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South Korea’s Yoon Impeached: Embittered Survivor Buckles Under Martial Law Backlash
Date: December 14, 2024
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest threat to his brief but chequered political career, with his fate in the hands of judges after some of his allies turned from him and voted to impeach him on Saturday for allegedly leading an insurrection. Regarded as a tough...
France’s Orano Says It Has Lost Control of Uranium Mine in Niger
Date: December 4, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – French nuclear fuels company Orano said on Wednesday that it had lost control of its Somair uranium mine in Niger, with board decisions no longer being followed and Niger authorities having taken control. The company, which holds a more than 60% stake in the mine, said it has been warning for several...
NATO Expected to Sidestep Ukraine’s Call for Quick Invite
Date: December 3, 2024
By Sabine Siebold and Humeyra Pamuk BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine’s call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv’s hopes of a political boost as it struggles on the battlefield and awaits Donald Trump’s return to the White House. In a letter to his...
Trump to Attend Notre-Dame Reopening in First Foreign Trip Since Election
Date: December 3, 2024
By Costas Pitas and Steve Holland (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend’s reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, in his first foreign trip since winning the election. Notre-Dame, a Gothic masterpiece, is one of the French...
Swiss Corruption Case Involving Trafigura and Former Executive Opens
Date: December 2, 2024
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Trafigura and three other defendants including a former board member went on trial over the alleged payment of bribes to an Angolan oil official for oil deals in a landmark case that opened on Monday. It is the first time Switzerland’s top criminal court will rule on a company’s liability...
IAEA’s Grossi Hopes Iran’s Capping of Highly Enriched Uranium Stock Holds
Date: November 20, 2024
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday he hopes Iran’s move towards capping its stock of uranium just short of weapons grade will hold, as his agency’s board was set to pass a Western-drafted resolution that could derail that. Iran has taken steps towards no longer expanding...