By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s conservatives look set to come first in a regional election in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday in a boost to former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party, which was ousted from national gover…
Ireland calls for partnership not threats from UK on Brexit protocol
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The European Union needs partnership from Britain rather than threats of unliateral action if the two sides are to reach a compromise on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland in the coming weeks, Ireland’s Foreign Minister sai…
Moscow’s mood ahead of Victory Day mixes anxiety and resilience
(Reuters) – Moscow residents appeared anxious but resilient as the country prepared on Sunday for its annual commemoration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with an economy reeling from the West’s most stringent economic sanctions in modern times…
Russia says it hit Ukrainian warship near Odesa, downed two bombers
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday it had destroyed a Ukrainian navy ship near Odesa with a missile strike overnight. The ministry said its missiles had hit a ‘Project 1241’ corvette, a class of Soviet missile corvettes with a NATO re…
As Beijing COVID outbreak proves stubborn, mass tests become routine
By Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Millions of Beijing residents queued up for another round of COVID-19 tests on Sunday, in what is becoming a daily routine as the Chinese capital races to contain a small but stubborn outbr…
Bombing of school in Ukraine kills two, dozens more feared dead – governor
(Reuters) -Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka and the 60 who remain under the debris are feared dead, Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said on Sunday. Gaidai said Russia …
Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin
By Alessandra Prentice ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – As many as 60 people are feared to have been killed when a bomb struck a village school in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday while Russian forces continued shelling the last h…
New York subway shooting suspect indicted on terrorism charge
(Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury on Saturday indicted a man for terrorism and other charges stemming from an April 12 gunfire and smoke bomb attack that injured 23 people on the New York City subway. The indictment in U.S. District Court for the Eastern D…
UK to provide 1.3 billion pounds of further military support to Ukraine
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine, making the pledge ahead of a planned video call on Sunday by Group of Seven leaders with Ukrainian…
Sinn Fein secures largest number of seats in Northern Ireland parliament
BELFAST (Reuters) – Sinn Fein secured the largest number of seats in an election to Northern Ireland’s regional parliament for the first time on Saturday, official results showed. The Irish nationalist party secured 27 seats, three ahead of the pro-Bri…