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Poland says it will help Sweden, Finland if they’re attacked before NATO accession
Date: May 19, 2022
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will assist Sweden and Finland, should they be attacked before obtaining NATO membership, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. “I consider the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO as an important signal of strengthening security in Europe,” he said during a conference. “I want to make it clear that...
Australian election on Saturday: What you need to know
Date: May 19, 2022
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians vote on Saturday in a national election, with the conservative Liberal-National coalition seeking a fourth straight term and the Labor Party seeking a return to power after nine years in opposition. Opinion polls have shown Labor leading, but the gap has narrowed in the final weeks of campaigning. A strong showing...
Generali beats profit forecast despite Russia impact
Date: May 19, 2022
By Gianluca Semeraro MILAN (Reuters) -Assicurazioni Generali beat expectations in the first quarter even as impairments on Russia drove net profit lower, a boost for CEO Philippe Donnet who last month won a shareholder battle to keep his job for another three years. Italy’s biggest insurer said on Thursday net profit fell 9.3% from a...
Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern
Date: May 19, 2022
By Christian Kraemer and Leigh Thomas KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) -Group of Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday to help Ukraine pay its bills in coming months, but surging inflation, climate change, supply chains and the impending food crisis are also on the agenda. Finance ministers and central bank governors of...
Explainer-Why U.S. nuclear deterrence tops S.Korea’s agenda for Biden summit
Date: May 19, 2022
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – At the top of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s agenda for his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden this weekend will be strengthening American “extended deterrence” against North Korea, according to Yoon’s security advisers. The term means the ability of the U.S. military, particularly its nuclear forces, to...
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos to visit Spain after 2-year exile
Date: May 19, 2022
MADRID (Reuters) – Former Spanish King Juan Carlos is due to land in Spain later on Thursday for his first visit since he departed to Abu Dhabi in 2020 under a cloud of financial scandals that shook the Royal House. The former monarch will go to Sanxenxo in the northern region of Galicia to attend...