KYIV, (Reuters) – Russia said yesterday its forces would step up military operations in Ukraine in “all operational areas” as Moscow’s rockets and missiles pounded cities in strikes that Kyiv says have killed dozens in recent days.
MANILA, (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the transport ministry to renegotiate loan agreements struck by his predecessor with China for railway projects worth $4.90 billion, an official said yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A lawyer pushing the baseless claim of massive fraud in the 2020 election urged former President Donald Trump to overturn his loss through steps that would be viewed as “martial law,” according to a memo published online yesterday by the New York Times.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – The heirs of a 19th century sultanate are seeking to seize Malaysian government assets around the world in a bid to enforce a $14.9 billion arbitration award they won against the Southeast Asian nation, despite a stay on the case handed by a French court, their lawyers told Reuters.
KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – The heirs of a 19th century sultanate are seeking to seize Malaysian government assets around the world in a bid to enforce a $14.9 billion arbitration award they won against the Southeast Asian nation, despite a stay on the case handed by a French court, their lawyers told Reuters.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he told Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, shortly after exchanging a fist bump with the kingdom’s de facto ruler.
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine, (Reuters) A Ukrainian city far from the frontline grieved its dead from a missile strike, including a 4-year-old girl, as Russian bombardment rained down on towns across the country.
LIMA, (Reuters) – The Peruvian government yesterday said the country runs the risk of being unable to host the Organization of American States (OAS) annual General Assembly this year because of a congressional decision opposing gender neutral bathrooms.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council yesterday unanimously threatened targeted sanctions against criminal gangs and human rights abusers in Haiti and called on countries to stop a flow of guns to the strife-torn Caribbean country.
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind the frontlines in an attack Kyiv officials said killed at least 23 people and constituted another war crime against civilians.
COLOMBO/SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation yesterday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest biofuel producer BSBios will build the country’s first big facility that uses wheat to make ethanol, which will increase, not diminish, food supplies, its chief executive said, amid a global discussion on prioritizing food over fuel production.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain’s next prime minister yesterday in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian demonstrators yesterday burned tires and blocked streets of the capital to protest ongoing fuel shortages even as the country’s main fuel terminal renewed deliveries that had been suspended due to an outbreak of gang violence.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s tourism fund has terminated a high-profile construction contract it awarded last year to a consortium led by a subsidiary of mining and transport firm Grupo Mexico GMEXICOB.MX,
ISTANBUL/UNITED NATIONS, New York, (Reuters) – Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey hailed progress at talks in Istanbul that aim to resume Black Sea grain exports blocked by Russia and ease the risk of starvation faced by millions, but an end to the war remained far off as heavy shelling continued.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak won the biggest backing from Conservative lawmakers yesterday in the first vote to choose who will succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister, while two more rivals were eliminated.