Erdogan in Sweden: Don’t expect Turkish backing for NATO bid after Stockholm protest

Erdogan in Sweden: Don’t expect Turkish backing for NATO bid after Stockholm protest

ANKARA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Sweden is unlikely to expect Turkey to back its NATO membership after a protest near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm at the weekend, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden’s membership of the … Read more

Russia claims Ukraine stores weapons in nuclear power plants, Kyiv denies claims

Russia claims Ukraine stores weapons in nuclear power plants, Kyiv denies claims

Jan 23 (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of stockpiling Western-supplied weapons at nuclear power plants across the country, an allegation dismissed as false by a senior Ukrainian official. The Russian spy agency provided no evidence and Reuters was unable to verify the claims. An SVR statement said US-supplied HIMARS … Read more

Spotify to cut 6% of its workforce in latest tech layoffs

Spotify to cut 6% of its workforce in latest tech layoffs

Jan 23 (Reuters) – Spotify Technology SA said on Monday it planned to cut 6% of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to nearly $50 million, adding to massive layoffs across the technology sector in preparation for a possible recession. The tech industry is facing falling demand after two years of … Read more

Zelenskiy promises to quickly fight corruption in Ukraine

Zelenskiy promises to quickly fight corruption in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that corruption, a chronic problem in the country sidelined by the war on Russia, would not be tolerated and promised key decisions to come to eradicate it this week. Zelenskiy’s commitment came amid high-profile corruption allegations, including a report of questionable practices … Read more