Estonia says Russia may put troops in Belarus to challenge NATO Estonia's defense minister said on Thursday that Russia may use large-scale military exercises to move thousands of troops permanently into Belarus later this year in a warning to NATO. Russia and Belarus aim to hold joint war games in […]
Thailand to seek arrest warrant for Red Bull heir Thailand's attorney general said on Thursday it would seek the arrest of an heir to the Red Bull fortune after he failed to meet prosecutors over an alleged hit-and-run that killed a police officer five years ago. The case has raised […]
UK could join U.S. action in event of new Syria chemical attack: Johnson Britain would find it difficult to refuse a request for military assistance in Syria from the United States if President Donald Trump decided to take action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over chemical weapons use, foreign minister […]
Companies cheer Trump tax cuts, but jobs are less certain to follow U.S. businesses would reap a windfall if President Donald Trump's plan to cut corporate tax rates and slash taxes on cash parked overseas becomes law, but it was unclear whether they would stimulate a surge in investment and […]
Judge says Exxon owes $19.95 million for Texas refinery pollution A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that ExxonMobil Corp should pay a $19.95 million penalty for pollution from its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex between 2005 and 2013. U.S. District Court Judge David Hittner issued the ruling in […]
Trump tax cut caution, ECB meeting cools risk rally A record-setting rally in world stocks ran out of steam on Thursday, with unconvincing U.S. tax cut plans cooling investors' spirits and caution setting in as the European Central Bank met. Europe's main bourses were as much as 0.7 percent lower […]
Investors eye Elliott's Plan B as BHP shake-up push falters Two weeks after Elliott Management's surprise assault on BHP Billiton, the fund manager's three-point demand for change is gaining little traction with investors, prompting expectations a second strike is imminent. While Elliott is struggling to push through a $46 billion […]
Shares in Japan's Takata suspended after report on bankruptcy plan Trading in Takata Corp shares was suspended on Thursday after a report that the Japanese airbag maker at the heart of the car industry's biggest-ever recall is considering a bankruptcy plan that will create a new company and ringfence its […]
U.S. lawmakers say Trump administration still lacks clear North Korea plan U.S. lawmakers said high-profile briefings by the Trump administration on North Korea on Wednesday failed to provide the firm strategy they had hoped for dealing with what they described as a major national security threat. As a standoff escalated […]
Conservatives back latest U.S. healthcare bill, obstacles remain The conservative House Freedom Caucus came out in support of a reworked U.S. healthcare overhaul bill even though it would not fully repeal Democratic former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, the group said in a statement on Wednesday. The group last […]
