By Pavel Polityuk and Simon Lewis KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling, missile and rocket fire on the city o…
Factbox-Over 30 lawmakers quit government jobs protest at UK PM Johnson’s leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – At least 32 British lawmakers including finance minister Rishi Sunak have left Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government in less than 24 hours, saying the British leader no longer has their confidence and plunging his government into…
European police arrest 39 in crackdown on migrant smuggling gang
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Police in five European countries have arrested 39 people in a major cross-border operation targeting an Iraqi-Kurdish gang which smuggled migrants across the Channel to Britain, the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol said on Wedn…
More UK train staff vote to strike over pay – Union
LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of staff at British train services London North Eastern Railway and c2c have voted to strike and carry out industrial action short of a strike in a dispute over pay, a transport union said on Wednesday. The result, announced…
Britain accepts Ultra, Cobham’s undertakings on merger deal
(Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday accepted undertakings from both Ultra Electronics and rival Cobham, moving a step closer in approving the latter’s acquisition of the London-listed defence firm, after having raised security concerns over the deal. “The…
New UK finance minister Zahawi pledges to boost economy
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi pledged on Wednesday to rebuild and grow the struggling economy and said he would look at all policy options, including possible tax cuts. Zahawi, who took over the Tre…
U.S. job openings stay high in May, keeping labor market tight
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings fell less than expected in May, pointing to a still tight labor market that could keep the Federal Reserve on an aggressive monetary policy path as it battles high inflation. Though a survey fr…
UK PM Johnson won’t face confidence vote this week as lawmakers await committee elections
LONDON (Reuters) – A new confidence vote in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be brought by his lawmakers until at least next week, after the Conservative Party committee governing the rules agreed to elect a new executive before considerin…
Apple to release new ‘Lockdown Mode’ as it battles spyware firms
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called “Lockdown Mode” this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated …
Ukrainians hope embattled UK PM “Johnsoniuk” can cling on
By Max Hunder and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – As Boris Johnson’s tenure as British Prime Minister hangs by a thread, Ukrainians are hoping the man who some have affectionately taken to calling “Borys Johnsoniuk” can cling on. Johnson is facing…