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BERLIN (Reuters) – Porsche will incorporate automated assistance and navigation functions from Mobileye’s so-called “SuperVision” technology platform in future models, Mobileye said on Tuesday. The agreement is the technology provider’s second large signing for the platform with a large automotive group after China’s Geely. Mobileye’s “SuperVision” system allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel in certain road types and enables the car to follow navigation routes chosen by […]

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Denis Balibouse LES PRADIERES, Switzerland (Reuters) – In one of Switzerland’s largest military exercises in more than three decades, soldiers rehearsed repelling a fictional enemy, tossed grenades and fired live munitions as they showcased the self-defence capabilities that define their “armed neutrality”. The drills, involving 4,000 troops and spread across four cantons over nine days, took place as the country’s role in European defence has come […]

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russians were united in a “sacred” fight with the West over Ukraine but the strains of war were evident at one of the most pared back anniversaries of the victory over Nazi Germany in decades. Putin has repeatedly likened the war in Ukraine – which he casts as a defensive move against a West which wants to carve […]

By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, in a dramatic move that threatens fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country. Footage of the arrest showed scores of security personnel in riot-control gear whisking Khan away in a van as Khan’s party called for protests across the country. “Pakistan’s people, this is the time to […]

MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian court on Tuesday refused to hand over to Belgian authorities the tax consultant of a former EU lawmaker at the centre of a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Parliament. The scandal, the biggest to rock EU politics in decades, hinges on suspicions that Qatar and Morocco bribed politicians, parliamentary assistants and NGOs to influence decisions of the EU assembly. Antonio Nova, presiding judge of […]

(Reuters) – Duke Energy Corp on Tuesday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, as the gas and electric utilities firm was hit by unfavorable weather, higher interest expenses, and lower volumes. Warmer-than-normal weather in the states serviced by the company weighed on customers’ electricity needs for heating in colder months. Duke’s electric utilities, which serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, saw […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Alpine boss Laurent Rossi has warned the Renault-owned Formula One team he will make changes before the end of the season if performance does not improve. Alpine ended last year fourth but are now sixth with French drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly scoring just 14 points from five races. To rub salt in the wounds, Aston Martin have gone from seventh in 2022 to second with […]

By Brendan O’Brien and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of crashing his car into a group of pedestrians near a Brownsville homeless shelter housing migrants, killing eight people, has been charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault, police said on Monday. The driver, identified as 34-year-old George Alvarez, ran a red light, lost control of his sports utility vehicle, and struck 18 people as the car flipped on […]

By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, in a dramatic move that threatens fresh turmoil in the nuclear-armed country. Footage of the arrest showed scores of security personnel in riot-control gear whisking Khan away in a van as Khan’s party called for protests across the country. “Pakistan’s people, this is the time to […]