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Leaders of Poland, Baltic States in Kyiv to Discuss Military Assistance
Date: April 13, 2022
VILNIUS/WARSAW (Reuters) -The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, adding to a procession of European leaders pledging backing for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. European politicians have flocked by train to the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces withdrew from the country’s north in the...
U.S. Dollar Climbs to Near 20-year Peak vs Yen as More Fed Hikes Loom
Date: April 13, 2022
By Hannah Lang and Saikat Chatterjee WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar soared to a nearly 20-year high against a sluggish yen on Wednesday, as aggressive tightening from the Federal Reserve contrasted sharply with the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy. The greenback rose as high as 126.32 yen, its strongest level since June 2002....
Japanese Yen Falls to 20-year Low as Dollar Outlook Bright
Date: April 13, 2022
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The Japanese yen weakened past the 126 yen per dollar mark on Wednesday for the first time since 2002, while the euro was pinned at a one-month low as investors bought the U.S. currency after hawkish comments by Federal Reserve officials. The prospect of fast and aggressive U.S. interest...
Putin Says Peace Talks With Ukraine Are at Dead End, Goads the West
Date: April 12, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow that his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel. Addressing the war...
UK Says ‘all Options Are on the Table’ if Russia Uses Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
Date: April 12, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -All options would be on the table in how the West responds to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey said on Tuesday. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Monday Britain was working with its partners to verify the details of reports that Russian...
Pakistan Parliament Elects Sharif PM as Khan MPs Quit En Masse
Date: April 11, 2022
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -More than 100 lawmakers loyal to Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan resigned on Monday, creating a headache for the new, Western-friendly incumbent Shehbaz Sharif as he tries to drag his country out of political and economic crisis. Parliament’s election of Sharif, 70, as prime minister...