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☆ French 'backpack hero' says his faith gave him strength to fight knifeman
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Geert De Clercq | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Denis BalibousePARIS, June 9 (Reuters) - A modern-day pilgrim on a walking tour of France's cathedrals told journalists on Friday his Catholic faith gave him the strength to fight a man who stabbed four children in a park in Annecy. On my journey to the cathedrals I crossed paths with this man and I have acted instinctively. Police said they arrested a Syrian refugee over the attack and told journalists the suspect had been carrying Christian insignia. The entire Christian civilisation on which our country is built is a knightly message to defend widows and orphans. He would continue his months-long walking tour and hoped to show social media followers "how the beauty of the cathedrals can nourish us and help us do the right thing".

Persons: Denis Balibouse PARIS, Henri, CNEWS, Virgin Mary, Emmanuel Macron, BFM, Geert De Clercq, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Catholic, Police, Thomson Locations: Annecy, French, France

☆ Kyiv says it intercepted call showing Russia blew up Kakhovka dam
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Dan Peleschuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The destruction of the facility on Tuesday unleashed mass flooding, forcing thousands of residents to flee and wreaking environmental havoc. Russia, which has accused Kyiv of destroying the dam, did not immediately comment on its content. That was our sabotage group," said one of the men on the recording, described by the SBU as a Russian soldier. "The interception by the SBU confirms that the Kakhovskaya HPP (Hydroelectric Power Plant) was blown up by a sabotage group of the occupiers," the SBU said in a statement. "The invaders wanted to blackmail Ukraine by blowing up the dam and staged a man-made disaster in the south of our country."

Persons: Ukraine's, SBU, Vasyl Malyuk, Vladimir, Putin's, Dan Peleschuk, Timothy Heritage, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Security Service of Ukraine, Reuters, Russian Federation, Thomson Locations: Russia Moscow, Ukraine, KYIV, Russian, Russia, Kherson

[1/4] Residents of the Shebekinsky district of Russia's Belgorod region, who were evacuated following recent attacks on settlements near the Russia-Ukraine border in the course of a military conflict, visit a humanitarian aid distribution centre in Belgorod, Russia, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim ShemetovSummary This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. The blasts - some distant, some uncomfortably close - have become a daily reality for Markevich and her neighbours in the Russian town of Razumnoye, a 35-minute drive from the border with Ukraine. So too has the occasional boom of Russian air defences directed against incoming missiles or drones. Her neighbour Natalia Cherkashina, 65, said that what once seemed like a faraway conflict was now very close to home.

Persons: Maxim, Irina Markevich, Markevich, Natalia Cherkashina, they're, Viktor Ignatyev, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Cherkashina, Mark Trevelyan, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Shebekinsky, Russia's Belgorod, Russia, Ukraine, Belgorod, RAZUMNOYE, Russian, Razumnoye, Moscow, Ukrainian

THE HAGUE, June 7 (Reuters) - Judges at a U.N. war crimes court ruled that elderly Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but said slimmed-down legal proceedings in his case can continue, in a decision published on Wednesday. "The trial chamber finds Mr. Kabuga is no longer capable of meaningful participation in his trial," a decision published on the Hague court's website said. "It is simple: when a person is deemed unfit for trial, then the court case should end and that person should go home," he said. Kabuga has denied the charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors say Kabuga promoted hate speech through his broadcaster, Radio Television Libre des Milles Collines (RTLM), and armed ethnic Hutu militias.

Persons: Felicien Kabuga, Kabuga, Emmanuel Altit, Eric Emeraux, Felicien, Benoit Tessier, Prosecutors, Stephanie van den Berg, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Jason Neely, Andrew Heavens Organizations: HAGUE, Hague, Office, Reuters, REUTERS, Radio Television Libre, United Nations, Thomson Locations: France, Paris, Hague, United, Rwanda

ISTANBUL, June 6 (Reuters) - Global airlines called on Tuesday for broad co-operation to reach "very tough" emission targets and pledged to release interim climate targets next year as the industry aims for a goal of net-zero by 2050. Airlines are relying for 62% of their emissions reduction target on the fuel, which is currently between two to four times more expensive than kerosene. Walsh said airlines were not afraid to confront the fact that their share of total emissions will rise as other industries with fewer technological hurdles decarbonise. "Different parts of the world are moving at different paces and for us, representing global airlines, we've got to factor all of that into account." One thing airlines agreed on was frustration at aircraft delays, which have disrupted their schedules, with CEOs asking IATA to lobby planemakers.

