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Blanche to face Senate grilling in bid to be Trump’s attorney general
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (513+ words) By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is expected to face tense questioning from a Senate panel on Wednesday as the president’s former personal lawyer seeks to become the chief U.S....
EU seals deal for drone production with Ukraine
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (264+ words) KYIV, July 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine and the European Union have sealed a “drone deal” to combine Kyiv’s expertise with European industrial capacity to establish joint projects and scale up production, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “We need…...
Next Israel government must halt rise in debt burden, central bank chief says
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (372+ words) JERUSALEM, July 15 (Reuters) – Whoever wins the election in Israel later this year must rein in defence-led state spending that has grown in recent years and invest more in education, infrastructure and other growth engines, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron…...
Peru approves $2.8 billion budget hike ahead of Fujimori transition
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (297+ words) LIMA, July 15 (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress approved late Tuesday a $2.8 billion budget expansion to fund infrastructure projects, essential services and other purposes, offering financial support ahead of the July 28 inauguration of President-elect Keiko Fujimori. The measure was passed by the legislature’s…...
Congo forms new council in push for war crimes justice
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (339+ words) BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 15 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has formed a new advisory council that includes senior war crimes lawyers from the United States and Europe to support its push for accountability for atrocities committed in the…...
Turkey’s ousted opposition leader says preparing for possible new party
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (264+ words) ISTANBUL, July 15 (Reuters) – Turkey’s ousted main opposition CHP leader said on Wednesday that preparations are under way for the possible establishment of a new political party, but any formal step would wait until after ongoing legal proceedings. In May, a…...
Italy’s coalition vows to pursue election law reform after setback
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (503+ words) ROME, July 15 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with a new election law, a day after a bruising parliamentary defeat on a key aspect of the reform. In a secret ballot on…...
Ten countries urge EU to rethink new carbon price on fuel
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (385+ words) BRUSSELS, July 15 (Reuters) – Ten countries, including Italy and Poland, have urged the European Union to reconsider a new carbon price on fuel, as part of a separate revision of the bloc’s carbon market, according to a joint statement seen by…...
Israel kills four people in Gaza, including a child, medics say
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (604+ words) CAIRO, July 15 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife and their six-year-old daughter in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian health officials said as talks to advance the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal faltered. The strike on an…...
G7 urges halt to attacks in Sudan’s El-Obeid, calls for wider arms embargo
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (173+ words) BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to stop all actions that could lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians... BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) â…...