Iran’s nuclear enrichment advances as it stonewalls UN, IAEA reports show

Iran’s nuclear enrichment advances as it stonewalls UN, IAEA reports show

[1/3]The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Iran continues to enrich to 60% at rate of 3 kg a month Issues the IAEA is seeking urgent progress on are stuck Iran rebuffs Grossi request to … Read more

Airbus seeks to break Emirates jet order impasse

Airbus seeks to break Emirates jet order impasse

DUBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) sought a compromise to try to unblock dozens of A350 orders from Dubai’s Emirates late on Wednesday, buoyed by a deal for 11 of the most popular version of the jet with Ethiopian Airlines, industry sources said. Dubai Airshow talks to rescue a delayed order for long-haul jets, … 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

Erdogan stokes judicial crisis, calling for new constitution

Erdogan stokes judicial crisis, calling for new constitution

ANKARA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waded into a brewing judicial crisis on Friday, calling for a new constitution to resolve an unprecedented clash between two of the country’s top courts, as opponents marched in Ankara. The comments stoked a debate over the rule of law that erupted on Wednesday when the … Read more

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Smoke is seen in the Rehovot area as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and … Read more

US Army says it needs $3 billion for 155 mm artillery rounds and production

US Army says it needs $3 billion for 155 mm artillery rounds and production

A soldier of the U.S. Army participates in the live firing exercise DYNAMIC FRONT 23 at Grafenwoehr training site in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army needs Congress to approve $3.1 billion to buy 155 millimeter artillery rounds and expand production to … Read more

Yellen says Republicans’ IRS funding cut would hurt customer service goals

Yellen says Republicans’ IRS funding cut would hurt customer service goals

People walk past an entrance to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the Internal Revenue Service will be able to electronically accept 20 additional tax forms by early 2024, but … Read more

Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

Iranian state media confirm meeting between Khamenei, Hamas’ Haniyeh in Tehran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Palestinian group Hamas’ top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with the leader of Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, … Read more

New orders lift Saudi non-oil business activity growth to 4-month high-PMI

New orders lift Saudi non-oil business activity growth to 4-month high-PMI

DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia accelerated for a second consecutive month in October, a survey showed on Sunday, with new orders supporting an overall expansion in activity which led to a sharp rise in employment levels. The seasonally adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index rose … Read more

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Germany will from Thursday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country, as well as pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, the interior minister … Read more