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By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – Top U.S. and European Union officials meet in Sweden on Tuesday to weigh how best to deal with China and cooperate on artificial intelligence and other future technology as well as EU complaints about Trump-era tariffs and U.S. green subsidies. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager will attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the Trade and […]

By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. “While countering the most active fringes of the crowd, several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian KFOR contingent were […]

By Sam Jabri-Pickett and Nia Williams (Reuters) -United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith’s election victory in Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday is likely to herald further friction with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, particularly over climate change. The populist premier’s win signals a further rightward shift in the traditionally conservative province, and comes despite a series of controversies and gaffes from Smith, 52, since she first became […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others for the abuse of human rights following the implementation of one of the world’s toughest anti-gay laws. Blinken said he has instructed the State Department to update travel guidance to U.S. citizens and businesses over travel to Uganda. The measures follow President Joe Biden’s condemnation of the […]

By Nia Williams, Amber Bracken and Ismail Shakil EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) has won the Alberta provincial election, according to television network projections, securing another four years in power for the right-wing government of Canada’s largest oil-producing province. The victory likely heralds further friction between Smith and Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over climate policies that affect Alberta’s oil sector, which produces the majority […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – A lower court in Japan on Tuesday ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a large symbolic step towards marriage equality in the only Group of Seven nation with no legal protection for same-sex unions. The ruling by the Nagoya District Court in central Japan was the second of four that found Japan’s ban against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, and could provide further momentum for efforts […]

By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) – Samsung and other foreign companies are pushing Vietnam to introduce a multi-million-dollar reform that would compensate them for higher levies they face from next year under a global overhaul of tax rules, a source involved in the talks said. The discussions precede the introduction from January of a minimum tax rate of 15% for large multinationals under a landmark global reform […]

By Sam Jabri-Pickett and Nia Williams (Reuters) – United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith’s election victory in Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday is likely to herald further friction with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, particularly over climate change. The populist premier’s win signals a further rightward shift in the traditionally conservative province, and comes despite a series of controversies and gaffes from Smith, 52, since she first […]

By Byron Kaye and Harish Sridharan (Reuters) -Crown Resorts, the Australian casino operator bought by Blackstone Inc after three damaging inquiries, agreed to pay a A$450 million ($294 million) fine for breaking anti-money laundering laws, a step toward ending its darkest chapter. The company, dominated by billionaire founder James Packer before he agreed to sell last year, said it agreed to the payment after newspaper articles alleging wide-ranging governance problems […]