By Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – For Kherson resident Iryna Radetska, the catastrophic flooding of her city after the giant Kakhovka dam was destroyed is the latest chapter in more than a year of wartime suffering. “They say a new love kills the old one. Maybe it’s the same with tragedy,” said 52-year-old Radetska, …
Kherson’s unending nightmare through occupation, shelling and now floods Read More »
(This June 11 story has been refiled to correct the reporter’s name) (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the first cargo of discounted Russian crude oil arranged under a new deal struck between Islamabad and Moscow had arrived in Karachi. “Glad to announce that the first Russian discounted crude oil cargo …
Pakistan PM says first discounted Russian crude oil cargo arrives in Karachi Read More »
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Nio said on Monday it would lower prices for all its models and end free battery swapping services to new buyers, as the Chinese electric vehicle maker faces mounting pressure over earnings losses and lukewarm sales. Nio will cut prices by 30,000 yuan ($4,200) for all models including its revamped ES6 and ES8 …
China’s Nio cuts prices, ends free battery swapping as sales slide Read More »
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -Evan Corcoran, a lawyer hired by Donald Trump to fend off a federal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents, is now a central figure in the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal case against the former president. The shift from lawyer to potential witness in the case is a sharp turn for …
Who is ‘Trump Attorney 1’? Lawyer Evan Corcoran’s key role in indictment Read More »
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Sunday defended Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 37-count indictment against Donald Trump on Sunday, saying if the allegations the former president willfully retained hundreds of highly classified documents are proven true, then “he’s toast.” “I was shocked by the degree of sensitivity of …
Trump is ‘toast’ if classified records case is proven, ex-attorney general says Read More »
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s markets regulator has ordered the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to halt its operations in the country, saying a local unit that courted Nigerian investors through a website was illegal. “Binance Nigeria Limited is hereby directed to immediately stop soliciting Nigerian investors in any form whatsoever,” the Securities and Exchange Commission …
Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations ‘illegal’ Read More »
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump used the first public appearance since his federal indictment to ratchet up attacks on the Justice Department, accusing prosecutors, without evidence, of a politically motivated campaign to keep him from the White House. Speaking on Saturday at Georgia’s state Republican convention, Trump alleged that President Joe Biden, …
Trump magnifies attacks on Justice Department in post-charges speech Read More »
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump faces a formidable task defending against charges that he illegally kept top-secret documents upon leaving the White House in 2021, according to legal experts, who said neither the law nor the facts appear to be on his side. The former U.S. president, who is a candidate to run …
Analysis-Trump faces difficult odds in classified documents case Read More »
(Reuters) -Illumina CEO Francis deSouza stepped down on Sunday, marking a victory for activist investor Carl Icahn and heightening expectations that it could unwind its controversial $7.1 billion acquisition of Grail. The gene-sequencing machine maker had repurchased Grail, a cancer diagnostic test maker, in 2021 despite opposition from U.S. and European antitrust regulators – a …
Illumina CEO deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Icahn Read More »
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Sunday its troops had made territorial advances on three villages in its southeast, the first liberated settlements it has reported since launching a counter-offensive this past week. Kyiv’s forces posted unverified videos showing soldiers hoisting the Ukrainian flag at a bombed-out building in the village of Blahodatne …
Ukraine announces gains in “first results” of counterattack against Russia Read More »
