Feb 18 (Reuters) - H&E Equipment Services ( HEES ) has accepted a roughly $5.3 billion takeover bid from Herc Rentals, rebuffing an earlier acquisition offer from equipment rental rival United Rentals ( URI ), the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The proposal from Herc Rentals, a unit of Herc Holdings ( HRI ) , values H&E's shares at nearly...

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil pipeline in Russia could disrupt flows to world markets and damage U.S. companies. A drone strike has hit a pumping station on a oil pipeline in Russia, reducing flows from Kazakhstan to world markets pumped...

SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The new French ambassador to Singapore said on Monday that France and Europe do not want their Asian partners to have to choose between the United States and China. Stephen Marchisio, who took office on Tuesday, said France sees increasing pressure, maybe more on the U.S. side, that partners in Asia must make a choice....

(Reuters) - Britain's Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) won a government-led tender to manage takeoff and landing slots at Sydney Airport, Australia's transport minister said on Tuesday, replacing a joint venture between Qantas and Virgin Australia. ACL is the slot coordinator for more than 76 airports worldwide, its website shows, including busy and complex ones like London Heathrow, Dubai, Abu Dhabi...