Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sweden's top court clears way for transfer of seized ship to Ukraine
STOCKHOLM, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Sweden's top court said on Thursday it has upheld a ruling that a cargo vessel seized in the Baltic Sea this year can be handed over to Ukraine, where it is suspected of i...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
Germany detains Ukrainian suspected of spying on defence firm
BERLIN, Aug 6 (Reuters) - German prosecutors have detained a 33-year-old Ukrainian national suspected of gathering information on the premises of a defence company in southern Germany for sabotage pur...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
As Pakistan's army chief turns on hardline Islamist groups, blasphemy cases plummet
By Asif Shahzad, Ariba Shahid, Mubasher Bukhari and Rick Noack ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - When blasphemy allegations against a Christian family prompted a mob of hundreds to assemble in Paki...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
El Niño might cause fewer hurricanes in North America, limiting insurance losses, Zurich CEO says
Aug 6 (Reuters) - The development of El Nio climate phenomenon might limit catastrophe claims in North America, the CEO of Zurich Insurance said on Thursday after it reported second-quarter results. "...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
Slump for UK builders abates in July, PMI shows
LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The downturn in Britain's construction industry eased in July as commercial building and housebuilding weakened less sharply and builders turned the most optimistic since bef...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
Italy industrial output plunges unexpectedly in June
ROME, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italian industrial output fell 1.0% in June from the previous month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Thursday, a far weaker reading than expected that darkens the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile, South Korea's military says
By Joyce Lee and Heejin Kim SEOUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's military said, marking the...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
Bosnia's UNESCO Vjetrenica 'wind cave' provides heatwave relief
(Adds dropped letter in first paragraph) By Daria Sito-Sucic RAVNO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aug 6 (Reuters) - As southern Bosnia sweltered in 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), tourists have...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
Armenian church leader to go on trial in widening confrontation with government
By Lucy Papachristou Aug 6 (Reuters) - The head of the Apostolic Church in Armenia, widely regarded as the world's first Christian nation, and six other senior clerics will go on trial on Friday in th...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
In Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Russia tries to sow panic with 'safari' strikes on civilians
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, Aug 6 (Reuters) - When two Russian bombs hit Kateryna Lahuta's seafood business in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia last month, they shattered the last semblance of s...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2026
