As tensions with Russia simmer, European Union leaders met Wednesday with their counterparts from

French President Emmanuel Macron, front second right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, front right, during a group photo of EU leaders and Eastern Partnership countries at an Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels, on Dec.... A Belarus flag was left at the summit table where he would have sat.... " There was an empty chair in the room, and I hope that this chair will soon be filled by a legitimate, democratically elected Belarusian leader," European Commission President Urs

At a regularly scheduled news conference on Monday, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, emphasized that the two sides were holding military talks.... Modi for staying silent on the matter.... “ China is expanding its occupation into Indian territory, ” Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the party, Indian National Congress, said on Twitter. Chinese officials don’t deny that there are new villages in the area....

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentina is facing a billion-dollar trip wire of debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund( IMF) coming due with uncertainty over whether the South American country will pay amid tense talks to revamp around$ 40 billion in loans. The grains-producing country, which has been battling currency and debt crises for years, is due to pay back$ 730 million to the IMF on Friday and another$ 365 million on Tuesday next week, though officials have not confirmed plans to pa

Wall Street’s losses mounted Wednesday as world leaders waited to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders troops deeper into Ukraine. The Standard Poor’s 500 fell 1.8% to an eight-month low, deepening the benchmark index’s correction, or a loss of 10% from its recent peak.... More than 85% of stocks in the SP 500 fell, with technology companies weighing down the index most. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite lost 2.6%, led by steep drops by Apple and Microsoft.... But that doesn’t me

Indonesia's ban on palm oil exports has pushed prices to record highs and forced top importers to look for replacements.... STORY: Palm oil is by far the most produced and traded globallySo an Indonesian ban on exports is sparking alarmPalm oil goes into products from cookies to detergentsAround 77 million tonnes were expected this year60% from Indonesia, and 25% from MalaysiaSoybean oil is number two with around 59 million tonnes this yearPrices soared to a record high following Indonesia's ba

Moscow suggested last week that the conflict’s end may not come soon, further spooking traders. Ukraine’s agriculture ministry said Friday that farmers might plant more spring crops than previously thought, but still 17% less than last year.... Agricultural import demand from top global buyer China has been somewhat disappointing amid lockdowns and poor producer margins, largely affecting soybeans.... 24. The U.S. markets were closed on Friday, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced

PARIS( Reuters)-Mickey Mouse may be all smiles but discontent over pay and shift-work is brewing among some staff behind the turreted facades of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris, protesting staff said on Wednesday.... Visitors arriving at Mickey's enchanted kingdom streamed past several dozen staff belonging to the hard-left CGT trade union, who blew whistles and swayed to the tune of" Bella Ciao" as they protested against their working conditions.... It said it was committed to

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