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U.s., Israel Sign Joint Pledge to Deny Iran Nuclear Weaponry
Date: July 14, 2022
By Steve Holland and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms, a show of unity by allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran. The undertaking, part of a “Jerusalem Declaration” crowning Biden’s first visit to Israel as...
Turkey Reports Deal to Restore Ukrainian Grain Exports, UN Says More Work Needed
Date: July 13, 2022
By Ece Toksabay and Michelle Nichols ISTANBUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Turkey announced a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations on Wednesday aimed at resuming Ukrainian grain exports blocked by Russia, raising prospects for an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation. Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar said...
European Shares Slide After Hot U.S. Inflation, Euro Falls Below Parity
Date: July 13, 2022
By Susan Mathew and Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares fell sharply on Wednesday, after U.S. inflation for June came in higher than expected, raising bets about a more aggressive Federal Reserve next week and pushing the euro below parity with the dollar. Data showed U.S. consumer prices accelerated to 9.1% in June as gasoline and...
Ancestral Ties: India Avidly Watching British Leadership Race
Date: July 13, 2022
By Rupam Jain and Tanvi Mehta MUMBAI (Reuters) – Half a world away from the political drama in London, many Indians are closely following the twists and turns of who replaces Boris Johnson as British prime minister, curious to see how two candidates with Indian ancestry fare. Rishi Sunak, the bookmakers’ favourite to prevail, and...
Russia Says It Will Deepen Defence Cooperation With Myanmar
Date: July 12, 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Myanmar are to deepen their defence cooperation after a meeting in Moscow between Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, and top Russian defence officials, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said in a statement that the meeting had taken place on Monday, and that Hlaing was in Russia...
Ukraine Apartment Block Toll Rises as Zelenskiy Laments Russian Firepower Advantage
Date: July 11, 2022
By Anna Voitenko and Tom Balmforth CHASIV YAR, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Rescue workers on Monday pulled some survivors from an apartment block destroyed by a Russian missile strike that killed 30 people in eastern Ukraine, while Russian shelling killed at least three in the second-largest city of Kharkiv. The civilian deaths hammered home the human cost...