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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal of missiles and bombs. The announcement, which included a renewed pledge by Seoul not to pursue a nuclear weapons program of its own, emerged from White House talks between U.S. President Joe Biden […]

(Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it had appointed one of its most senior army commanders to lead a peacekeeping force in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, as tensions rise again between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russian peacekeepers were deployed in 2020 to end a war over Nagorno-Karabakh, the second that Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought since the 1991 Soviet collapse. The mountain enclave is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but populated […]

(Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it had appointed one of its most senior army commanders to lead a peacekeeping force in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, as tensions rise again between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russian peacekeepers were deployed in 2020 to end a war over Nagorno-Karabakh, the second that Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought since the 1991 Soviet collapse. The mountain enclave is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but populated […]

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Debt sustainability analyses carried out by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund should reflect the growing share of domestic debt in many developing countries’ overall debt levels, World Bank President David Malpass said on Wednesday. Malpass called for urgent measures to jump-start sovereign debt restructuring efforts for the many countries that are in or near debt distress, after years of glacial progress under […]

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Debt sustainability analyses carried out by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund should reflect the growing share of domestic debt in many developing countries’ overall debt levels, World Bank President David Malpass said on Wednesday. Malpass called for urgent measures to jump-start sovereign debt restructuring efforts for the many countries that are in or near debt distress, after years of glacial progress under […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he may not be the only one who can beat Donald Trump in 2024, but that he knows him well, touting his familiarity with the way the former president works a day after launching his reelection bid. “I may not be the only one, but I know him well and I know the danger he […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he may not be the only one who can beat Donald Trump in 2024, but that he knows him well, touting his familiarity with the way the former president works a day after launching his reelection bid. “I may not be the only one, but I know him well and I know the danger he […]

By Priyamvada C and Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) – The pent-up travel demand that helped Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc boost its annual profit outlook may run out of steam in the second half of 2023 as rising risks of a recession threaten consumer spending, the company signaled on Wednesday. Hilton’s comments marked a somber start to first-quarter earnings for hotel operators, dousing optimism around its estimate-beating results and dragging the company’s […]

By Priyamvada C and Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) – The pent-up travel demand that helped Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc boost its annual profit outlook may run out of steam in the second half of 2023 as rising risks of a recession threaten consumer spending, the company signaled on Wednesday. Hilton’s comments marked a somber start to first-quarter earnings for hotel operators, dousing optimism around its estimate-beating results and dragging the company’s […]