MOSCOW (Reuters) – The refusal of Ukraine and Western powers to recognise Moscow’s control of Crimea poses a “systemic threat” for Russia and any outside attack on the region will prompt a “Judgment Day” response, former president Dmitry Medvedev said …
Cricket-Pant, Pandya fire as India beat England in third ODI to win series
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya’s superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Sunday and complete a 2-1 serie…
Ukraine central bank has sold over $12 billion of its gold reserves during war – deputy head
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank has sold $12.4 billion of gold reserves since the beginning of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, the bank’s deputy head said on Sunday. “We are selling (this gold) so that our importers are able to buy necessary good…
Macron decries anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary of Jewish deportations
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron warned against anti-Semitism and historical revisionism on Sunday as he commemorated victims of the Holocaust on the 80th anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv roundup of Jewish families. On July 16-17, 1942, a…
‘Climate change affects everyone’: Europe battles wildfires in intense heat
By Guillermo Martinez JERTE, Spain (Reuters) -Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are…
Biden disputes Saudi account of Khashoggi murder discussion
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a major point of contention between the two countries. U.S. int…
Boeing aims to ignite Farnborough Airshow under record heat
By Tim Hepher and David Shepardson FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Boeing will seek to shore up its troubled 737 MAX 10 and 777X jets with orders officially worth over $15 billion from Delta Air Lines and Lufthansa this week, as the aerospace industry…
Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons
By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations in “all operational areas”. As Wester…
Eight crew members killed in Ukraine cargo plane crash in northern Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) -A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in northern Greece late on Saturday, killing all eight crew members on board, Greek and Serbian authorities said on Sunday. Witnesses said the aircraft had c…
SAS and pilots to resume negotiations on Monday after 14 days of strike -NRK
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ailing Scandinavian airline SAS and striking pilot unions will resume negotiations on Monday, public broadcaster NRK said, after failing to reach new collective agreements over the weekend. Most SAS pilots in Sweden, Denmark and N…