By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on Sunday, killing the owner of one of the country’s largest grain producing and exporting companies, the local governor said. …
Red Cross condemns attacks on Ukrainian POWs, has got no access to site
ZURICH (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet received permission to visit the site of Friday’s attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, it said on Sunday, condemning the incident at the Olenivka fac…
On Navy Day, Putin says United States is main threat to Russia
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia’s main rival and set out Russia’s global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea…
Sadr’s followers set up for long sit-in at Iraq parliament
By John Davison BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr erected tents and prepared for an open-ended sit-in at Iraq’s parliament on Sunday, in a move that could prolong political deadlock or plunge the country into fresh…
Philippine ex-President Fidel Ramos dies – Rappler news site
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine former President Fidel Ramos, who ruled the Southeast Asian country between 1992 and 1998, died on Sunday aged 94, online news site Rappler reported, citing his niece. Ramos, who held high-ranking security roles before bec…
Hezbollah warns Israel against ‘playing with time’ over maritime border dispute
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah group issued a video on Sunday showing vessels involved in the Israeli offshore oil and gas industry and warned against “playing with time”, underlining its threat of military escalation amid maritime border…
Australia PM says Indigenous-voice details to follow referendum
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Details for giving Australia’s Indigenous people a voice in parliament will follow a national referendum on the question, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday. Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party government is seeking a refe…
Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
(Removes extra word ‘said’ in paragraph 2) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the “specific trajectory information” needed to know where …
Guatemala detains renowned journalist on money laundering, blackmail allegations
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan authorities arrested a well-known local journalist on accusations of money laundering and blackmail, according to a prosecutor in charge of the case, a move that has sparked outrage among human righ…
Israel grounds F-35s over pilot ejection seat concerns
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli Air Force announced a temporary halt in its stealth fighter F-35 aircraft activity on Saturday, following U.S. concerns over defects in pilot ejection systems. Aircraft will undergo inspections that will last a few day…