By Maayan Lubell and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/UMM SAFA, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli security chiefs on Saturday designated settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as “nationalist terrorism” that merits stepped-up counter measures, and their remarks drew anger from far-right cabinet ministers. A surge of violence over the past week in the West…
ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) -Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow began turning back on Saturday, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power, in a move their leader said would avoid bloodshed. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former Putin ally and founder of the Wagner army, said his men…
(Reuters) – A bridge in Montana collapsed into the Yellowstone River early on Saturday, landing multiple rail cars in the water, officials said. Montana Rail Link, the company operating the train, said in a statement that “several hazmat cars” plunged into the river. No injuries were reported among the train crew, it added. The rail…
By Cooper Inveen and Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone voted on Saturday in a national election which the main opposition party hopes will see public frustration with deep economic hardship foil President Julius Maada Bio’s re-election bid. About 3.4 million people were registered to vote in the presidential and legislative ballot after a campaign…
By Jonathan Allen and Hannah Beier DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – On May 12, the library coordinator for Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District sent an email to colleagues that some conservative parents and Christian advocacy groups had long prayed to see. The email instructed school library staff to remove all copies of two books within 24…
By Julia Harte (Reuters) -Abortion rights supporters and opponents held dueling rallies around the U.S. on Saturday, the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized the procedure nationwide. In Washington, speakers from national abortion rights groups, including Women’s March and NARAL Pro-Choice America, assembled…
(This June 22 story has been corrected to fix the amount of museum donations to be returned to $550,000, not $550 million, in paragraph 13) By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on Thursday sued a former aide to Hillary Clinton and the former aide’s investment firm, seeking to claw back…
(In June 22 story, final paragraph, corrects amount of museum donations to be returned to $550,000 not $550 million) By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on Thursday sued a former aide to Hillary Clinton and the former aide’s investment firm, seeking to claw back $700 million in investments allegedly made with…
(Reuters) -Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters surged most of the way to Moscow before their leader said they had agreed to turn back to avoid bloodshed. Here is a timeline of events as they have unfolded over the last 24 hours. FRIDAY Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the private army called Wagner, releases a video stepping…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mutinous Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday he had ordered his fighters advancing on Moscow in convoy to turn around and return to their bases to avoid bloodshed. Prigozhin had earlier said that he wanted to oust the army’s top brass and “restore justice”. Putin said the mutiny had to…
