Iraq’s Green Zone housing US embassy targeted with rockets – sources

Iraq’s Green Zone housing US embassy targeted with rockets – sources

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone housing the U.S. Embassy was targeted with several rockets around dawn on Friday, two security sources said, noting it was not clear where the rockets had hit and whether there was damage. Explosions were heard near the embassy, in Iraq’s capital about 4 a.m. on … Read more

Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings

Denmark passes law to ban Koran burnings

[1/5]The screen in the Danish Parliament, Folketinget, shows the result after a vote for a new law against inappropriate treatment of writings of importance to religious communities, in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7, 2023. After a debate lasting several hours, the law against the inappropriate… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more COPENHAGEN, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Denmark’s … Read more

BLACKPINK members renew contract, boosting shares in label YG Entertainment

BLACKPINK members renew contract, boosting shares in label YG Entertainment

[1/2]Lisa (Lalisa Manoban), Rose (Roseanne Park), Jisoo Kim and Jennie Kim, from the K-Pop band BLACKPINK pose with their Honorary MBEs (Members of the Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain November 22, 2023. Victoria Jones/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – South Korea’s YG Entertainment Inc … Read more

Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

ATHENS/LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused his British counterpart Rishi Sunak of cancelling a scheduled meeting in London on Tuesday in a diplomatic row over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures. Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed … Read more

UK budget winners and losers: the pound, bonds and brewers

UK budget winners and losers: the pound, bonds and brewers

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister on Wednesday announced a raft of measures aimed at reviving the sluggish economy without upsetting markets, but a degree of caution over the outlook for borrowing and inflation rattled bonds and sterling. Nerves about cuts to social security payments were minor. Traders had feared a broader set … Read more

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 16

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on March 16

March 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 16 points, or 0.26 percent, on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK blue chip index closed down 0.6 percent on Tuesday at 6,139.97, hurt by a drop in major mining … Read more

China warns Argentina severing ties would be ‘serious mistake’

China warns Argentina severing ties would be ‘serious mistake’

China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning attends a press conference in Beijing, China July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Nov 21 (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it would be a “serious mistake” if Argentina were to cut ties, after the weekend presidential election victory in the South American country of … Read more

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Ousted OpenAI CEO Altman planning new AI venture, sources say

Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 18 (Reuters) – Sam Altman, the recently ousted CEO of OpenAI, has been working on a new artificial intelligence venture he is planning to … Read more

Cameron returns to UK government as foreign secretary, Braverman sacked

Cameron returns to UK government as foreign secretary, Braverman sacked

Former PM’s shock return divides party Braverman’s exit follows her criticism of London police PM Sunak trying to appease traditional supporters Braverman criticised police over pro-Palestinian protests LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister on Monday in a reshuffle triggered by his firing … Read more

UK petrol station group EG to buy Tesla charging units

UK petrol station group EG to buy Tesla charging units

A Tesla electric charging point stands unused in a car park, as Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, in London, Britain, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – British petrol station operator EG … Read more