By Selena Li, Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings announced a $3 billion buyback and upgraded its income outlook on Wednesday, as it showed progress in its strategy to future-proof its business from global interest rate cuts that may hit returns from lending. The lender’s shares rose 3% in London as …
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By Allende Miglietta, David Morgan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service’s new acting director said on Tuesday that he was “ashamed” of a security lapse that led to the July 13 attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but blamed the shortfall on local law enforcement. In testimony before two …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fuad Shukr, a Hezbollah commander whom Israel believes it killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday, has been one of the group’s leading military figures since it was established by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards more than four decades ago. Part of the generation of Lebanese Shi’ites who founded Hezbollah during the Israeli …
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By Laila Bassam, Emily Rose and Simon Lewis BEIRUT/JERUSALEM/MANILA (Reuters) – Israel believes its air strike on Beirut killed a senior commander of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah on Tuesday, Israel’s public broadcaster said, in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack that killed 12 youngsters three days ago. A loud blast was heard and a plume …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has decided to pardon Rico Krieger, a German sentenced to death on terrorism and other charges, the BelTA state news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Lukashenko’s press service. Belarus’ close ally Russia is currently talking with the West about a possible exchange involving U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, convicted …
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By Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – Protesters took to streets throughout Venezuela on Tuesday, waving flags and demanding President Nicolas Maduro acknowledge he lost Sunday’s election to an opposition that says they clinched a landslide victory. The protests, which the government denounced as an attempted “coup,” began after the election board declared …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -The European People’s Party (EPP) has raised security concerns over a decision by Hungary to ease visa restrictions for Russian and Belarusian citizens, fearing it could fuel espionage in the EU, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Manfred Weber, chair of the centre-right EPP, has written to European Council head …
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JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Israeli military said it carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on Tuesday against the Hezbollah commander it said was responsible for a strike in the Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teenagers at the weekend. A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising …
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VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta Central Bank Governor Edward Scicluna has suspended himself from his duties pending the conclusion of a court case over a 2015 hospitals privatisation deal, when he was finance minister, the government said on Tuesday. Scicluna, 77, stands accused of fraud and misappropriation along with 13 other senior serving or former government …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Two men died when a helicopter crashed into a farmyard building in the Irish midlands county of Westmeath, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred near Killucan, a village of some 360 people, at around 1430 GMT, police said. A photograph posted by national broadcaster RTE showed a helicopter crashed through the …
