(Reuters) -Slovakia’s supreme prosecutor’s office has dropped charges against central bank governor Peter Kazimir in a case involving an alleged bribe several years ago and told prosecutors to review the case again, deputy prosecutor general said on Tu…
Spanish court calls CEO of Israel’s NSO to testify in spying case
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s High Court on Tuesday called the chief executive officer of Israel’s software firm NSO Group to testify as a witness in a case opened over the use of its Pegasus software to spy on Spanish politicians. Judge Jose Luis Calama w…
Colombia discovers two historical shipwrecks in Caribbean
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday. The San Jose galleon, thought by historians t…
UK shoppers cut spending by most since COVID lockdown in 2021
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British shoppers facing a surge in inflation cut their spending in May by the most since the country was in a coronavirus lockdown in early 2021, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The British Retail Con…
Harry and Meghan release Lilibet’s first birthday photo
(Reuters) – A new photo released on Monday by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed their daughter Lilibet celebrating her first birthday in a backyard picnic over the weekend. Wearing a light blue frock and white bow on her head, the red-haired toddle…
Ukraine may give English status of business language -prime minister
(Reuters) – The Ukrainian government is working on legislation that would designate English as the language of business communication, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said late on Monday. “English is now used in business communication throughout the civil…
Russia’s U.N. envoy storms out of Ukraine meeting over European statement
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday as European Council President Charles Michel addressed the 15-member body and accused Moscow of fueling a …
Dominican environment minister shot dead in his office
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) -The Dominican Republic’s environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said. A spokesman for the president’s office, Homero Figueroa, said in a video posted to Twitter on Monday af…
Sources close to PM Johnson believe he has won confidence vote – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC reported on Monday that sources close to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believed that he had won a vote of confidence among elected members of his Conservative Party. “Sources close to PM confident he’s won vote,” said …
Brazil’s Navy searching for British journalist missing in Amazon jungle
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Navy on Monday dispatched a crew of ten people to search for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing while reporting in a remote and lawless part of the Amazon …