Reuters

(Reuters) - The executive editor of the Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, the first woman to lead the newspaper's newsroom, has stepped down from her role, the publication said on Sunday.

Matt Murray, ex Editor in Chief of the Wall Street Journal, will replace her  until the November 2024 presidential election, and will then be followed by Robert  Winnett of the Telegraph Media Group, who will become the newspaper's editor, the Washington Post said in... (continue reading...)

MANILA (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will have a bilateral meeting with Philippine President Marcos Jr. at the presidential palace in Manila on Monday, the Philippines' presidential communications office said.

Photos from the press pool showed Zelenskiy signing a presidential guest book as Marcos looked on, and Ukrainian and Philippine officials shaking hands ahead of their meeting.

Zelenskiy travelled to Manila from... (continue reading...)

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling Morena party and a coalition of opposition parties on Sunday both declared that internal polls showed their respective candidates had won enough votes to become Mexico City's next mayor.

Morena's national president Mario Delgado told supporters after polls closed that Clara Brugada had won the contest according to the party's internal exit polls.

Meanwhile, opposition candidate Santiago Taboada... (continue reading...)

By Wayne Cole

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets rose on Monday as investors looked forward to a rate cut in Europe, and quite possibly Canada, as the next step in global policy easing, though sticky inflation threatens to make the process a drawn out affair.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is considered almost certain to trim rates by a quarter point to 3.75% on Thursday, the first time in history it would have eased ahead of the... (continue reading...)

By Jihoon Lee

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity expanded in May at the fastest pace in two years on stronger growth in output and orders thanks to broadening global demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

The purchasing managers index (PMI) for manufacturers in Asia's fourth-largest economy, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 51.6 in May, from 49.4 in April, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

It was the... (continue reading...)