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U.S. sanctions target Russian influence campaign in Moldova

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on members of a Russian intelligence-linked group for their role in Moscow’s efforts to destabilize democracy and influence elections in Moldova, the Treasury Department said. The new sanctions target seven Russian individuals, some of whom maintain ties to Russian intelligence services, the department said in …

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Russian tactics will produce more losses near Bakhmut, Wagner boss says

(Reuters) – Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin decried the loss to Ukrainian forces of a village near Bakhmut and said tactics used by regular Russian forces would lead to more setbacks within two weeks. Prigozhin made his comments on Monday as a top Russian-backed official in occupied Donetsk region described the military situation around Bakhmut …

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Why is Prince Harry giving evidence in court?

LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry will become the first British royal to appear in the witness box since the 1890s when he testifies this week at the High Court in London as part of his lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers. Here are details of the trial: WHAT IS THE COURT CASE ABOUT? Harry and more than …

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U.S. judge allows 3M, Florida city to delay ‘forever chemicals’ trial

By Maria Ponnezhath and Clark Mindock (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday granted a delay of a trial in a lawsuit brought by a Florida city against industrial conglomerate 3M Co over water contamination from toxic “forever chemicals,” after the parties said they were close to a settlement. 3M shares were down about 3% …

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BA, BBC and Boots caught up in file transfer hack

LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, the UK drugstore chain Boots and Britain’s BBC were among those whose personal data was exposed following a wide-ranging breach centred on a popular file transfer tool, the organizations confirmed on Monday. BA, the BBC and Boots said the breach occurred at their payroll …

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After rough start, UN plastic treaty talks end with mandate for first draft

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year. Country delegations, NGOs and industry representatives gathered in Paris this week for …

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Retailers, manufacturers urge White House to mediate in West Coast ports labor dispute

By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Groups representing major retailers and manufacturers urged the White House on Monday to intervene in contentious West Coast port labor negotiations, citing worries about shipping disruptions during critical holiday shopping seasons. The call came after the largest terminal at Southern California’s Port of Long Beach closed …

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Shares steady on hopes for rate-hike hiatus in June

By Lawrence White and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks and the dollar dipped on Monday as investors mulled whether the Federal Reserve will refrain from raising rates in June after data last week showed slowing U.S. wage growth, while oil prices steadied after Saudi Arabia vowed big output cuts. The benchmark …

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Senegalese man warned of gun violence the day he was shot dead in riots

By Edward McAllister and Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) -Elhaji Cisse was busy on Friday, the day he was killed, tweeting hundreds of times as riots erupted beyond the walls of his compound in a busy suburb of Senegal’s capital Dakar. In one post, the 26-year-old student warned his 1,700 followers about security forces firing live …

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Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Mohamed Nureldin KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan’s capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support …

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