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Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting

30 Mar 2023

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for Helsinki to join the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine. The Turkish parliament was the last among the 30 members of the alliance to ratify Finland’s membership after Hungary’s legislature approved a similar bill …

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Russia bid to ‘weaponize energy’ on Blinken agenda at NATO meet

30 Mar 2023

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will push back on Russia’s attempts to “weaponize energy” and rally support for a Ukrainian counteroffensive when he meets NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, an official said on Thursday. A meeting of the U.S.-EU Energy Council will focus on joint efforts …

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Russia arrests US reporter on spy charges, White House says allegations ‘ridiculous’

30 Mar 2023

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday charged an American correspondent for the Wall Street Journal with spying, in a case certain to worsen Moscow’s diplomatic feud with Washington over the war in Ukraine and likely to further isolate Russia. The newspaper denied the allegations and demanded the immediate release of “trusted and dedicated …

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Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Russia ties resists eviction

30 Mar 2023

By Max Hunder and Yurii Kovalenko KYIV (Reuters) -Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order. Tensions over the presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) at the 980-year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery have risen …

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US reporter’s detention in Russia on spy charges widens rift between nuclear rivals

30 Mar 2023

By Andrew Osborn, Felix Light and Patricia Zengerle LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Moscow court ruled that a U.S. journalist for the Wall Street Journal should be detained for nearly two months on suspicion of spying, the most serious move against a foreign journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine and one quickly condemned by Washington. Russia’s FSB security …

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Pope Francis in much better health after antibiotics, Vatican says

30 Mar 2023

By Crispian Balmer and Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving an infusion of antibiotics for an infectious bronchitis, the Vatican said in an upbeat statement on Thursday. The pope was taken to hospital on Wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties, raising fresh concerns over …

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Four bankers who helped Putin’s friend set up Swiss bank account convicted

30 Mar 2023

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Four bankers who helped a close friend of Vladimir Putin move millions of francs through Swiss bank accounts have been convicted of lacking diligence in financial transactions. The four were found guilty on Thursday of helping Sergey Roldugin, a concert cellist who has been dubbed “Putin’s wallet” by the …

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Israeli government delays disputed judiciary bill amid mass protests

30 Mar 2023

(This March 27 story has been corrected to add the locations of casualties in paragraph 19) By Emily Rose and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday put off a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul amid fears that Israel’s worst national crisis in years could fracture his …

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Memorial for Nashville shooting victims: ‘Our hearts are broken’

30 Mar 2023

By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O’Brien NASHVILLE (Reuters) -First lady Jill Biden joined a memorial vigil in Nashville on Wednesday for the three children and three adults shot to death this week at a Christian day school, including two educators who were close friends of the Tennessee governor’s wife. The outdoor ceremony, attended by several …

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