By Kate Lamb and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – G20 foreign ministers travel to the resort island of Bali this week for a meeting that will be overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, with Russia’s attendance creating rifts in the bloc as host Indonesia tries…
France plans 20 billion euro inflation-relief package
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -France’s minority government unveiled on Thursday a 20 billion euro ($20.35 billion) inflation-relief package that will include fuel discounts, rent caps and a boost to pension benefits, but will need backing from at le…
UK navy says it seized smuggled Iranian missiles
RIYADH (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday one of its warships seized Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for cruise missiles, from smugglers in international waters south Iran earlier this year. A helicopter fr…
Russian ambassador: Johnson’s fall is just reward for ‘belligerent’ policy on Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to Britain said on Thursday that Boris Johnson’s fall was a just reward for a “belligerent” anti-Russian policy of support for Ukraine while ignoring the economic needs of the British people. “He concentrated too …
UK stocks climb more than 1% after Boris Johnson quits as PM
By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – UK stocks climbed on Thursday, with the domestically focussed FTSE 250 index hitting a one-week high, after Boris Johnson announced he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically los…
UK’s Johnson tells ministers: no major policy changes until new leader chosen
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told cabinet ministers on Thursday the government would not seek to implement new policies or make major changes of direction while his Conservative Party elects a new leader, his office said. Joh…
Ukraine says Britain’s support to continue after Johnson’s resignation
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine expects Britain’s support to continue despite the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said, thanking Johnson for defending Ukraine’s interests after Russia’s invasion. “W…
ECB’s Stournaras: We will agree on transmission protection mechanism
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek central bank governor Yannis stournaras said on Thursday that the European Central Bank will agree on a monetary policy transmission protection mechanism to temper fragmentation shocks. “I think that at the end of the day we wi…
Sterling enjoys a small lift as Boris Johnson quits
LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling held on to its gains on Thursday after Boris Johnson said he was quitting as prime minister following a rush of ministerial resignations and calls for him to go. The gains versus the dollar and the euro began after media repo…
Exclusive-United Arab Emirates set to run Kabul airport in deal with Taliban, sources say
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) -The Taliban and the United Arab Emirates are poised to strike a deal for the Gulf nation to run Kabul airport and several others in Afghanistan that could be announced within weeks, according to sources familiar w…