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Factbox-Putin, Bashir and Kony among ICC war crimes suspects at large May 21, 2024 09:07AM

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes.

If those requests are granted the Israeli and Hamas leaders would join a list of war crime suspects who remain at large from the court in The Hague. 

Here is an overview of the most high-profile names among... (continue reading...)


Fed's Waller sees some progress on inflation, no rate hike needed May 21, 2024 09:04AM

By Pete Schroeder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Tuesday put a pin in speculation that interest rates may need to rise again, saying the latest inflation data is "reassuring" and the U.S. central bank's policy rate is set appropriately.

After three months of stronger-than-expected price pressures that raised concerns progress had stalled, "more recent data on the economy indicate that restrictive... (continue reading...)


Robinhood lowers interest rate on margin loans in growth push May 21, 2024 09:02AM

By Niket Nishant

(Reuters) - Trading app Robinhood Markets is lowering the rate of interest it charges on its margin loans, it said on Tuesday, to encourage more customers to avail this facility that allows them to borrow against securities they hold.

WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

The company has rolled out a series of features recently as it looks to grow into a full-fledged broker and meet the demands of retail investors for... (continue reading...)


Russia arrests ex-commander of 58th army on suspicion of fraud, TASS says May 21, 2024 08:50AM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The former commander of Russia's 58th army, Ivan Popov, has been arrested on suspicion of "large scale fraud", state-run TASS agency reported on Tuesday.

TASS said a military court had ordered the detention of Major General Popov.

Lat year, Popov said he had been dismissed after telling the military leadership the truth about the then dire situation at the front in Ukraine.

Popov, whose military call... (continue reading...)


Moldova signs security and defence partnership with EU May 21, 2024 08:48AM

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Moldova has signed a security and defence partnership with the European Union, the first country to make such a deal with the bloc, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.

Led by pro-European President Maia Sandu, Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and NATO and EU member Romania, hopes to join the European Union by 2030 and has staunchly condemned Russia's full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

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