BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn said on Friday that he “smells something fishy” before the French elections, in response to an international warrant sought by a French magistrate, Lebanon’s Al Jadeed TV reported. The warra…
U.S. Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene not sure whether she advocates violence
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday told a lawyer for voters seeking to disqualify her from running for re-election that she did not know how to answer a question about whether she advocates violence …
The golden ticket: Will Trump’s endorsement in Ohio race burnish or tarnish his star power?
By James Oliphant CORTLAND, Ohio (Reuters) – Josh Mandel, a leading contender to win the nomination in the U.S. Senate Republican primary battle in Ohio, expressed confidence this week that victory was within his grasp as he campaigned with General Mic…
Heirs to Nazi-looted painting win U.S. appeal in case against Spanish museum
MADRID (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Jewish family that is trying to reclaim a Camille Pissarro painting seized by the Nazis in 1939 and now owned by a leading Spanish museum, court documents show. In the latest twist in a…
Wall St tumbles as investors fret on weak earnings, rate hikes
By David French (Reuters) – Wall Street slumped to a lower close on Friday, ending a whipsaw week of surprise earnings news and increased certainty around aggressive near-term interest rate rises, which also pushed them into negative territory for the …
Republican Kevin McCarthy under fire after audio shows he discussed urging Trump to resign
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Congressman Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, came under fire from some of his fellow party members, after an audio recording showed him saying that then-President Donald Trum…
Kenyan leader Kibaki’s legacy stained by re-election violence, graft
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s former president Mwai Kibaki, who has died aged 90, ushered in economic reforms and a new constitution but failed to deliver on promises to combat graft and his tenure was marred by a disputed re-election wh…
Europe suffered year of climate chaos in 2021 – EU report
By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett (Reuters) – Europeans endured the hottest summer on record last year, with wildfires, floods and intense heatwaves hitting the continent, according to a report https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2021 by EU scientists r…
Swimming-FINA suspends Olympic champion Rylov for nine months over Putin rally
(Reuters) -Swimming’s world governing body FINA said on Friday it had suspended Russian Olympic gold medallist Evgeny Rylov for nine months after he attended a rally in support of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, a move that drew an angry reactio…
Kyiv accuses Moscow of ‘imperialism’ after Russia flags interest in south Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Moscow wants to take full control over southern Ukraine, a Russian general said on Friday, a statement Ukraine said gave the lie to Russia’s previous assertions that it had no territorial ambitions. R…