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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – New Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella should fully implement the peace accord signed with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas a decade ago to help unite a divided country, his predecessor Juan Manuel Santos said. Santos – who led the Latin American country between 2010 and 2018 – negotiated the peace deal with the FARC and won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize […]

By Dan Peleschuk and Thomas Peter KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, Sept 11 (Reuters) – In a cramped workshop near the front line in northeastern Ukraine, military mechanic “Chimera” is helping prepare his unit’s robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as “Hyenas” will crawl toward Russian lines with their payload of explosives and attack an enemy dugout or halt an advance. Similar models have […]

By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A police complaint has been filed by 60 parents of children who fell ill after consuming free meals funded by the Indonesian government, a mother representing the complainants said on Friday, the first legal challenge to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programme.  The call to press criminal charges against Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency is the latest blow to a scheme already hit by allegations […]

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A global bond selloff pushed U.S. 10-year Treasury yields near the closely watched 5% level on Friday as inflationary fears stemming from oil prices surging well beyond $100 a barrel and rising odds of a near-term U.S. rate hike rattled investors. With borrowing costs from Tokyo and Sydney to New York and London at multi-decade highs, investors are pricing in the need […]

By Stefano Rebaudo and Sophie Kiderlin Sept 10 (Reuters) – Persistent inflation pressures and resilient economic growth have increased the risk of further rate hikes by major central banks, as energy prices rise and Middle East tensions show little sign of easing. The European Central Bank hiked rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, while next week’s much-anticipated U.S. and Japanese central bank meetings could bring monetary tightening too. Here’s […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mike Evans, Demarcus Robinson and Deebo Samuel caught touchdown passes from Brock Purdy, and the San Francisco 49ers routed the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 Friday in the first NFL regular-season game in Australia. Purdy passed for 205 yards against the Rams’ ineffective defense at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 100,021 fans, the seventh-largest regular season crowd in NFL history. Australia’s sporting capital reveled in […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of the BRICS nations will meet in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group’s ability to act together. Host India will seek to balance its ties with China and Russia against its growing partnerships with the United States and other Western powers. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers were hampered by the smoky, charred condition of a ferry drifting in Philippine waters Friday after a fire onboard that left 84 people missing and killed at least five. Smoke still drifted from the listing, heavily damaged ferry, which appeared to have drifted closer to shore overnight. Rescuers had struggled to get into the ferry Thursday due to the smoke and heat, and the efforts […]

Tourism officials are asking visitors to steer clear of one of Hawaii’s most picturesque islands as residents and businesses work to recover from the latest tropical storm to thrash the state. Intense wind and surging waves from Hurricane Lowell damaged oceanfront resorts, ripped apart roads and knocked out power early this week on Kauai, known for its stunning tropical landscapes, waterfalls and dramatic cliffs. Thousands of customers, including some resorts, […]