Category Archives: Syndicated
Indonesia central bank delivers hefty interest rate rise as it looks to stem battered rupiah's fall
By Gayatri Suroyo and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank raised its policy interest rates by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points at a policy review on Wednesday, as...
May 20, 2026
Bulgaria wants U.S. to allow visa-free travel for its nationals, says PM
SOFIA, May 20 (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Wednesday said he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone and brought up visa-free travel for Bulgarian nationals to the U...
May 20, 2026
US Homeland Security says it assisted Spain in probe of former PM Zapatero
WASHINGTON/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States' Department of Homeland Security assisted Spanish police in a money-laundering probe that led to an investigation by Spain's High Court of forme...
May 20, 2026
Explainer-Israeli vote to dissolve parliament may bring elections forward
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament is expected to vote on Wednesday on a bill to dissolve itself, potentially bringing forward by a few weeks the next national election...
May 20, 2026
Foreign selling in Asian equities rises as bond yields climb
May 20 (Reuters) - Foreign selling in Asian equities has accelerated so far in May as investors turn cautious over the impact of war-driven inflation and higher borrowing costs on corporate margins ac...
May 20, 2026
Tech leaders favoured by hedge funds last month, Hazeltree says
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Hedge funds stuck to their holdings in companies with strong fundamentals in April, particularly technology and semiconductor stocks, according to a report on Wednesday from...
May 20, 2026
As Merz struggles, Germany's far-right AfD goes local to woo voters
By Susanne Neumayer-Remter and James Mackenzie HALBERSTADT, Germany, May 20 (Reuters) - As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz struggles to halt a relentless slide in approval ratings, Ulrich Siegmund, f...
May 20, 2026
Indonesia police name palm oil group Musim Mas as criminal suspects over environmental breaches, government says
JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesian police in Riau province have named Singapore-based palm oil group Musim Mas as a criminal corporate suspect over alleged environmental violations, they said in a...
May 20, 2026
Poland says US troop deployment delayed, not canceled
By Anna Koper WARSAW, May 20 (Reuters) - Poland's defence minister said no decisions have been made to reduce the number of American troops in the country and recent U.S. moves may only temporarily de...
May 20, 2026
Two Japanese, one Chinese national injured in Shanghai knife attack, China's foreign ministry says
BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - Two Japanese nationals and a Chinese national were injured in a knife attack "by a person with a mental disorder" at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday, a Chinese foreign ...
May 20, 2026
