ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that trade tariffs announced by the United States were a mistake but their impact should not be overestimated and the reaction needed to be carefully considered. “We must not fuel alarmism, it’s not a catastrophe,” Meloni said in an interview on Italian state television …
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By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Germany and Austria said on Thursday they would bar Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik and his two closest aides from their territories, accusing him of threatening the security of his fragile country and the region. Dodik, the president of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic, has triggered a constitutional crisis …
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By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – Global ratings agency Fitch on Thursday downgraded China’s sovereign credit rating, citing rapidly rising government debt and risks to public finances, as policymakers gear up to shield the economy from rising U.S. tariffs. The downgrade came a day after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from U.S. …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Groups representing U.S. farmers and food processors were mostly critical of President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday of sweeping tariffs on imports, which have sparked threats of retaliation and which analysts say will hike prices for consumers. Here is what some farm trade and lobby groups said about the tariffs: …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by dissident Alexei Gorinov against a three-year prison sentence for “justifying terrorism”, a human rights group said. The sentence was meted out to Gorinov last November on top of a seven-year term he was already serving after being convicted in 2022 of …
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By Lori Ewing (Reuters) -FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday he hoped Russia could rejoin the global football world soon, as it would signify that the war in Ukraine was over. Russian clubs and the national team have been suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions since the country invaded Ukraine in February 2022. “As …
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By Francesco Guarascio and Orathai Sriring HANOI/BANGKOK (Reuters) -Southeast Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of President Donald Trump’s heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment since he imposed levies on China during his first term. Vietnam, slapped with 46% tariffs, called for talks with …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that threats of military strikes against its ally Iran were unacceptable and warned that attacking the Islamic Republic could lead to potentially catastrophic results if nuclear installations were bombed. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to …
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By Alun John and Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Shares of surprise tariff avoiders like pharmaceuticals and drinks firms and rate-sensitive stocks such as real estate were among the few to post gains in Europe on Thursday, as fears of a global recession sent wider markets tumbling. The broad STOXX 600 dropped to its lowest …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Interpol has denied a Bosnian court’s request for a wanted alert for Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik, who is accused of attacking the constitutional order and went abroad in defiance, according to the court and a Serbian minister. Interpol declined to comment, but Bosnia’s state court confirmed to Reuters that a …
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