MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's ambassador to Mexico was fired earlier this year after allegedly pointing a gun at a local embassy employee, an incident which was captured on video and circulated on social media, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Jon Benjamin is no longer listed as ambassador on his LinkedIn page, and he did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The embassy in Mexico also did not respond.
... (continue reading...)LONDON (Reuters) - The British public's expectations for inflation over the next year fell to 3.1% in May, the lowest level since July 2021, a monthly Citi/YouGov survey said on Friday.
Expectations for inflation five to 10 years ahead fell sharply to 3.2% from 3.5%, the joint lowest level since March 2021, the survey found.
Citi said the readings would encourage the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which is assessing how much... (continue reading...)
By Karen Freifeld
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee on China has asked the FBI and the intelligence community for a briefing on GenScript Biotechnology Co and three subsidiaries to determine if the Chinese Communist Party has influence over their operations.
In a letter dated May 30 to the FBI and the U.S. office of the director of national intelligence, committee chair John Moolenaar and ranking member Raja... (continue reading...)
By Cassandra Garrison
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans head to the polls on Sunday in a historic presidential election in which the two main candidates are women, ushering in a new political era for Latin America's second-largest economy.
The candidate for ruling party MORENA, Claudia Sheinbaum, is heavily favored to win the presidency, with some polls putting her at a twenty-point advantage over main opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez,... (continue reading...)
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - Protesters assembled outside Hampden Park in Glasgow on Friday ahead of Scotland’s Women's Euro 2025 qualifier versus Israel, demonstrating against Israel's military operation in Gaza.
About 400 people, some carrying small coffins and Palestinian flags, gathered at the main stand entrance before kickoff, the BBC reported.
The match was delayed to detain a protester who was tied to a goalpost with a bike... (continue reading...)
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