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Yahya Sinwar: The Hamas leader committed to eradicating Israel is dead

By Samia Nakhoul (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar remained unrepentant about the Oct. 7 attacks despite unleashing an Israeli invasion that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, laid waste to his Gaza homeland and rained destruction on ally Hezbollah, people in contact with him have said. The Israeli military said on Thursday that Sinwar, …

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Trump, Harris would both take pragmatic approach to IMF, World Bank, Georgieva says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that she expected U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would both take a “very pragmatic” approach to the IMF and the World Bank. Georgieva told Reuters in an interview that it was up to the American people …

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Tokyo inflation likely to miss BOJ target for first time in five months: Reuters poll

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Consumer inflation in Tokyo for October likely undershot the central bank’s price target for the first time in five months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide price trends, was expected to have risen 1.7% from a …

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Bangladesh crimes tribunal issues arrest warrant for exiled former prime minister

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year.  The protests, which began as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas, escalated into some of the deadliest …

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Japan top FX diplomat says recent yen moves ‘one-sided’ in fresh warning

By Makiko Yamazaki and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Friday that recent currency moves are “somewhat one-sided and rapid,” in a fresh warning against speculative trading as the yen fell past the key 150 line against the dollar. “We as Japanese authorities are closely watching foreign exchange moves, …

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IMF’s Georgieva says China can no longer rely on exports for growth

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters on Thursday that China is too large to continue relying on exports to drive its economy and faces dangerously slower growth unless it shifts toward a consumer-driven economic model. Georgieva told Reuters in an interview that China’s growth could fall …

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