By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) -A environmental activist interrupted the French Open men’s semi-final between Marin Cilic of Croatia and Norwegian Casper Ruud for 15 minutes on Friday when she jumped onto Court Philippe Chatrier and tied and glued…
U.N. aid chief had ‘frank, constructive’ talks in Moscow on Ukraine grain exports
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths “had frank and constructive discussions” with Russian officials in Moscow on facilitating exports of Ukraine grain from Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday. Grif…
Myanmar democracy activists’ death sentences upheld, junta says
(Reuters) -Myanmar’s military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had been rejected, paving the way for the country’s first executions in decades. The government has received widespr…
Cricket-Mitchell, Blundell put New Zealand on top in first test against England
LONDON (Reuters) -New Zealand took control of the first test against England at Lord’s after they earned a 227-run lead over the hosts on the second day as Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell produced a formidable middle-order partnership. The reigning wor…
Shipping giant CMA CGM sees uncertain outlook as earnings surge again
PARIS (Reuters) – CMA CGM said on Friday that geopolitical and economic risks were clouding its outlook despite another surge in profits due to a saturated shipping market. French-based CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest container lines, reported a ne…
Stellantis unit pleads guilty in U.S. diesel emissions probe
(Reuters) – The U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy on Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit in a plea agreement to resolve a multi-year Justice Department diesel emissions fraud probe, a court spokesman …
Senegal leader says Putin showed readiness to free up Ukrainian grain exports
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Russia’s Vladimir Putin had told him on Friday he was ready to enable the export of Ukrainian grain to ease a global food crisis that is hitting Africa especially hard. “President …
Depository Russia planned to service Eurobonds halts euro transactions
(Reuters) -Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD), which Moscow had planned to use to service the country’s Eurobonds, will suspend transactions in euros after the European Union added the entity to its extended sanctions list, the NSD said on F…
EU industry chief Breton in push to help Ukraine stay connected
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national regulatory authority NCEC is set to sign up to the European body of telecoms regulators this month following a push by EU industry chief Thierry Breton, a move that could help millions of Ukrainia…
German lawmakers approve 100 billion euro military revamp
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Friday approved creation of the 100 billion euro ($107.2 billion) special defence fund that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in response to Russia’s invasion of U…