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By Andrew Gray LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba gets a chance on Monday to vent Kyiv’s frustration to European Union foreign ministers over wrangling that is holding up an EU plan to buy ammunition to help Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion.     Kuleba expressed frustration in a tweet last week that a landmark deal for EU countries to jointly buy artillery shells for Ukraine has not yet been […]

By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after an election in May, the leader of a popular opposition party told Reuters on the sidelines of a packed campaign rally on Saturday. Thailand’s election, on May 14, is shaping up as a contest between pro-military conservatives and the populist opposition led by Pheu Thai […]

(Reuters) -American Lilia Vu beat compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff to collect her maiden major title at the Chevron Championship on Sunday, taming a challenging and unfamiliar course at the Club at Carlton Woods near Houston. Vu started the day four shots back but marched up the leaderboard with five birdies – including two on 17 and 18 – and one bogey, carding a four-under par 68 for a […]

By Mrinmay Dey and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell is leaving after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, following a complaint that prompted an investigation, parent company Comcast Corp said on Sunday. “I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret,” Shell said in a statement. “I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues […]

By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after an election in May, the leader of a popular opposition party told Reuters on the sidelines of a packed campaign rally on Saturday. Thailand’s election, on May 14, is shaping up as a contest between pro-military conservatives and the populist opposition led by Pheu Thai […]

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Inflation figures from Singapore top the Asian economic calendar on Monday, kicking off a week in which eyes of the Asia Pacific region – and beyond – will be focused on the Bank of Japan’s first policy meeting under guidance of new governor Kazuo Ueda. The BOJ’s decision, and Ueda’s press conference on […]

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares started cautiously on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year. Early action was sluggish in the wake of Friday’s surprisingly strong surveys of business activity which reinforced the case for higher interest rates. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s sudden slide into conflict between the army and a paramilitary group called Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has stranded thousands of foreigners, including diplomats and aid workers, and countries are working to evacuate their nationals. Several evacuations are by air. Others are via Port Sudan on the Red Sea, which is about 650 km (400 miles) northeast of Khartoum, but is about 800 km (500 miles) by […]

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday. The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed […]