By Byungwook Kim and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States ended joint military dri…
Horse racing-Animal rights group protesters delay Epsom Derby by entering course
(Reuters) – The Epsom Derby was delayed on Saturday after six protesters from campaign group Animal Rebellion entered the course and had to be removed by the police. The protesters wore sashes with the words “Animal Justice” as they demanded an end to …
Soccer-England players booed when taking the knee in Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – England players were booed by Hungary supporters when taking the knee in protest against racial injustice ahead of their Nations League clash in Budapest on Saturday. Hungary were hosting England in what was officially a behind-clo…
Soccer-Szoboszlai penalty earns Hungary first win over England in 60 years
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -A second-half penalty from Dominik Szoboszlai earned Hungary a shock 1-0 win over England in the Nations League on Saturday – their first victory against Gareth Southgate’s side in 60 years. Looking to get their preparations for the…
Mercedes to recall about 1 million older models worldwide
BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost a million older cars from around the world due to possible problems with the brake booster, the company said on Saturday. Models of the ML, GL (BR 164) and R-Class (BR 251) series produced between 200…
Two Saudi delegations to visit U.S. as ties improve
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) – Two Saudi government delegations plan to visit the United States this month, officials said on Saturday, as Riyadh and Washington step up efforts to fix strained ties and lay the ground for an eventual visit by U….
Pope says he will meet Ukraine officials to discuss possible trip
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday he would meet soon with Ukrainian officials to discuss the possibility of a visit to their country. Francis disclosed the coming meeting in a question-and-answer session with chi…
KLM says it won’t bring more passengers to Amsterdam Saturday
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM, said it would not bring any further passengers on Saturday from European destinations to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, its main hub. The airline, which had already cancelled dozens of flights …
Wife of Russian billionaire Melnichenko contests EU sanctions
By David Gauthier-Villars (Reuters) – A European Union decision to extend sanctions against Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko to his wife is “irrational” because she has never held Russian citizenship or resided in Russia, a representative for the…
Putin says Russian anti-aircraft forces ‘cracking’ enemy weapons ‘like nuts’
(Reuters) – Russian anti-aircraft forces have shot down dozens of Ukrainian weapons and are “cracking them like nuts,” President Vladimir Putin said in a brief excerpt of an interview aired on Saturday. RIA news agency, which first cited the comments, …