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Published by DPA The Swedish and Finnish ambassadors have formally submitted their NATO applications to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in an online video ceremony on Wednesday in Brussels. Accepting the applications at NATO headquarters, Stoltenberg said the move was a “historic step” in a “critical moment” for European security against the backdrop of Russia’s war […]

Published by Reuters UK By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will set out steps to tackle post-Brexit trade issues in Northern Ireland on Tuesday but will not introduce a new law this week, Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis said, offering time for a solution to be agreed with the EU. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said

Published by Reuters UK By Natalia Zinets KYIV/NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment. The evacuation of hundreds of fighters, many wounded, to Russian-held towns,

Published by Reuters UK By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai achieved on Tuesday the long-awaited milestone of three consecutive days with no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine zones but most residents will have to put up with confinement for a while longer before resuming more normal life. For other cities in

Published by DPA French automaker Groupe Renault announced Monday it is selling its Russian branch to Moscow City and its 67.69% controlling interest in Russian company Avtovaz to the state-owned NAMI research institute. The closing of the transactions is not subject to any conditions, and all required approvals have been obtained, said the company. Renault

Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in Vodafone jumped 4% in early trade on Monday after the United Arab Emirates-based telecoms company e& revealed it had bought a 9.8% stake in the British mobile operator. Formerly known as Emirates Telecommunications Group, e& said it had no intention of making an offer for the whole

Published by Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – World leaders began descending on the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to offer condolences on the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who was succeeded by his half-brother and de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. Sheikh Mohammed, now ruler of wealthy Abu Dhabi emirate, steered the Western-allied

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) -Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1525615849167589380 that Twitter Inc’s legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform’s checks on automated users was 100. “Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing the bot

Published by Reuters UK By Jenna Zucker, Steve Gorman and Moira Warburton BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three on Saturday at a grocery store in a Black neighborhood of upstate New York, before surrendering after what authorities called an act of “racially motivated violent extremism.” Authorities

Published by DPA German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has not detected any change of heart on the part of Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the “insane” 11-week-old war he launched against Ukraine. In an interview with news outlet t-online published on Saturday, the chancellor said it was clear Russia had not achieved any of its stated