By Bate Felix and Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters clashed with security forces in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Monday after lawmakers and supporters were blocked from visiting the home of a prominent opposition politician on trial for rape and libel. Police fired tear gas on demonstrators who built makeshift barricades along one …
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By Joice Alves and Scott Murdoch LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – European stocks and the U.S. dollar fell, after climbing to a two-month high, on Tuesday as relief that the U.S. government had averted a possible default gave way to concern that the deal could face a rocky path through Congress. Longer-dated U.S. Treasuries rallied as traders …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Kevin McCarthy was struggling early this year to get enough votes from his own Republicans to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic President Joe Biden called the prolonged saga a national embarrassment, then had a little fun. “I’ve got good news for you,” Biden said, pointing …
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By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s competition watchdog sought more data on Sunday from the country’s banks relating to an investigation, saying they were enjoying huge profits from higher interest rates on loans but weren’t adequately sharing the benefits with customers. The investigation, which began in 2022, wasn’t made public prior to Sunday. In …
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By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. “While countering the most …
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By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive. In a rare acknowledgement of damage to a …
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By Hyunsu Yim and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory, after North Korea notified it of a planned satellite launch between May 31 and June 11. The nuclear-armed North says it has completed its first military …
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By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Estimates that about a million people might flee Sudan by October may be conservative and conflict there risks increasing people trafficking and spreading weapons across a fragile region, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday. More than 350,000 people have already fled across Sudan’s borders since …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted the country’s first summit with leaders of Pacific islands on Monday, as Seoul seeks to boost its influence in a region that has become the focus of intense geopolitical rivalry. As the leaders agreed to increase efforts to fight climate change, South …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian home appliances company Atomberg Technologies on Monday said it has raised $86 million in a fresh funding round, led by Singapore’s Temasek Capital and India-focused asset manager Steadview Capital Management LLC. “With this round of fundraising, our focus is on enhancing product development and improving our product suite,” Chief Executive Manoj …
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