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(Reuters) – The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said on Tuesday the “counter-terrorism operation” in the region was ongoing, with the defence ministry and law enforcement agencies continuing “to clean up” the territory on the border with Ukraine. “On the situation in the Graivoron district: the cleaning of the territory by the Ministry of Defence together with law enforcement agencies continues,” the governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on the Telegram messaging […]

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk that claimed he cheated Twitter shareholders several times last year in the course of buying the social media company for $44 billion. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said plaintiff William Heresniak lacked standing to sue because he challenged “wrongs associated with” Musk’s buyout, not the fairness of […]

(Reuters) – The party of East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmão has won most votes in a parliamentary election, preliminary results in state media showed on Tuesday, boosting his chances of his return as premier and a new phase of opposition rule. Gusmão’s National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) won about 42% of ballots cast with 100% of the votes counted, according to election commission data carried by broadcaster Radio-Televisão […]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia first announced the investment in a video shared to Twitter, adding that it would lead to the creation of 2,500 jobs. Speaking from Quanta Computer’s offices in Taiwan, Garcia said the investment reflected the potential of “nearshoring” […]

(Reuters) -Authorities detained the driver of a truck on Monday night after he crashed into security barriers on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White House grounds, a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson said. “There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel, and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation,” Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, said on Twitter. Some roads […]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia first announced the investment in a video shared to Twitter, adding that it would lead to the creation of 2,500 jobs. Speaking from Quanta Computer’s offices in Taiwan, Garcia said the investment reflected the potential of “nearshoring” […]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks crept to two-week highs in cautious trade Tuesday, helped by hints of progress toward avoiding a U.S. default and by resilience in Japan’s economy, with industrial sector surveys in Europe and the United States in focus later in the day. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan touched its highest since May 9, and was up about 0.3% by mid-morning. Japan’s Nikkei extended its […]

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday with investors expecting a tighter market led by a seasonal rise in gasoline demand and supply cuts from OPEC+ producers, though concerns over the risk of a U.S. debt default capped gains. Brent crude futures rose 28 cents, or 0.37%, to $76.27 a barrel by 0320 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was at $72.36 a […]

(Corrects location of Garcia’s comments to Taiwan, not Mexico, in paragraph 3) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer will invest $1 billion in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the company and state government said Monday. Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia first announced the investment in a video shared to Twitter, adding that it would lead to the creation of 2,500 jobs. Speaking from Quanta Computer’s offices […]