By Natalie Grover, John Revill and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on …
‘I am the underdog,’ says British PM candidate Sunak
GRANTHAM, England (Reuters) -Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday described himself as the underdog in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister. Sunak’s resignation helped trigger a revolt that saw Prime Minister Boris Joh…
UK holidaymakers face more long delays at Port of Dover
LONDON (Reuters) -Long traffic jams built up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain’s main gateway to Europe, and officials said the disruption could be worse than the logjam seen on Friday. Travellers setting out at the start of the British sc…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of exploiting its position in a nuclear power plant it had seized to target a nearby town in a rocket attack that killed at least 13 people and left many others seriously wounded. FIGHTING * Russia launch…
Turkey summons Swedish charges d’affaires over ‘terrorist propaganda’ in Stockholm – sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish foreign ministry summoned the Swedish charges d’affaires in Ankara to convey its “strong reaction” to what it called “terrorist propaganda” during a Kurdish group’s protest in Stockholm, diplomatic sources said. Finland and S…
UK says Ukraine continues offensive against Russia in Kherson
(Reuters) – Heavy fighting has been taking place in the last 48 hours as Ukrainian forces continued their offensive against Russia in Kherson province, west of the Dnipro River, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Russian forces are using a…
Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just a day earlier to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages …
Explainer-What charges could Trump face for trying to overturn 2020 election?
By Luc Cohen and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol has sought to build a case that then-President Donald Trump behaved illegally when he tried to overturn his 2020 electo…
Olympics-London mayor Khan wants the city to host the Olympics again
(Reuters) – Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said on Friday that his office was working on getting the Olympics back to the city and making them the “greenest Games ever”. London last hosted the Summer Olympics in 2012 and the earliest bid would be for 2036 …
Rogers rejects antitrust agency’s request for more time to probe Freedom sale
By Ismail Shakil and Divya Rajagopal OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s antitrust agency said on Friday it needs more time to investigate the concession offered by Rogers Communications Inc to allay competition concerns over its proposed C$20 billion ($15.5 b…