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Turkey hopes Trump will end US cooperation with Syrian Kurdish militia
Recasts with Turkish foreign minister's comments DOHA/ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday he hoped President Donald Trump would end U.S. cooperation with the Syrian Kurdish YPG, as Turkey continued its military campaign against the group, killing 23...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
RPT-Trump stretches trade law boundaries with Canada, Mexico, China tariffs
Repeats story published earlier, no change to textIEEPA statute widely used for sanctions, untested for tariffsCourts have long deferred to US presidents on emergenciesTariff medicine may be too strong for fentanyl, migrant crisis, lawyer says By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Preside...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
EXCLUSIVE-SEC's Republican-led commission tightens oversight of probes, sources say
Move comes under new leadership since Trump took officeSEC staff will need Commission approval to formally launch probesChange marks a move away from recent norms at agencyBy Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they ne...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Volkswagen counts on talks to avoid trade conflict after Trump tariffs
Adds German car lobby comment and context, paragraphs 5-7 BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE is counting on talks to avoid trade conflict, Europe's biggest carmaker said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China.The company...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Soccer-Man United sign Danish defender Dorgu from Lecce
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United have signed 20-year-old Danish left back Patrick Dorgu from Italian Serie A side Lecce on a contract until 2030, the Premier League club said on Sunday.British media reported the deal was worth 30 million euros ($31.1 million), with a further...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Putin says ignoring Soviet role in liberation of Nazi death camps is shameful
MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ignoring the Soviet Union's role in liberating Nazi German death camps such as Auschwitz and not inviting surviving family members of Soviet troops to liberation anniversaries was a shameful act.A commemoration to mark 80 years...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Volkswagen counting on talks to avoid trade conflict as Trump orders new tariffs
BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE is counting on talks to avoid trade conflict, Europe's biggest carmaker said in a statement on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China. "We are assessing any potential effects on the auto...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Beyonce competes for the big prize - again - at Sunday's Grammys
Beyonce leads all nominees with 11 nodsShow will raise money for wildfire reliefTaylor Swift also in the running for album prizeBy Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Grammy Awards take center stage in Los Angeles on Sunday at a celebration that will honor the best of music while ack...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Ukrainian drone attacks kill two in Russia's Belgorod, governor says
Updates death toll, adds detailsFeb 2 (Reuters) - Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under multiple Ukrainian drone attacks on Sunday, and two civilians were killed, the regional governor said.One man was killed in the village of Malinovka about 8 km (5 miles) east of the border ove...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
WeWork's India franchisee files for Mumbai IPO
NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Indian franchisee of U.S. shared office space manager WeWork has filed for an initial public offering in Mumbai, draft papers filed by the company showed.The offer will consist of the sale of 33 million equity shares by Indian real estate firm Embassy Group EMBA.NS a...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Turkey says it killed 23 Kurdish militants in Syria
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday it had killed 23 Kurdish militants in northern Syria, the latest in a series of strikes against them which have continued since U.S. President Donald Trump took office last month.The defence ministry said the militants belonged to the Syrian Kurdish ...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
China denounces Trump tariff: 'Fentanyl is America's problem'
China vows unspecified 'countermeasures' to Trump tariffResponse to long-awaited US action leaves open path to talksChina says drug crisis is 'America's problem' not trade issueAdds context on response by Canada, Mexico in paragraph 5; background on WTO in paragraphs 7-9, detail ...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
North American companies brace for fallout from Trump tariffs
By Siddharth Cavale Feb 2 (Reuters) - For North American companies, the "wait and see" moment on tariffs is over. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% levy on goods from Canada and Mexico, along with a 10% tariff on China, in what could be the opening stages of a full-scale trade war...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Netanyahu leaves for Washington looking to deepen ties with Trump
JERUSALEM, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to leave Israel on Sunday for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, looking to strengthen ties with Washington after tensions with the previous White House administration over the war in Gaza.Netanyahu, the first ...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Ukraine destroys 40 Russian drones during overnight strike, air force says
KYIV, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian air defences downed 40 out of 55 drones launched by Russia during its latest overnight attack, Kyiv's air force said on Sunday.It added that another 13 had been "locationally lost" and did not reach their targets, typically a reference to electronic jamm...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Britain's $333 billion trust sector faces more votes in US activist's campaign
Hedge fund Saba Capital launched campaign against seven trustsFive more trusts to hold votes, after Saba lost first voteSaba accuses trusts of poor performance, shares lag asset valuesBy Sinead Cruise, Nell Mackenzie and Iain Withers LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. activist investor Boaz Weinstein...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Putin ally says he leaves for India for 'important' negotiations
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, said on Sunday that he was leaving for India for a series of 'important' talks."We will be in New Delhi by nightfall, important meetings and negotiations are planned tomorrow,...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
Ukraine drone attack kills one in Russia's Belgorod, governor says
Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack killed one civilian in the Russian region of Belgorod bordering Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday. "A man was killed," Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said of the overnight strike in a post on the Telegram messaging app. "He died from hi...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
INVESTOR QUOTES-Trump orders steep tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, China
Adds quotes, edits headline, paragraph 1, changes dateline NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered tariffs of 25% on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China starting on Tuesday to address what he calls a national emergency of fentanyl...Reuters
Sun, Feb 2
