HELSINKI (Reuters) - A man with far-right sympathies is suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack in which a 12-year-old child was seriously wounded at a shopping centre in the northern Finnish city of Oulu, police said on Friday.
The suspect also targeted a second child in the attack, which took place late on Thursday, and will face preliminary charges of two attempted murders, the National Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
... (continue reading...)BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will urge policymakers at summit in two weeks' time to increase defence spending, boost economic competitiveness and prepare for the bloc's enlargement, based on a draft document presented to EU members this week.
EU leaders are due to give guidance at the Brussels summit on June 27-28 on policy objectives over the coming five-year legislative period after elections to the European Parliament.
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a challenge to a federal ban on "bump stock" devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns, dealing a setback to yet another firearms restriction - this time one enacted under Republican former President Donald Trump.
The justices, in a 6-3 ruling, upheld a lower court's decision siding with Michael Cargill, a gun shop owner and gun... (continue reading...)
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's securities watchdog recommended on Friday that the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) be penalised for what it said was unauthorised sharing of client information.
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) made the recommendation to the banking regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), which hands out such punishments in Japan.
The... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated in June as households worried about inflation and incomes, a survey showed on Friday.
The University of Michigan's preliminary reading on the overall index of consumer sentiment came in at 65.6 this month, compared to a final reading of 69.1 in May. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a preliminary reading of 72.0.
"Assessments of personal finances dipped, due to modestly... (continue reading...)
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