By Kevin Liffey LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfilment of contractual obligations”. More than 400 aircraft leased from Wes…
G7 backs more aid, weapons to Ukraine in show of unity against Russia
By Alexander Ratz and John Irish WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations backed giving more aid and weapons to Ukraine as they met on Friday in what Germany called a “powerful sign of unity” to deepen Russia…
Biden, in call with Sweden and Finland leaders, backs NATO decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden in a call with the leaders of Sweden and Finland on Friday said he supported NATO’s open door policy and the two Nordic countries’ right to determine their “own future, foreign policy, and security arrang…
Crypto world stabilizes after rocky week shakes stablecoins
By Alun John, Elizabeth Howcroft and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss HONG KONG/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Cryptocurrencies steadied on Friday, with bitcoin recovering from a 16-month low after a volatile week dominated by the collapse in value of TerraUSD, a …
Russia advises against travel to UK because of ‘unfriendly’ visa stance
(Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it was recommending that its citizens not travel to Britain, complaining that authorities there were making it “virtually impossible” for Russians to obtain visas. The Russian Foreign Ministry alleged Russian applicati…
Sweden sets out benefits of NATO as membership bid looms, Turkey objects
By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish membership of NATO would boost national security and help stabilise the Nordic and Baltic regions, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday, a day after neighbour Finland said it would …
Unipol shares slide after presents new three-year plan
By Andrea Mandala MILAN (Reuters) -Shares in Italy’s Unipol Group fell 8% on Friday after the company, whose core business is insurance, set out plans to invest 500 million euros ($519 million) in technology and to build up its bancassurance business o…
UK PM Johnson to visit Northern Ireland on Monday -Sinn Fein leader
BELFAST, May 13 – Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland said she would meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday amid a crisis in the British-run province’s power-sharing legislature. Michelle O’Neill told reporters on Friday she would …
Santander’s board begins search for CEO Alvarez’s replacement
(Reuters) -Spain’s Santander SA has begun the process to find a replacement for Chief Executive Officer Jose Antonio Alvarez, according to a source familiar with the matter, gearing up for a change at the bank’s helm after seven years. The bank’s board…
Activist Elliott increases stake in UK wealth manager Brewin Dolphin
LONDON (Reuters) -Elliott has pushed its stake above 5% in Brewin Dolphin, a British wealth manager which is under offer from Royal Bank of Canada, the activist investor said on Friday. Elliott’s stake reached 5.2% as of May 12, it said in a regulatory…