By Tsvetelia Tsolova and Anna Koper SOFIA/WARSAW (Reuters) -Russia’s Gazprom halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday over their refusal to pay in roubles, cranking up an economic war with Europe in response to Western sanctions imposed …
Archegos founder Hwang released on bail after arrest on fraud, racketeering charges
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Archegos Capital Management founder Bill Hwang on Wednesday was released on bail after pleading not guilty to U.S. criminal charges over the meltdown of his New York private investment firm, which left global banks with $10 bil…
Biden, Italy’s Draghi to meet as Russia-Ukraine war continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will meet in Washington next month to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine among other issues, their offices said on Wednesday. Biden will host his Italian counterpa…
Ex-Marine Reed back in U.S. after prisoner swap with Russia
By Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. ex-Marine Trevor Reed arrived back in the United States, his spokesperson said on Thursday, after being freed by Russia in a prisoner swap that took place amid the most tense bilateral relat…
Canadian university changes name due to educator’s legacy with residential schools
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canada’s Ryerson University has changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University after concerns over of the institution’s namesake, Egerton Ryerson, who was one of the architects of the country’s residential indigenous …
Russia warns Poland, Bulgaria of gas supply cuts on Wednesday
By Joanna Plucinska and Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) -Russian energy giant Gazprom has told Poland and Bulgaria it will halt gas supplies from Wednesday, in a major escalation of Russia’s broader row with the West over its invasion of Ukraine. Pol…
The man who evacuated 200 people from Mariupol in a battered red van
By Tom Balmforth and Parniyan Zemaryalai KYIV (Reuters) – As Russian forces tightened their siege of Mariupol and missiles rained down, Mykhailo Puryshev drove into the city six times last month to evacuate its citizens, somehow surviving despite his r…
Biden’s sanctions coordinator Singh to take leave of absence – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s sanctions coordinator Daleep Singh plans to take an extended leave of absence starting in May, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The White House is c…
U.S., Ukraine ‘largely aligned’ on Ukraine defense needs, Blinken says
By Patricia Zengerle, Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Ukraine are “largely aligned” on what military equipment Ukraine believes it needs to fight the Russian invasion and what Washington can provide, U.S. Sec…
U.S. welcomes German pledge to send 50 anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday welcomed Germany’s decision to, for the first time, send heavy weapons to Ukraine. “I think it’s significant that Germany announced that it is going to provide 50 Cheetah systems,” U.S. Secretary of D…