Persons: Willie Walsh, Walsh, Jo Dardenne, Tim Clark, Clark, we've, Joanna Plucinska, Tim Hepher, Andrew Heavens, Sriraj Kalluvila, Alexander Smith Organizations: Aviation, International Air Transport Association, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF, Transport, Environment, Dubai's Emirates, Reuters, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Istanbul, planemakers, United States, Dubai

☆ Kraken says investigating an issue with several crypto funding gateways
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 6 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said on Tuesday it is investigating an issue with several crypto funding gateways including Bitcoin, Ether and ERC20s. "Deposits and withdrawals are currently delayed," Kraken said on its status page. It was not immediately clear what caused the problem. Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kraken, Nilutpal, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Euro zone core inflation stubborn but ECB policy starting to work: Knot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Because inflation was high for a long period, underlying inflationary pressures have built up," Knot said in a speech. "It is likely that price pressures in these areas will prove more difficult to bring down." "It is reassuring to see the first signs of recent monetary policy actually being transmitted to the real economy," Knot, an outspoken policy hawk, said. "These are only the first, concrete steps in the transmission of our monetary policy tightening," Knot said. The ECB also needed to mind stability considerations because the financial system needed to adjust to higher rates, Knot added.

Persons: Klaas Knot, Christine Lagarde, Balazs Koranyi, Andrew Heavens Organizations: ECB, Thomson Locations: FRANKFURT, Dutch

☆ Iran presents its first hypersonic ballistic missile, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, June 6 (Reuters) - Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities. "The precision-guided Fattah hypersonic missile has a range of 1,400 km and it is capable of penetrating all defence shields," Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the Guards' aerospace force, was quoted as saying by Iranian state media. Last year, the Islamic Republic said it had built a hypersonic ballistic missile which can manoeuvre in and out of the atmosphere. "It can bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the United States and the Zionist regime, including Israel's Iron Dome," Iran's state TV said. Despite U.S. and European opposition, the Islamic Republic has said it will further develop its defensive missile programme.

Persons: Ebrahim Rahisi, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden's, Parisa, Andrew Heavens, Angus MacSwan, Christina Fincher Organizations: Revolutionary Guards Corps, Guards, Zionist, U.S, Trump reimposed, Dubai Newsroom, Thomson Locations: DUBAI, Iran, Republic, United States, Islamic Republic, Tehran, U.S, Israel

☆ Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters marching against finance bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NAIROBI, June 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired tear gas at hundreds of people protesting near parliament on Tuesday against a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel and housing. Police fired tear gas to disperse about 500 protesters who marched to parliament to present a petition against the bill, a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaEleven protesters were seen being detained by police. In downtown Nairobi, plain-clothed police officers were seen carrying an activist who held a placard that read: "Colonialism never really ended." Labour unions, including one representing health workers, also protested against the bill last week.

Persons: William Ruto, Thomas Mukoya, Ruto, La, Raila Odinga, Duncan Miriri, Bhargav Acharya, Alex Richardson, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Kenyan, Police, REUTERS, Labour, Thomson Locations: NAIROBI, East, Nairobi, Kenya

