By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -The U.S. military killed a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday, another blow to a group that was driven from its self-declared caliphate years ago but is still widely deemed a threat. CENTCOM named him as Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri in …
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Frankfurt (Reuters) – Ungeachtet der weiter steigenden Ölpreise haben Europas Anleger bei Aktien wieder zugegriffen. Nach dem leichten Rücksetzer zum Wochenstart nahm der Dax am Dienstag wieder an Fahrt auf und kletterte um ein Prozent auf ein frisches Jahreshoch. Mit in der Spitze 15.736,56 Punkten notierte der deutsche Leitindex so hoch wie seit Mitte Januar …
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(neu: Aufnahme Finnlands vollzogen, Einzelheiten) Brüssel (Reuters) – Die Nato wird nach den Worten von Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg alles dafür tun, damit nach Finnland auch Schweden schnell zum vollen Mitglied der transatlantischen Allianz wird. “Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass das passieren wird”, sagte Stoltenberg zum Auftakt eines Treffens der Außenministerinnen und Außenminister am Dienstag in Brüssel, …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday and expressed optimism that prices would decelerate sharply in the coming months, in its first policy decision since securing a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) held its …
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By Michael Kahn PRAGUE (Reuters) – Eugene Nayshtetik and his five co-workers shuttered their company developing medical and biotech startups to join the defense forces days after Russia invaded Ukraine. Within two months, their commanders agreed it would be more useful if they swapped their military gear for computers. With the government’s blessing, Nayshtetik and …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s indictment has thrust into the spotlight Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor whose office convinced a New York grand jury to bring the first criminal charges ever against a former U.S. president. Bragg, 49, took office in January 2022, the first Black person elected Manhattan District Attorney. Raised in …
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(Reuters) – Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko will travel to Moscow on Wednesday for two days of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week the two leaders would discuss Lukashenko’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine at an upcoming face-to-face meeting. Putin and Lukashenko will hold …
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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office following an investigation related to hush money payments to a porn star who has said she had a sexual relationship with him, a law enforcement source said, becoming the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. Below is a timeline …
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By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan’s central bank raised its key interest rate to a record 21% on Tuesday as the cash-strapped country bid to curb crippling food inflation and maintain the confidence of foreign creditors. The 100 basis-point (bp) increase by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was less than …
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By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – A distressed debt cycle, in which the number of companies with too high a debt load or refinancing problems rises, is here and likely to stay in place for some time, the founder of Strategic Value Partners (SVP) told Reuters. Victor Khosla, also chief investment officer of the investment …
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