By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -Poland’s Iga Swiatek continued her dominance on Parisian clay with a third French Open crown in the last four years, defeating unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-4 in a thrilling final to capture her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday. Swiatek has now lost only two out of 26…
KYIV (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $500 million in new military aid for Ukraine during an unannounced trip to war-time Kyiv on Saturday, as Ukraine girds for a counteroffensive against Russian forces and grapples with regular air strikes. Trudeau paid his respects at a memorial to Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting pro-Russian forces since…
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Four Indigenous children who were missing for more than five weeks in Colombia’s southern jungle, after surviving a plane crash which killed their mother, are in an “acceptable” state of health, the government said on Saturday. The siblings were found on Friday in Caqueta province after weeks of searching by the military, Indigenous…
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Nine people were killed in an attack claimed by al Shabaab Islamist militants at an upmarket restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday night, police said. Those killed at the popular Pearl restaurant were six civilians and three soldiers, police said in a statement. Additionally, Abdikadir…
By Tom Balmforth and Iryna Nazarchuk KYIV/ODESA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia fired missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday, killing three civilians in the Black Sea city of Odesa and striking a military air field in the central Poltava region, Kyiv authorities said. The attacks, in which a 29-year-old was…
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday about the consequences of delivering drones to Russia, Macron’s office said on Saturday. In a phone call, Macron urged Iran to “immediately cease” the support it is giving Russia in the war against Ukraine. Macron also expressed concerns about the trajectory of the…
By Carolina Mandl and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Crispin Odey, one of Britain’s best-known hedge fund managers, will be leaving the company he founded, Odey Asset Management, following allegations of sexual misconduct, the firm’s executive committee said on Saturday. The Financial Times and Tortoise, in a joint publication on Thursday, reported allegations by 13…
By Dominique Vidalon and Cecile Mantovani PARIS (Reuters) – The suspect in a knife attack in which four toddlers and two pensioners were wounded in the southeastern French town of Annecy on Thursday has been placed in detention, the local prosecutor said on Saturday. The suspect, a Syrian refugee born in 1991, is under formal…
(Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has briefed Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the upcoming visit by African leaders to Russia and Ukraine in a bid to end hostilities, the South African presidency said on Saturday. Chinese state broadcaster reported that the two leaders had a phone call on Friday. In a statement, South…
By Philip Pullella and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery is going well but doctors advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony to avoid strain on his abdomen. Briefing reporters at the Gemelli hospital on Saturday, chief surgeon Sergio Alfieri also said the 86-year-old had agreed with…
