By Kirsty Needham SUVA (Reuters) – Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world’s two biggest carbon emitters to take more action on climate change while pledging unity in the face of …
Athletics-Jamaica trio make easy work of 100m heats, Briton Asher-Smith fastest
By Amy Tennery EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) – Jamaican trio Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson rolled through the women’s 100 metres heats at the World Championships on Saturday but it was Briton Dina Asher-Smith advancing wi…
French public figures accuse new minister of homophobic comments
PARIS (Reuters) – More than 100 French public figures have signed an open letter denouncing what they said were homophobic remarks by a recently appointed government minister. Caroline Cayeux, appointed minister for territorial cohesion as part of Fran…
Russian strike kills three people in Kharkiv region – governor
By Yiming Woo CHUHUIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian strike hit the northeast Ukrainian town of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region overnight, killing three people and wounding three others, the regional governor said on Saturday. The strike damaged a two-storey …
Italy’s gas storage ‘well above 65%’ of capacity, on track for 90% by October
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy has filled far more than 65% of its gas storage capacity and is on track to achieve its target of reaching storage levels of 90% in October, the ecological transition minister said on Saturday. “Our storage is well above 65%. We…
Biden ends trip with U.S.-Saudi relations on the mend but few other wins
By Jarrett Renshaw JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took a step to mending their troubled relationship with a fist bump, but the U.S. leader left the kingdom on Saturday with few big succes…
Hungarians rally against Orban’s reforms, skeptical of change
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Around 1,000 Hungarians demonstrated against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government on Saturday in the latest of a series of smaller demonstrations this week since his right-wing Fidesz party passed legislation…
Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe
By Layli Foroudi and Sergio Goncalves PARIS/LISBON (Reuters) -Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts…
Russia says it will ramp up operations as rockets pound Ukraine
By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Saturday its forces would step up military operations in Ukraine in “all operational areas” as Moscow’s rockets and missiles pounded cities in strikes that Kyiv says have killed dozens in r…
Sri Lanka’s ousted president says he ‘took all possible steps’ to prevent crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took “all possible steps” to avert the economic c…