Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hezbollah and allies lose majority in Lebanese parliament, final results show
(Reuters) - Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon's parliament in a general election, a Reuters tally of final results showed on Tuesday, a major blow to the heavily...
May 17, 2022
Russia says talks with Ukraine are not going on 'in any form' - Ifax
(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine are not holding talks "in any form", Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko as saying on Tuesday. "No, negotiations are not going on. ...
May 17, 2022
Analysis: Why Twitter has ignored Elon Musk's 'trolling'
By Greg Roumeliotis and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - A unilateral pronouncement that the acquisition of Twitter Inc is "on hold". Fierce criticism of the social media company's handling of spam accounts. A ...
May 17, 2022
Finland's Parliament likely to vote on NATO application on Tuesday
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Parliament is likely to vote on Tuesday on a proposal to apply for membership of the NATO military alliance, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia's invasion of ...
May 17, 2022
Exclusive: U.S. Treasury's Yellen and trade czar Tai at odds over China tariffs
By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Lawder WASHINGTON(Reuters) - President Joe Biden will have to resolve a heated internal debate among his aides over whether to cut taxes on goods from China as his admini...
May 17, 2022
Johnny Depp's lawyers to resume questioning of ex-wife in defamation fight
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Aquaman" actor Amber Heard will face more questioning on Tuesday from attorneys for her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, the Hollywood star she has accused of physica...
May 17, 2022
In Buffalo, Biden to meet victims' families after white supremacist shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will travel to New York State on Tuesday to console families of victims of a white teenage gunman who targeted a Black community, as the racist violence that...
May 17, 2022
Ukrainian president and German chancellor discuss war, Russia sanctions
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the situation on the front line of Ukraine's war with Russia on Tuesday and also the possib...
May 17, 2022
Russia's Lavrov says Finland, Sweden joining NATO makes 'no big difference'
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Finland and Sweden joining NATO would probably make "not much difference" as the two countries had long participated in the alli...
May 17, 2022
Beijing's retail, industry upended by COVID restrictions
BEIJING (Reuters) - The economy of China's capital Beijing took a hit in April as authorities wrestled with a new COVID outbreak, telling residents to avoid going out or work from home and halting man...
May 17, 2022
