Category: Breaking News

Hamilton back on top after landmark win in China SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to the top of the Formula One standings on Sunday with a comfortable victory in China that ticked off two more milestones in an already stellar career. Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 14, 2019 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the race on the podium with the trophy REUTERS/Aly Song The 34-year-old, already one of only three drivers to have won five…

Spain's Sanchez hardens position on Catalonia ahead of election MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who faces a national election in two weeks’ time, has said he will act with “strength and proportion” against any attempt by Catalan separatists to repeat their 2017 independence bid. FILE PHOTO: Spain’s Socialist leader and current Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers his speech during a PSOE party meeting before he kicks off his political campaign ahead of the April 28 general election in Dos Hermanas, near Seville, Spain April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jon…

Brexit cannot define us, says UK PM's deputy as ratings dip LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s ruling Conservative Party cannot let itself be defined solely by Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy said on Sunday, as polling showed failure to leave the European Union on schedule has badly damaged its support. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo May’s authority has been shattered by her three-time failure to get an exit deal…

On Palm Sunday, Pope says Church needs to be humble VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people waved palm and olive branches in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday as Pope Francis led the world’s Catholics into Holy Week commemorations ahead of Easter calling for the Church to be humble. Palm Sunday is when Christians mark the day the Bible says Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was hailed by the crowd as Messiah, only to be crucified days later. After a long procession across the square accompanied by…

Egypt president meets Libyan commander Haftar in Cairo CAIRO (Reuters) - The president of Egypt met on Sunday in Cairo with the commander of eastern Libyan forces who is under international pressure to halt an advance on the capital Tripoli. FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a summit of Arab League and European Union member states in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo Egypt has close ties with Khalifa Haftar, whose Libyan National Army (LNA) controls the east…

Israeli delegation cancels visit to Bahrain after outcry DUBAI (Reuters) - A delegation from Israel that was due to attend a conference in Bahrain this week has pulled out due to security concerns, the organisers said on Sunday, after Bahrainis held an extensive campaign against the visit. FILE PHOTO: Bahrain Financial Harbour (L) and Bahrain World Trade Center are are seen in diplomatic area in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2018. Picture taken February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo A spokeswoman for Israel’s Economy Ministry said a planned visit to…

Sudanese protesters await military's response on transition demands KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Several thousand Sudanese protesters continued a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry on Sunday as they pressured the military to accelerate a transition towards civilian rule. Sudanese demonstrators gather to celebrate after Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf stepped down as head of the country’s transitional ruling military council, as protesters demanded quicker political change, near the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 13, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer The head of the military council that replaced former President Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted…

Would a political Fed rescue the world? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a financial crisis spread across the globe in September of 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve gathered in an emergency atmosphere as requests flooded in from other central banks for access to dollars. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo The “swap lines” that the Fed quickly approved helped ease intense financial stress in foreign markets, but also showed the U.S. central bank was prepared to…