☆ Kraken says systems operational after issue with crypto gateways
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 6 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said on Tuesday that it had resolved an outage that affected several funding gateways including Bitcoin, Ether and ERC20s. "All systems operational," Kraken said on its status page, without giving details on what caused the issue. Kraken had earlier said deposits and withdrawals were delayed, without providing additional details. Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kraken, Nilutpal, Andrew Heavens, Dhanya Ann Thoppil Organizations: Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Ukraine has enough weapons to begin counter-offensive, says foreign minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Summary Ukraine has 'unlocked all weapons' from allies -foreign ministerNATO membership is last major aim - Foreign Minister KulebaKyiv confident allies to keep supplying arms until Ukraine achieves goalsSuccessful counter-offensive could be key to NATO membershipKYIV, June 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine has enough weapons to begin its counter-offensive against Russia, and the operation will give the country the victory it needs to join NATO, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Reuters on Monday. "NATO membership cannot stop this war, but NATO membership will stop further wars. [1/3] Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Alina SmutkoKuleba said that while Ukraine now had enough arms to begin its counter-offensive, it would still need continued deliveries from its allies to sustain the effort. "It is crucial for partners to ramp up production of weapons, not only for Ukraine but for themselves.

Persons: Kuleba, Dmytro Kuleba, Hanna Maliar, Alina Smutko Kuleba, Saudi Arabia's, haven't, Max Hunder, Andrew Heavens, Hugh Lawson Organizations: NATO, KYIV, Russia, Foreign, Reuters, Kyiv, Deputy, Ukrainian Foreign, REUTERS, Saudi, Kremlin Russian, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Kuleba Kyiv, Kyiv, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine’s Donetsk, Bakhmut, Russian, Belgorod

☆ Libya political leaders to meet on electoral laws
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

However 61 HoR members and some HSC members have already objected to the way their leaders have been negotiating their agreement, and have said they will oppose its ratification. The HoR was elected as a national parliament in 2014 to a four-year term. The HSC was created as part of a political agreement in 2015 from members of an earlier interim parliament elected in 2012. However, under a 2015 political agreement, the international community requires both bodies to approve any new constitutional rules allowing an election, or a change in government. Many Libyans have voiced scepticism that their political leaders are negotiating in good faith, believing them to be unwilling to bring forward elections that might remove them from their positions of power.

Persons: finalise, Aguila Saleh, Khaled, Mishri, Adoulaye Bathily, HoR, Muammar, Abdulhamid, Dbeibah, Saleh, Angus McDowall, Andrew Heavens Organizations: High State, Morocco, NATO, of National Unity, Meshri, Reuters, Thomson Locations: TRIPOLI, Morocco, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, Tripoli, Reuters Libya

☆ Prince Harry set for London court appearance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Prince Harry is expected to appear at London's High Court on Monday as he prepares to give evidence in his lawsuit against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mirror. Harry, King Charles' younger son, will this week become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for 130 years, which is likely to take place on Monday or Tuesday. The trial began last month, as lawyers representing Harry and three other test claimants attempted to prove that unlawful information gathering was carried out with the knowledge and approval of senior editors and executives. Harry, the fifth-in-line to the throne, has barely been out of the headlines in the last six months. The prince has also accused his family and their aides in his memoir and Netflix documentary series of colluding with tabloids.

Persons: Prince Harry, Harry, King Charles, Elton John, Rupert Murdoch's, Sam Tobin, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Group, Daily, Sunday, Reach, Sunday People, High, Sunday Mail, Netflix, Thomson Locations: British, Buckingham, Rupert Murdoch's British

☆ Stocks gain, dollar stumbles as US averts default and Fed skip bets rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Alun John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Markets are now focused on U.S. jobs data due at 0830 EST (1230 GMT), the most significant macroeconomic release of the week, for more cues on the Federal Reserve's rate hike path. European mining stocks (.SXPP) increased 4.4%, boosted by a Bloomberg report China is working on new measures to support its property market. Copper prices were heading for their first weekly gain since April with other metals trading higher too. Spot gold was up marginally at $1,979 an ounce, but set for its biggest weekly gain in nearly two months, as a softer dollar and lower yields bolstered the bullion's appeal. Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Lincoln Feast, Kim Coghill, Sriraj Kalluvila and Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid LONDON, Jefferson, Jeff Schulze, payrolls, Philip Jefferson, Joe Biden, Phil Shucksmith, We've, Brent, Ankur Banerjee, Lincoln, Kim Coghill, Sriraj Kalluvila, Andrew Heavens Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S, Labor, U.S . Senate, Bloomberg, Asia Pacific, Japan's Nikkei, Nasdaq, Senate, Newton Investment, Investors, U.S . Treasury, European Central Bank, ECB, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, Japan

