(Reuters) – As Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla prepare to visit Canada this week, some members of the indigenous community are calling on the British royal family to formally acknowledge the harm colonization did to First Nations people. …
After Buffalo supermarket massacre, investigators examine warning signs
By Jenna Zucker and Gabriella Borter BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -An investigation into the shooting of more than a dozen people in Buffalo, New York, turned on Monday to whether warning signs of the attack were missed, as public figures decried the suspec…
Envoy says Finland prepared for any kind of attack by Russia -Die Welt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Finland’s ambassador to Germany, Anne Sipilainen, is not worried about Russia’s threats over her country’s move to join NATO as she sees Finland as prepared for any kind of attack from Moscow, German newspaper Die Welt reported on…
EU ministers fail to persuade Hungary to sign up to Russian oil embargo
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers failed on Monday in their effort to pressure Hungary to lift its veto of a proposed oil embargo on Russia, with Lithuania saying the bloc was being “held hostage by one member state”. The ban on…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority
By Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) -Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies are likely to lose their majority in Lebanon’s parliament following Sunday’s elections, three sources allied to the group said on Monday, …
Ireland calls on UK to re-engage in talks over N.Ireland protocol
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU and UK can still reach a compromise that would keep the Northern Ireland trade deal alive, as long as the British government is willing to re-engage in discussions, Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney said on Monday. “T…
EU has not yet found agreement on oil embargo against Russia, Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has not yet found agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, its top diplomat Josep Borrell said after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. “Unhappily, it has not been p…
France’s Macron picks Elisabeth Borne as new prime minister
By Elizabeth Pineau and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron picked Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new prime minister on Monday as he prepares for legislative elections in June – only the second time in 30 years t…
Pirelli’s shareholders indicate Bruno as new CEO, extend pact
MILAN (Reuters) – Pirelli investor Camfin said on Monday that it and fellow shareholder ChemChina have indicated Giorgio Luca Bruno, the Italian tyremaker’s deputy chief executive officer, as the company’s new CEO from the spring of next year. Camfin a…
Eni to open bank accounts to pay for Russian gas after EU clarification – sources
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian energy group Eni will open bank accounts this week to pay for Russian gas after clarification that such a move will not breach sanctions, two sources said on Monday. In updated guidance on Friday, the European Commission confir…