For Russians near Ukraine border, conflict feels very close to home
By Tatiana Gomozova and Alexander Paramoshin RAZUMNOYE, Russia (Reuters) – Irina Markevich used to sleep in summer with her windows…
June 8, 2023
Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘blatant lies’ about Crimea discrimination, MH17
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday denied Ukrainian accusations that it backed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and…
Veteran Russian rights campaigner Orlov goes on trial for discrediting army
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of Russia’s longest-serving and most respected human rights campaigners went on trial on Thursday, facing the…
US Supreme Court rules for Jack Daniel’s in fight over parody dog toy
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to Jack Daniel’s…
Blinken says he will work on Israel-Saudi-Arabia normalization
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) -Washington will press ahead with efforts to normalize diplomatic ties between…
Visa, MasterCard fight off new UK mass actions over fees for now
LONDON (Reuters) -Global payments processors Visa and Mastercard have fought off a new set of lawsuits over fees charged to…
Trio of French businessmen plan counter-offer for Casino
By Dominique Vidalon and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – A trio of French businessmen readied on Thursday to make a…
Hundreds plucked from flooded homes; Ukraine dismisses counteroffensive reports
By Viktoriia Lakezina and Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ukrainians were rescued from rooftops on Thursday, two days…
Top US senator urges increased personnel to mitigate Canada wildfire effects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to double the…
Extreme weather expected as El Nino climate pattern returns, US forecaster says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) -El Nino has officially returned and is likely to yield extreme weather later this year,…