Factbox-Crimea Bridge: why is it important and what happened to it
(Reuters) – Traffic on the road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was stopped early on Monday due to…
Politics
Progressive US Democrat Jayapal apologizes for calling Israel ‘racist’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Pramila Jayapal, who heads a large group of progressive Democrats in the U.S. Congress, on Sunday…
China’s Xiaomi bets bigger on India retail stores amid Samsung rivalry
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -China’s Xiaomi will focus on boosting its India sales from retail outlets after years…
Putin says Russia has stockpiled cluster bombs and will use them in Ukraine if it has to
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and reserved the right to…
Ukraine says fighting in east has intensified
KYIV (Reuters) -Fighting in eastern Ukraine has “somewhat intensified” as Ukrainian and Russian forces clash in at least three areas…
US Senate leader Schumer wants to sanction China over fentanyl
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will push to include in upcoming defense policy legislation…
Hamas unable to pay salaries in Gaza after Qatari aid delay, officials say
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers have been unable to pay salaries for 50,000 public…
Third-party No Labels will not be a ‘spoiler’ in 2024 election, chair says
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The third-party No Labels group will stay out of the 2024 U.S. presidential race…
Ukraine, Poland say Wagner fighters arrive in Belarus
(Reuters) -Fighters from the Wagner group have arrived in Belarus from Russia, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Saturday, a…
Chinese military-run hospital ship arrives in Kiribati
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese military-run hospital ship has arrived in Kiribati for the first time,…