☆ At least 50 dead, 350 injured in train crash in eastern India, media report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BHUBANESWAR/KOLKATA June 2 (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and 350 injured when two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Friday, Indian media reported. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said. The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. Media reports had earlier said that the crash was between the Coromandel Express and a goods train. Media reports said at least 50 people had died.

Persons: Pradeep Jena, Naveen Patnaik, Narendra Modi, Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Abinaya, Jatindra, Nag Choudhury, Shubhendu Satish Deshmukh, Andrew Heavens, David Holmes, Frances Kerry Organizations: Eastern Railway, Media, Coromandel, Reuters, REUTERS, Railways, Force, Thomson Locations: BHUBANESWAR, KOLKATA, Odisha, Kolkata, Chennai, Howrah, Balasore district, Balasore, India, Odisha's Bhubaneswar, West Bengal, Bengaluru

☆ Fed 'skip' chatter triggers dollar's biggest weekly fall since January
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Amanda Cooper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Australian dollar surged after an increase in the minimum wage there stoked bets for another raise in rates next week. The dollar index , which measures the U.S. currency against six others, has dropped nearly 0.8% this week, its biggest weekly loss since mid-January. Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said on Thursday "it's time to at least hit the stop button for one meeting and see how it goes", referring to the June 13-14 Fed meeting. Money markets are pricing in a roughly 29% chance of a June hike, down from near 70% earlier in the week. Even if a hike doesn't happen next week, markets expect one by autumn.

Persons: Fiona Cincotta, let's, Patrick Harker, Philip Jefferson, Guy Miller, Christine Lagarde, Joe Biden, Monday's, Ray Attrill, Dhara Ranasinghe, Kevin Buckland, Mark Heinrich, Mark Potter, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Federal Reserve, Australian, City Index, Philadelphia Fed, Reuters, Zurich Insurance, European Central Bank, U.S . Senate, National Australia Bank, NAB, Traders, Reserve Bank of Australia, Thomson Locations: U.S, City, April's, London, Tokyo

"The FSB has uncovered an intelligence action of the American special services using Apple mobile devices," the FSB said in a statement. The FSB said the plot showed "close cooperation" between Apple and the National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. agency responsible for cryptographic and communications intelligence and security. The FSB provided no evidence that Apple cooperated with, or had any awareness of, the spying campaign. "The hidden data collection was carried out through software vulnerabilities in U.S.-made mobile phones," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said all officials in the presidential administration knew that gadgets such as iPhones were "absolutely transparent."

Persons: Russia Apple, NSA Kaspersky, Apple, Eugene Kaspersky, Igor Kuznetsov, Kaspersky, Dmitry Peskov, Guy Faulconbridge, Raphael Satter, James Pearson, Zeba Siddiqui, Mark Potter, Andrew Heavens, Matthew Lewis, Diane Craft Organizations: NSA, Apple, Federal Security Service, FSB, Apple Inc, Soviet, National Security Agency, Twitter, Reuters, NATO, Harvard University's, Federal Guards Service, Kremlin, Kommersant, San, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, MOSCOW, Soviet Union, U.S, Israel, Syria, China, States, United Kingdom, Australia, Washington, London, San Francisco

Fed officials pointed toward a rate hike "skip" at its June 13-14 meeting, giving time for the central bank to assess the impact of its tightening cycle thus far against still-strong inflation data. U.S. manufacturing contracted for a seventh straight month in May as new orders continued to plummet amid higher interest rates, but factories boosted employment to a nine-month high. "We have made clear that we still have ground to cover to bring interest rates to sufficiently restrictive levels," Lagarde said in a speech. Money markets are pricing in an 85% chance of a 25 basis point hike when the ECB meets on June 15. "There's a sort of narrowing interest rate differential ... when the ECB is expected to hike one or two more times and the Fed is more questionable about that."

