(Reuters) – Ukraine has asked the International Atomic Energy Agency for “a comprehensive list of equipment” it needs to operate nuclear power plants during the war with Russia, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Saturday. This includes radiat…
Germany to buy 60 heavy transport helicopters from Boeing -Bild am Sonntag
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will buy 60 CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters from Boeing worth around 5 billion euros ($5.40 billion)as it upgrades its military armour, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday, citing government sources. The h…
New Mexico hit hard as wildfires sweep parched Southwest
(This April 23 story corrects paragraph 4 to read “east” instead of “west.”) By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – Wind-driven wildfires in northern New Mexico burned multiple homes and forced hundreds to flee mountain villages as blazes raged in the pa…
OSCE says trying to secure release of monitors held in eastern Ukraine
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Saturday it was working to secure the release of a number of Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) members who had been detained in eastern Ukraine. “The OSCE is extremely co…
Berlin institute taps World War Two experience to document Ukraine war crimes
By Riham Alkousaa and Fanny Brodersen BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin’s Pilecki Institute, which is dedicated to researching 20th century history including Nazi crimes in World War Two, is tapping that experience to collect testimonies from refugees about po…
‘I want to see the sun’ begs child in Mariupol steel works
(Reuters) – Women and children sheltering in a giant steel works in Mariupol that is the last holdout of Ukrainian defenders of the southern port city, said in a video released on Saturday they are desperate to get out and are running out of food. The …
UK confirms supply of vehicles, drones and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday to confirm Britain will supply fresh weaponry to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion. “The Prime Minister confirmed tha…
Russia investigates media report on presence of British SAS special forces in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s top state investigative body said on Saturday it was looking into a Russian media report alleging that sabotage experts from Britain’s SAS special forces have been deployed to western Ukraine. The Special Air Service is an e…
Ukraine president spoke with UK’s Johnson about ‘new phase’ of military aid
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has spoken with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about a “new phase” of military aid, including the provision of heavy weapons, the president’s deputy chief of staff Andriy Sybiga said on Saturday…
Strike causes chaos at Amsterdam airport as holiday begins
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport urged travellers on Saturday to stay away as a strike by ground personnel at the start of a school holiday caused chaos at Europe’s third-busiest airport. “The terminal is too full a…