MOSCOW (Reuters) – Siemens Energy handed over Canadian documentation to Russian gas giant Gazprom on Sunday which would allow the transport of turbines for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported. Nord Stream 1, which run…
Pope arrives in Canada on tour of ‘penance’ for indigenous abuse
By Philip Pullella and Anna Mehler Paperny EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) -Pope Francis landed in Canada on Sunday to kick off a five-day trip that will center around his apology on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church for the abuse that indigenous childre…
Cricket-Cricket Scotland board resigns ahead of report into racism
(Reuters) – The board of Cricket Scotland resigned with immediate effect on Sunday, a day before an independent report into racism in the sport is published. The review was commissioned after allegations were made by one of the country’s all-time leadi…
Israeli forces kill two gunmen in W.Bank clash, strike boat off Gaza
By Ali Sawafta NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed two Palestinian fighters in a pre-dawn clash in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and, off the coast of the Gaza Strip, attacked a fishing boat accused of smuggling in Hamas supplies from…
Three dead in graduation shooting at top Philippines university
MANILA (Reuters) -Three people died in a shooting at a university graduation ceremony in the Philippines’ capital region on Sunday, including a former mayor from the volatile south of the country, police said. Local Quezon City police chief Remus Medin…
Ukraine works to resume grain exports, flags Russian strikes as risk
By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warned deliveries would suffer if a Russian missile …
Wildfire burns coastal homes in Greek island Lesbos, beach resort evacuated
ATHENS (Reuters) -A wildfire that started in mountainous forests on the Greek island of Lesbos near Turkey on Saturday burned properties at the beach resort of Vatera as more aircraft joined firefighting efforts. Authorities earlier ordered the evacuat…
Tell us where Russian troops are living, Ukraine tells citizens in key region
By David Ljunggren (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence ministry on Saturday urged citizens in a key area seized by Russia to reveal where Moscow’s troops were living and who among the local population was collaborating with the occupying authorities. The sta…
Reactions to Russia’s strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port
KYIV (Reuters) – A Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port on Saturday has threatened a deal to aid grain exports and ease a global food crisis. Following is global reaction: UNITED NATIONS SPOKESPERSON “The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) unequivo…
Russian missile strike kills three in central Ukraine – governor
KYIV (Reuters) -Three people were killed when 13 Russian missiles hit a military airfield and railway infrastructure in Ukraine’s central region of Kirovohrad on Saturday, the regional governor said. Two security guards were killed at an electricity su…