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By Guy Faulconbridge and Francois Murphy MOSCOW/VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia said Ukraine struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station controlled by Russian forces three times on Sunday and demanded the West …

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A day after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages, …

By Jody Godoy and Tom Hals (Reuters) – A Delaware judge on Tuesday invalidated Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package for his work as Tesla’s chief executive, siding with a …

By Greg Torode and Yew Lun Tian HONG KONG (Reuters) – Amid intensifying military deployments across East Asia, high-level defence dialogue between China and the United States remains frozen. U.S. …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), cheered by some Democrats and the White House as a milestone in the fight …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese authorities charged longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and one of his assistants on Thursday with money laundering, embezzlement and illicit enrichment after …

By Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Financial markets this week latched on to what U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called “most welcome” disinflation, betting it signals the central bank’s …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top public prosecutor on Wednesday charged the judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed at least 220 people, stymieing his effort to hold members …

LONDON (Reuters) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in recent days, raising the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (around 300 miles) …

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – The chairman of Kenya’s election commission declared Deputy President William Ruto president-elect on Monday after a closely fought contest against opposition leader Raila Odinga. …

By Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Howcroft and Hannah Lang LONDON – Major U.S. cryptocurrency lending company Celsius Network froze withdrawals and transfers on Monday, citing “extreme” market conditions, sparking a sell-off …

By Dan Burns (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will start culling assets from its $9 trillion balance sheet in June and will do so at nearly …

By Valentina Za MILAN – European bank stocks have lost a fifth of their value over the past month amid the Ukraine crisis. Western sanctions against Russia following its invasion …

By Valentina Za MILAN – European bank stocks have lost a fifth of their value since Russia invaded Ukraine last month. Western sanctions against Moscow have upended the financial sector, …

By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall NEW YORK – The U.S. Treasury yield curve has been flattening over the last few months as the Federal Reserve prepares to hike rates, …

By Chris Prentice and Michelle Price WASHINGTON – Robinhood Markets is still facing a number of legal and regulatory threats a year after the retail “meme stock” trading frenzy led …

By Jonnelle Marte – The Federal Reserve is beginning to lay out the specifics of how it plans to cull the bond holdings amassed to bolster the U.S. economy during …

– The Biden administration is readying a U.S. export rule used against Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei that could curb Russia’s access to global electronics supplies if President Vladimir Putin …