By Tristan Veyet (Reuters) -Deutsche Post suffered a slump in first-quarter operating profit amid deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, it reported on Wednesday, a day before its new chief executive takes the helm at the German logistics company. Many companies in the sector are struggling with bloated delivery capacity, a fizzling of online sales that peaked during …

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(Reuters) -An explosion derailed a freight train for the second day in a row in a Russian region bordering Ukraine on Tuesday, sending both the locomotive and some cars off the tracks, authorities said. The incident occurred in the western Bryansk region, which borders both Ukraine and Belarus. Russian officials say pro-Ukrainian sabotage groups have …

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By Caleb Davis (Reuters) -A Belarusian journalist who was arrested after being hauled off a Ryanair plane that was forced to land in Minsk almost two years ago was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in jail on charges of conspiring against the state. Roman Protasevich, 27, was found guilty of a range of offences …

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By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays has told beef sector clients they must prevent deforestation in their South American supply chains, in a policy document seen by Reuters that toughens the bank’s stance but stops short of campaigners’ demands. British bank Barclays has been a particular focus of activists given its role …

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