -media
ANKARA (Reuters) - An accord signed with Finland and Sweden to lift Turkey's veto on their NATO membership bids is not the end of the matter and obliges the Nordic states to keep their promises, Presi...
Jul 01, 2022
Another inflation record firms case for bigger ECB rate hikes
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation hit yet another record high in June as price pressures broadened, and its peak could still be months away, firming the case for rapid European Central Bank ra...
Jul 01, 2022
Special Report-Dozens of Russian weapons tycoons have faced no Western sanctions
By Chris Kirkham and David Gauthier-Villars (Reuters) - As Russia's military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russ...
Jul 01, 2022
Bulgaria’s centrist PP party to nominate finance minister for PM
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Friday his PP party will nominate finance minister Assen Vassilev as its candidate to become the next prime minister, a move h...
Jul 01, 2022
Taiwan urges investors to stay calm as stocks including TSMC fall
By Liang-sa Loh TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's economic fundamentals are good and investors should remain calm and rational, and not panic, Deputy Finance Minister Frank Juan told Reuters on Friday after ...
Jul 01, 2022