Persons: Christine Lagarde, Edward Moya, Patrick Harker, payrolls, Lagarde, John Velis, Hannah Lang, Joice Alves, Rae Wee, Andrew Heavens, Will Dunham, Mark Potter, Leslie Adler Organizations: Federal Reserve, Reserve, European Central Bank, Fed, OANDA, Philadelphia Federal, ADP, Institute for Supply Management, ECB, BNY Mellon, Thomson Locations: OANDA . U.S, Washington, London, Singapore

☆ Euro steadies after Lagarde promises rate hike as inflation still too high
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Joice Alves | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - The euro held its ground on Thursday, above a two-month low, after European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said inflation remains too high and further policy tightening was necessary. But the current level is still more than three times the ECB's 2% inflation target. "Today, inflation is too high and it is set to remain so for too long," Lagarde said in a speech. Money markets are pricing in an 85% chance of a 25 bps hike when the ECB meets on June 15. Another 25 bps hike is expected in July, according to Refinitiv.

Persons: Christine Lagarde, Lagarde, Simon Harvey, Luis de Guindos, Carol Kong, Joice Alves, Rae Wee, Simon Cameron, Moore, Sharon Singleton, Andrew Heavens Organizations: European Central Bank, ECB, Reserve, U.S . House, Fed, U.S, Democratic, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Thomson Locations: Europe, London, Singapore

☆ US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023. Sudan's army and the RSF did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. said late on Thursday they were suspending the talks, a day after Sudan's army announced it was halting its participation. They target Sudan's largest defence enterprise, Defence Industries System, which the Treasury said generates an estimated $2 billion in revenue and manufactures arms and other equipment for Sudan's army. The companies, all key to the business and procurement activities of both forces, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Persons: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah, Nadir Ahmed, Joe Biden, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Antony Blinken, Omar al, Bashir, El, Cindy McCain, Cameron Hudson, Hudson, Khalid Abdelaziz, Tala, Nafisa Eltahir, Simon Lewis, Rami Ayyub, Daphne Psaledakis, Gladwys, Aidan Lewis, Christina Fincher, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, REUTERS, Darfur Saudi, U.S . Treasury Department, Residents, U.S, Defence Industries System, Treasury, Technology, United Nations, Food, Army, Centre, Strategic, International Studies, United Arab Emirates, Thomson Locations: Khartoum North, Sudan, Khartoum, Darfur, Jeddah, KHARTOUM, WASHINGTON, United States, U.S, Nile, Omdurman, Bahri, Thawra, Saudi Arabia, Washington, El, Zalingei, Port Sudan, El Obeid, Russia, Dubai, Nafisa, Cairo, Oslo

☆ BRICS ministers put on show of strength as Putin arrest warrant looms large
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Wendell Roelf | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"The answer is the president (Cyril Ramaphosa) will indicate what the final position of South Africa is. At a news conference later, the ministers side-stepped a barrage of questions about the Putin issue. The ICC accused Putin in March of the war crime of forcibly deporting children from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. South Africa had invited Putin in January. The BRICS bloc "was inclusive ... in sharp contrast to some countries' small circle, and so I believe the enlargement of BRICS will be beneficial to the BRICS countries," he said.

