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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says UK’s Johnson confirmed new defence aid package in phone call
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed a new package of UK military aid to Ukraine in a call between the two leaders. Ze...
Jun 06, 2022
Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality with Afrikaans test
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair is requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, a language used by just by 12% of the population that h...
Jun 06, 2022
Explainer: How does a leadership challenge to UK PM Boris Johnson work?
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote on Monday after more than 15% of elected Conservative lawmakers withdrew their support for the British leader following the "partyg...
Jun 06, 2022
Investment banks ramp up ECB rate hike forecasts
(Reuters) - BofA Securities now expects the European Central Bank to hike interest rates by 150 basis points this year including 50 bps moves in July and September, it said in a note distributed on Mo...
Jun 06, 2022
Russia says ban on Lavrov’s plane a ‘hostile action’
(Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from travelling to Serbia were a "hostile action." C...
Jun 06, 2022
UK government’s ‘anti-corruption champion’ quits, will oppose Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's 'anti-corruption champion', lawmaker John Penrose, resigned from his role in government on Monday saying he would vote against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a confidence...
Jun 06, 2022
French overseas voters back Macron a week ahead of legislative election
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's bloc has come out on top in most of the constituencies of French voters overseas who went to the polls ahead of the rest of France, but with a stronger ch...
Jun 06, 2022
Suspected Islamists kill at least 18 in east Congo attack
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Islamists killed at least 18 people in a village raid in eastern Congo on Sunday night, local sources said, while fight...
Jun 06, 2022
Russia says nuclear arms talks with U.S are necessary but “unlikely” at present time
LONDON (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it is interested in talks with the United States over nuclear arms but said that negotiations were unlikely to take place at this time. "We are inter...
Jun 06, 2022
Rare inlaid Stradivari violin could fetch $11 million at auction
LONDON (Reuters) - A rare 1679 violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari is headed for auction next month where it could fetch up to $11 million. The "Hellier" Stradivarius "is the ...
Jun 06, 2022
