[ad_1] By Tom Perry, Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is facing a “financial siege” imposed by international powers and its priority is staving off strife caused by the country’s…
Tag: Conflicts / War / Peace
After signs of rapprochement, Turkey-EU ties sour again
[ad_1] By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s relations with the European Union appeared to take a turn for the worse on Tuesday, as Ankara voiced dissatisfaction with…
Pompeo warns Italy over China’s economic influence
[ad_1] ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was concerned about China’s plans to extend its economic influence in Italy and warned…
Explainer-Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for their spending binge.…
Exxon, BP bosses set for rare Russia showing with Putin
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – The bosses of ExxonMobil XOM.N and BP BP.L are set to take part in an energy conference presided by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a rare…
Daughter of South Korean leader’s friend arrested in Denmark amid graft probe
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – The daughter of one of the central figures in a South Korean influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment will face extradition proceedings in…
Swiss to vote on banning the funding of weapons makers
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to ban the funding of arms makers, the latest anti-military referendum in the neutral country that hasn’t fought an external…