KYIV (Reuters) – Two armed groups, the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) and Freedom of Russia Legion, say they have carried out attacks in Russia’s western Belgorod region in recent weeks. Kyiv has denied any role and said the attackers are Russian citizens. Here is what we know about the groups. RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS The RVC…
(Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday that it saw no prospects for extending the Black Sea grain export deal, which is set to expire in mid-July, Russian news agencies reported. TASS news agency quoted the ministry as saying that it was continuing consultations with the United Nations, and that ship inspections had resumed….
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of troops while Ukraine accused Moscow of spreading lies. It was not immediately clear whether or not the attack represented the start of…
By Ben Blanchard and Laurie Chen TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. Navy has released a video of what it called an “unsafe interaction” in the Taiwan Strait, in which a Chinese warship crossed in front of a U.S. destroyer in the sensitive waterway, a risky incident amid deteriorating Sino-U.S. ties. The encounter comes as both countries…
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic turmoil across the world. Here are some details of the impact: * DEATH The war has caused death on a level not seen in Europe since World War Two. From Feb. 24,…
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered the latest in a series of rulings undercutting organized labor, with some legal experts predicting that the decision will make unions that engage in strikes more vulnerable to lawsuits while others see a more modest impact. An 8-1 ruling on Thursday authored by…
RIYADH (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, state media reported, as the kingdom continues to expand its diplomatic outreach beyond traditional Western alliances. Maduro was received at the airport of the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah by Deputy Governor of Mecca region Prince Badr bin Sultan and other…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada (BoC) became the first major global central bank to pause its rate-hike campaign in January, but the economy’s surprisingly strong performance since then will test Governor Tiff Macklem’s resolve to stay on the sidelines this week. A return to rate-hike mode would raise questions about…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets retained a warm afterglow from Friday’s shining U.S. employment reading, with only minor gains in crude oil prices on Saudi Arabia’s output cut clouding the picture. A forecast-busting May payrolls gain, coupled with signs of cooling wage growth, provided…
(Fixes typo of word ‘hospitalised’ in lead paragraph) KABUL (Reuters) – Around 60 Afghan girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at their school in northern Afghanistan, police said on Monday. The poisoning, which targeted a girls’ school in the Afghan province of Sar-e Pol, comes after intense scrutiny of girls’ education in the war-torn nation…
