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Soccer-England boss Wiegman says team well-prepared for sweltering Swiss heat

2 Jul 2025

ZURICH (Reuters) -England manager Sarina Wiegman is confident her players will be well prepared for the Switzerland heatwave when they begin the defence of their Women’s European Championship title against France on Saturday in Zurich. Wiegman was thankful for the recent warm weather in England that allowed them to get in some early heat acclimatisation.   …

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CIA review finds flaws but does not dispute finding Putin sought to sway 2016 vote to Trump

2 Jul 2025

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A CIA review released on Wednesday found flaws in the production of a U.S. intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential vote to Donald Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion. The review “does not dispute the quality and credibility” of a …

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Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

2 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, a move the United States called “unacceptable.” Iran has accused the IAEA of siding with Western countries and providing a justification for Israel’s air strikes, …

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Monte dei Paschi bid for Mediobanca to run from July 14 after green lights

2 Jul 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -State-backed Italian bank Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena said its bid for rival Mediobanca would start on July 14 after the country’s markets watchdog approved the offer document for investors. Monte dei Paschi also said it had received unconditional approval from Italy’s antitrust authority for the deal. Monte dei Paschi emerged from …

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Heatwave across Europe leaves 8 dead as early summer temperatures hit records

2 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant. Spanish officials said a wildfire in Catalonia had …

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EU includes international CO2 credits in climate goal for first time

2 Jul 2025

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission on Wednesday proposed an EU climate target for 2040 that for the first time will allow countries to use carbon credits from developing nations to meet a limited share of their emissions goal. The European Union executive proposed a legally-binding target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions …

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Israel says it is serious about reaching ceasefire, cites positive signs

2 Jul 2025

TALLINN (Reuters) -Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that his country was serious about reaching a deal with the Palestinian Hamas group to end the war in Gaza and return the hostages held there to Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel had accepted the conditions needed to finalise a …

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Azerbaijan demands punishment for death of brothers in Russian police custody

2 Jul 2025

By Nailia Bagirova and Lucy Papachristou BAKU (Reuters) -Azerbaijan demanded on Wednesday that Russia punish those responsible for the deaths of two Azerbaijani men in police custody, refusing to back down in a growing diplomatic dispute. The South Caucasus country summoned the Russian ambassador in Baku to protest over the “illegal actions” of Russian police …

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The Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs story – From recording studio to criminal trial

2 Jul 2025

By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who discovered the Notorious B.I.G. and ran one of the genre’s most iconic record labels, was found guilty on Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking.  Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing. …

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