LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson resigned as prime minister on Thursday, triggering a search for a new British leader. Below is how the process to find Johnson’s successor will work: \- Candidates putting themselves forward for the leadership, and ther…
Factbox-Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain’s prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. Below is a summary of some of t…
U.S. to lift tariffs on Canadian solar products
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has agreed to lift tariffs on Canadian solar products after a trade dispute settlement panel sided with Ottawa earlier this year, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng and the office of U.S. Trade Representative…
U.S. basketball star Griner admits Russian drugs charge but denies intent
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court on Thursday but denied she had intentionally broken the law. Griner was speaking at the second hearing of her trial on a narcotics charg…
S&P, Nasdaq end higher as July hot streak continues
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street benchmarks ended up on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording their fourth successive higher closes, as traders leaned in to U.S. equities after the Federal Reserve hinted at a more tempered pro…
Factbox-Reaction to Boris Johnson’s resignation
LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain’s prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. Below are some reactions: KEIR STARMER, LEADER OF OPPOSITION LABOUR PAR…
Russia joins G20 meeting overshadowed by Ukraine conflict
By Stanley Widianto NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will have his first close encounter with the fiercest critics of his country’s invasion of Ukraine at a G20 gathering in Indonesia that was getting under way on T…
After scandals, Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister
By Kate Holton, Elizabeth Piper and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers. Bowing to the inevitab…
U.S. House panel asks gunmakers to testify amid mass shootings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Oversight Committee has asked the chief executives of three gunmakers to testify on July 20 as part of its investigation into the firearms industry following a wave of high-profile mass shootings, the panel said on…
Amid Brittney Griner trial, Russia says prisoner swaps ‘difficult’
(Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that it was difficult to exchange prisoners with the United States and suggested Washington be silent about the fate of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball star detained in Russia on drugs charges. Referring to a le…