(Reuters) – The Russian defence ministry on Saturday announced it had cleared the entire urban area of Mariupol of Ukrainian forces and said only a few fighters remained in the Azovstal steelworks, the scene of repeated clashes. In an online post, the …
Pope attends but does not preside at Easter vigil service
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis attended but did not preside at an Easter vigil service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday night, presumably because of recurring leg pain that has forced him to curtail some activities. Italian …
Russian navy head meets crew of sunken missile cruiser – defence ministry
(Reuters) – The head of the Russian navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, has met with crew members from the sunken missile cruiser Moskva and said they would continue to serve in the navy, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Russia said on Thursday the M…
Russia says its forces clear most of Mariupol, strike Kyiv suburb
By Pavel Polityuk and Maria Starkova KYIV/LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities on Saturday, as Moscow said its troops had cleared the urban area of Mariupol and only a small contingent of…
Eyeing green vote, Macron vows to exit oil, coal and gas
By Michel Rose MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the “first great nation” to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young and green voters he fears could abstain in next w…
China’s regulator says Didi delisting does not concern other U.S. listed Chinese firms
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Saturday that Didi Global decision to delist from New York Stock Exchange was a decision the Chinese ride-hailing giant made on its own based on the market and the company’s own situation. Didi’…
Ukrainians brave Russian-mined cemetery to mourn the dead
By Joseph Campbell and Zohra Bensemra TROSTYANETS, Ukraine (Reuters) – The handmade sign on the gate warns “The cemetery is mined. Danger.” but residents of the formerly occupied town of Trostyanets in northern Ukraine still come to visit the fresh gra…
South African flood victims search for bodies of lost loved ones
LINDELANI, South Africa (Reuters) – Bonakele Mtshali was away at a funeral when flash floods on South Africa’s east coast swept her iron-roof shack off the hillside in Lindelani township, taking two of her girls with it. She had been searching with a g…
Spanish village changes its name to Ukraine in show of solidarity
By Jon Nazca FUENTES DE ANDALUCIA, Spain (Reuters) – A peaceful white-walled village in southern Spain has changed its name to Ukraine in solidarity with those caught up in the conflict more than 4,000 km (2,500 miles) away. On a sign at a roundabout a…
French police fire tear gas as anti far-right protesters march in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – French security forces briefly fired tear gas in Paris on Saturday as opponents of the far-right marched in the capital, according to a Reuters witness. Demonstrators resumed their protests minutes later. (Reporting by Clotaire Achi; …