(Reuters) – Russian shelling hit a museum dedicated to the philosopher and poet Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the Ukrainian village of Skovorodynivka, causing a fire that destroyed the building, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Sinegubov said on Saturday. The ov…
EU Iran nuclear talks coordinator to visit Tehran amid stalled talks – Nour News
DUBAI (Reuters) – The European Union’s Iran nuclear talks coordinator Enrique Mora is to visit Tehran on Tuesday, the semi-official agency Nour News reported on Saturday, as talks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have stalled. “This…
France’s Macron promises new approach during second-term inauguration
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for his second term as president on Saturday, promising to lead the country with a “new method” as his political rivals kicked off campaigning for next month’s legislative elections. In a country w…
Berlin authorities looking into device disabled at residence housing Russian media
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Berlin criminal investigators and prosecutors were on Saturday studying a device found and destroyed at a residential building housing Russian news agency staff in the city’s Steglitz district, Berlin authorities said. The device w…
N.Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says
By Joyce Lee and Kantaro Komiya SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea said, an escalation just before the inauguration of a South Korean president who has vowed to take a hard line agains…
Beijing kicks off fresh round of COVID tests as Shanghai postpones crucial exams
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing kicked off a fresh round of mass testing for COVID-19 on Saturday and shut more bus routes and metro stations, as it seeks to avert the fate of Shanghai, where millions of residents have been locked down for…
Fiji court rules Russian yacht to stay in South Pacific nation for now
By Lucy Craymer and Kirsty Needham WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A Fiji court has ruled that the $300 million yacht allegedly owned by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov and seized by the United States must remain in Fiji for now. The Fiji Court of Appeal has …
Soccer-Chelsea confirm terms agreed Boehly-led consortium to buy club
(Reuters) – Chelsea Football Club said it had agreed terms with a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by Clearlake Capital over the acquisition of the English Premier League soccer team. “The sale is expected to comp…
Motor racing-McLaren say they are not for sale as Audi seek to enter F1
MIAMI (Reuters) – McLaren have had talks with Audi but are not for sale, team boss Zak Brown said on Friday in response to Volkswagen’s announcement that its Audi and Porsche brands would be entering Formula One. A source told Reuters in March that Aud…
Explainer-Might Russia use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war?
By Arshad Mohammed and Robin Emmott (Reuters) – At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone who intervened in the conflict. Below are some of the key…