MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it would expel five Swedish diplomats in what it said was a retaliatory measure for Sweden’s “confrontational course” in relations with Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was responding to the expulsion of five of its diplomatic staff from Sweden last month, which it called an “openly …
Russia expels five Swedish diplomats, says ties at “unprecedented low” Read More »
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Economy Minister Robert Habeck’s constituency office said on Thursday it had received an envelope containing a white substance, prompting a large-scale police operation. After a preliminary examination police believe the substance was merely finely-ground sand, a spokesperson said, pending a full investigation of the incident. Employees of Habeck’s office in Flensburg, near …
German economy minister’s office receives envelope with white powder Read More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and transferring its positions there to regular Russian troops, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video published on Thursday. “We are withdrawing the units from Bakhmut. From today at five in the morning, May 25 until June …
Russia’s Wagner starts withdrawing units from Bakhmut – Prigozhin Read More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Spain has lost a bid to claim immunity in a London court in a 120 million-euro ($129 million) case over cuts to renewable energy incentives. Two investors, Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, took Spain to arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty nearly 10 years ago for withdrawing subsidies for renewable energy. …
Spain loses immunity bid in $129 million renewable energy incentives lawsuit Read More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s internal spy agency said on Thursday it had detained two Ukrainian saboteurs plotting to blow up the power lines of two nuclear power stations to shut down the reactors and embarrass Russia on the eve of this month’s Victory Day holiday. The Federal Security Service (FSB), the main successor to the …
Russia detains Ukrainians for plotting attack on nuclear power station lines Read More »
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday it had shot down all 36 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks which it said probably targeted critical infrastructure and military facilities. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it had been an “uneasy night” but commended the work of air defences. “Continuing to terrorise Ukraine, the enemy used …
Ukraine says it shot down 36 drones in overnight Russian attacks Read More »
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary received European Commission approval to amend contracts for new reactors at its Paks nuclear power plant, awarded nine years ago to Russia’s Rosatom, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday. Hungary, which buys most of its energy from Russia, signed an agreement with Rosatom to build two reactors with capacity of …
Hungary gets EU’s OK to amend Russian nuclear plant contract Read More »
By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -LaLiga President Javier Tebas apologised on Wednesday for his online rant at Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr after the Brazilian took to social media to complain about racist insults he suffered during a match and the Spanish league’s inaction. The game against Valencia on Sunday was halted for 10 minutes …
Soccer-LaLiga chief Tebas apologises for rant about Vinicius’s racism complaint Read More »
By Vitalii Hnidyi NEAR THE RUSSIAN BORDER, Ukraine (Reuters) -The Russian commander of a militia that conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week said on Wednesday his group would soon launch more incursions into Russian territory. Denis Kapustin, who described himself as the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), spoke to …
Leader of cross-border raid warns Russia to expect more incursions Read More »
By Mike Davidson (Reuters) -Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said. …
