Articles by Guy Faulconbridge

Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at Cargo Ship in Black Sea

A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain …

Kremlin Warns Outlook for Extending Black Sea Grain Deal Is ‘Not so Great’

The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the outlook for extending a deal beyond May 18 that allows the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports was not great as Russia’s own such exports still …

Russia Threatens to Bypass UN-Brokered Grain Deal, Cites Insurance as Barrier

Russia on Friday threatened to bypass the UN-brokered grain deal unless obstacles to its agricultural exports were removed, while talks in Turkey agreed removing barriers was a necessary condition to extending the agreement beyond next month. The Black Sea grain …

Russia Criticizes Reuters Story on Russian Hackers Targeting U.S. Nuclear Scientists

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized Reuters for spreading what it said was poorly sourced anti-Russian propaganda with a story about a Russian hacking team which targeted three nuclear research laboratories. Reuters on Jan. 6 reported the Russian hacking team, …

Qatar Airways Seeks More Than $600M in Dispute Over Airbus A350’s Surface Flaws

Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on an escalating business feud worth $4 million a day. The Gulf carrier is …

Pentagon Ex-Software Chief Claims China Has Already Won AI Battle

China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon’s former software chief told the Financial Times. China, the world’s second largest economy, is likely to …

EU and UK Clinch Narrow Brexit Deal, Just Days Before Transition Period Expires

Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. The deal, agreed …

Tortuous Brexit Trade Talks Get New Breath of Life but Next Few Days Are Critical

BRUSSELS/LONDON – European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday that sealing a trade pact with Britain was still possible before the country’s final break with the 27-nation bloc on Dec. 31 but the next few days of negotiations …

No-Deal Brexit Grows More Likely as UK-EU Trade Talks Remain Deadlocked

Britain is likely to complete its journey out of the European Union in three weeks without a trade deal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. Britain quit the EU in …

Fears Grow of No-Deal-Brexit Chaos as EU-UK Standoff Continues

BRUSSELS/LONDON – Post-Brexit trade talks hung in the balance on Monday as Britain and the European Union made a last-ditch attempt to bridge significant differences and reach a deal that would avoid a disorderly exit in just 24 days. With …