KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine office has quit the human rights body in a disagreement with it after the group accused Ukraine’s armed forces of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during the Russian…
Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fighting
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day, killing at l…
Bus crash in Croatia leaves 12 Polish pilgrims dead, 32 injured
VARAZDIN, Croatia (Reuters) -Twelve people were killed in Croatia on Saturday when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a road and crashed near Varazdin, authorities said. Thirty-two people were injured in the crash which happened at…
Beluga whale refusing food after straying into France’s Seine river
PARIS (Reuters) – Concerns are rising for a beluga whale which has been spotted in France’s river Seine far, from the cold Arctic waters it is more suited, after it refused food and appears emaciated, a local official said on Saturday. The beluga is sw…
North Korea denounces Pelosi for deterrence talks during South Korea visit
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea denounced U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday for supporting deterrence against North Korea during her visit to South Korea this week. Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart, National Assembly S…
Shelling hits power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, both sides trade blame
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Shelling hit a high-voltage power line on Friday at a major Ukrainian nuclear power station captured by Russia, prompting the plant’s operators to disconnect a reactor despite no radioactive leak being detected. Ukrai…
Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 10 people, including a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement….
China halts military, climate dialogue with U.S. over Pelosi Taiwan trip
By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – China announced on Friday it was halting dialogue with the United States in a number of areas, including between theater-level military commanders and on climate change, in a furore over U.S. House Speaker N…
U.S. stocks slip, Treasury yields rise and dollar rallies after robust U.S. jobs report
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 headed lower, Treasury yields rose and the dollar rallied on Friday after the U.S. July employment report blasted past expectations, raising the odds of continued monetary tightening from the Federal Res…
Moscow, Kyiv exchange accusations after Ukrainian nuclear plant shelled
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest of its kind in Europe, and laying the ground for a potential disaster. Russia’s defence ministry said it was only by luck t…