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Russia will extend Ukraine grain deal for 60 days not 120, says official

Russia's U.N. ambassador reiterated that Moscow is ready to extend the deal - but only for 60 days, just half the 120 days in the agreement

Former US President Donald Trump returns to Facebook after 2-year ban

Former President Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a more than two-year ban

Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying First Republic Bank

The anxiety this week centred on First Republic Bank in San Francisco, which was once the envy of the banking sector, with its wealthy and well-travelled clientele

President Joe Biden calls for tougher penalties for execs of failed banks

President Joe Biden on Friday called on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including clawing back compensation

Law officials in New York discuss security in case of Trump indictment

There has been no public announcement of any timeframe for the grand jury's secret work, including any potential vote on whether to indict the ex-president

ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war crimes

The International Criminal Court says it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.

Eleven US banks announce $30 billion rescue package for First Republic

Eleven of the biggest banks in the US announced a $30 bn rescue package for First Republic Bank, in an effort to prevent the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail

China fines Beijing office of Deloitte $30.8 mn over audit failings

Huarong's former head, Lai Xiaomin, was sentenced to death on 2021 on charges of embezzlement and taking bribes in exchange for investments, construction contracts and jobs

Ford recalls 1.5 mn vehicles in US to fix leaky brake hoses, wiper arms

The largest of two recalls covers nearly 1.3 million 2013 through 2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKX midsize cars

China appeals other govts for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans

TikTok is one focus of conflicts between China and other governments over technology and security that are disrupting processor chip, smartphone and other industries

US Senate takes step in repealing Iraq War authorisations to end authority

The Senate took a first step toward repealing two measures that give open-ended approval for military action in Iraq, pushing to end that authority as the United States marks the 20th anniversary

Joe Biden's climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow oil project

When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change

Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets to defend itself

Poland said Thursday it plans to give Ukraine about a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO member to fulfil Kyiv's increasingly urgent requests for warplanes to defend itself

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age from 62 to 64

French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 on Thursday by shunning parliament and invoking a special constitutional power

Yellen says US banking system remains sound after 'decisive' actions

The government took decisive and forceful actions to strengthen public confidence in the US banking system, Yellen said in testimony before the committee

French govt uses special procedure to adopt pension bill without vote

The proposed pension changes have prompted major strikes and protests across the country since January

ECB hikes rate by 50bps to 3.5% despite bank chaos; highest since Oct 2008

In a post-meeting statement, the bank called the banking sector in the 20 countries using the euro currency resilient, with strong finances

Pentagon releases footage of Russian aircraft dumping fuel on US drone

The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea.

Credit Suisse shares soar by 30% after Swiss central bank aid announced

Credit Suisse, which was beset by problems long before the US bank failures, said Thursday that it would exercise an option to borrow up to 50 billion francs (USD 53.7 billion) from the central bank

China accuses US of spreading disinformation, suppressing TikTok

In late February, the White House gave all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices