By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two U.S. researchers have found by studying satellite imagery. The researchers’ assessment broadly aligns with U.S. intelligence findings, said…
Dec 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura to congratulate him on his victory, the State Department said on Friday. “Secretary Rubio commended President-Elect Asfura for his advocacy of U.S. strategic objectives, including advancing our bilateral and regional security cooperation, and strengthening economic ties between our two…
BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) – China accused the U.S. on Thursday of distorting its defence policy in an effort to thwart an improvement in China-India ties. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian was responding to a question at a press briefing on whether China might exploit a recent easing of tensions with India over disputed border…
By Laura Garcia and Iñigo Alexander TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate for Honduran president backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was declared the winner on Wednesday more than three weeks after the November 30 election, which was beset by delays, technical problems and allegations of fraud. The Honduras electoral authority,…
By Laura Garcia and Iñigo Alexander TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate for Honduran president backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was declared the winner on Wednesday more than three weeks after the November 30 election, which was beset by delays, technical problems and allegations of fraud. The Honduras electoral authority,…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen gained modestly against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as traders focused on whether weakness in the Japanese currency will prompt officials in the country to intervene. Volumes are light ahead of Thursday’s Christmas Day holiday, when U.S. and many international markets will be…
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Four Democratic governors wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask the Trump administration to lift its halt on five offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast. The Department of the Interior on Monday attributed its suspension of the leases for the projects…
Dec 23 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes or finances what it describes as piracy or blockades. The law, which includes “other international crimes”, comes after recent U.S. actions against Venezuelan oil shipments. The U.S….
By Chuck Mikolajczak Dec 24 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, as the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 registered record closing highs in a broad rally during a holiday-shortened session. Indexes have been climbing in recent days, buoyed in part by a rebound in AI-related names after last week’s selloff that was triggered…
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon has won his long-running defamation lawsuit alleging that former fashion mogul and convicted sex offender Peter Nygard spread lies about him during a public spat over their adjacent properties in the Bahamas. Justice Richard Latin in Manhattan said in an order on Monday that…
