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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korea of ramping up “nuclear blackmail” with joint military drills, pledging to take corresponding action against what it called “warmongers’ madness,” state media KCNA said on Friday. U.S. and South Korean forces have been staging an intensified series of annual springtime exercises since March, including air and sea drills involving a U.S. aircraft carrier and heavy bombers. […]

Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout each homered and drove in two runs to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a split of a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 win on Thursday. Luis Rengifo had three hits and scored two runs for Los Angeles, and starting pitcher Tyler Anderson allowed three runs and six hits in five innings. Chris Devenski (1-0) got the win despite blowing […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world’s advanced democracies were set to unleash new sanctions against Russia as they gathered for a Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan’s Hiroshima, a deeply symbolic backdrop for their effort to bring Moscow to heel over Ukraine. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other leaders from the G7 rich nations, which also include the United States, Germany, […]

Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout each homered and drove in two runs to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a split of a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 win on Thursday. Luis Rengifo had three hits and scored two runs for Los Angeles, and starting pitcher Tyler Anderson allowed three runs and six hits in five innings. Chris Devenski (1-0) got the win despite blowing […]

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador’s Constitutional Court on Thursday paved the way for early legislative and presidential elections, rejecting a series of cases brought by opposition politicians to block President Guillermo Lasso’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly. Members of opposition parties, along with social organizations, had presented six separate cases to the court, asking it to declare Lasso’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly by decree unconstitutional. Lasso […]

By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s finance minister on Friday met the Chinese ambassador and discussed economic cooperation, as diplomatic tensions with Beijing put an additional dent on the already sluggish economy. The ministry said in a short message after the 30-minute meeting that Minister Choo Kyung-ho expressed his hopes for continued economic cooperation between the two countries on the basis of reciprocity and mutual respect. Choo, South Korea’s […]

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lazard Ltd CEO Ken Jacobs is expected to step down from his role and hand the reins to Peter Orszag, who currently runs the investment bank’s financial advisory unit, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Jacobs’ decision to step down comes after Lazard reported a loss in the first quarter as dealmaking activity slumped. Lazard has warned of an uncertain outlook […]

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lazard Ltd CEO Ken Jacobs is expected to step down from his role and hand the reins to Peter Orszag, who currently runs the investment bank’s financial advisory unit, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Jacobs’ decision to step down comes after Lazard reported a loss in the first quarter as dealmaking activity slumped. Lazard has warned of an uncertain outlook […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister was due to hold a meeting with China’s ambassador to the country on Friday to discuss economic cooperation among other topics, Seoul’s finance ministry said. South Korea’s ambassador to Washington said early this month Seoul would soon pursue senior-level engagements with Beijing amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the two neighbouring economic powerhouses over geopolitical issues. In a short statement, it provided no details […]