Persons: Putin, Naledi Pandor, Vladimir Putin, Pandor, Cyril Ramaphosa, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ma Zhaoxu, Hossein Amir, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Carien du Plessis, Anait, Bhargav Acharya, Nellie Peyton, Alexander Winning, Estelle Shirbon, Joe Bavier, John Stonestreet, Ros Russell, Andrew Heavens Organizations: West, International Criminal Court, ICC, United Nations Security Council, New Development Bank, China's, BRICS, Iran's, Saudi, United, Thomson Locations: Cape Town, Africa, South Africa, Johannesburg, Brazil, Russia, India, China, Ukraine, Moscow, Beijing, Venezuela, Argentina, Algeria, United Arab Emirates

DAKAR, June 1 (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in Senegal on Thursday in clashes between riot police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko after a court sentenced him to two years in jail, casting serious doubt on his chances of running for president next year. The justice ministry said the opposition leader could now be taken to prison at any time. Police remained stationed around his home Dakar as unrest flared in the capital and elsewhere after the verdict. But Sall's second term has been particularly turbulent for a country usually viewed as one of West Africa's strongest democracies. Separately, Sonko is appealing against a six-month suspended prison sentence for libel - an offence he also denies.

Persons: Ousmane Sonko, Sonko, Bamba Ciss, Sonko's, Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome, Abdou Karim Fofana, Ndiack Fall, Macky Sall, Sall, Ngouda Dione, Bate Felix, Diadie Ba, Edward McAllister, Sofia Christensen, Alessandra Prentice, Matthew Lewis, Andrew Heavens, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Police, REUTERS, University, Thomson Locations: DAKAR, Senegal, Dakar, Dakar Senegal, West, Lincoln

☆ More than 100,000 flee to Chad from Sudan conflict, UNHCR says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people have fled violence in Sudan to neighbouring Chad and the numbers could double in the next three months, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday. The near seven-week conflict has pushed Sudan into a humanitarian crisis and turned one of Africa's greatest cities - the three-part capital of Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri on the confluence on the Blue and White Niles - into a war zone. One of the poorest countries in the world, Chad was already hosting close to 600,000 refugees before conflict broke out in Sudan in April. UNHCR said it needs $214.1 million to provide vital services to displaced people in the country, which is currently 16% funded. Writing by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: White Niles, Laura Lo Castro, Chad, Bhargav Acharya, Andrew Heavens Organizations: UNHCR, Thomson Locations: JOHANNESBURG, Sudan, Chad, Khartoum, Omdurman, Bahri, UNHCR Chad

☆ Trump critic Chris Christie to announce White House bid next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] U.S. Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey governor Chris Christie speaks during the Heritage Action for America presidential candidate forum in Greenville, South Carolina on September 18, 2015. Christie has played the role of attack dog before: in a memorable debate appearance shortly before he ended his 2016 campaign, Christie mocked U.S. Three days after Trump's surprise victory, Christie was fired as the head of Trump's White House transition team. Since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Christie has jabbed at Trump on numerous occasions. Christie was also a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination but was beaten by eventual nominee Mitt Romney.

Persons: Chris Christie, Chris Keane PRINCETON, Donald Trump's, Christie, Axios, Trump's, Trump, Bill Palatucci, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Chris Sununu, Joe Biden, Washington, Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner, Jean Carroll, Mitt Romney, Susan Heavey, Joseph Ax, Nathan Layne, Katharine Jackson, Andrew Heavens, Chizu Nomiyama, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, Republican, New, America, REUTERS, Former New Jersey, Trump, Reuters, Saint Anselm College, New Jersey Republican, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Democratic, Capitol, Republicans, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, Greenville , South Carolina, Chris Keane PRINCETON , New Jersey, New Hampshire, Florida, U.S, New York City

☆ China Renaissance chairman's detention extended by 3 months -report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) - The detention of Bao Fan, chairman of investment bank China Renaissance Holdings (1911.HK), has been extended for another three months beginning May 7, Chinese financial publication Economic Observer reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Bao was taken away by disciplinary and supervision officials on February 7 and detained, the report said. China Renaissance did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Late in February, the bank said in an exchange filing that Bao, its star dealmaker, was co-operating with authorities in their investigation. Bao's disappearance in February saw shares in the investment bank plunge as much as 50%.

Persons: Bao Fan, Bao, Didi, Kuaidi, Andrew Heavens, Jason Neely Organizations: China Renaissance Holdings, HK, Central Commission, Beijing, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Beijing, China

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