By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine on Monday urged the European Union to support its plans to make the emergency paths for grain exports through the bloc permanent, with investment in at least five border terminals and a pipeline through which sunflower oil would flow. Ukraine’s agriculture minister Mykola Solsky told EU counterparts and …
Ukraine urges EU to help make emergency food routes permanent Read More »
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday no decision had been taken on whether to seal Russia’s borders to stop an exodus of military-aged men fleeing the country, after days of chaotic scenes during its first military mobilisation since World War Two. Asked about the prospect of the border being shut, Kremlin …
Kremlin says no decision yet on whether to seal Russia’s borders to stop men fleeing Read More »
TBILISI (Reuters) – Russian men are fleeing into neighbouring Georgia to avoid being called-up to fight in a war they do not agree with following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists for the conflict in Ukraine. At one point on Sunday, the estimated wait to enter Georgia hit 48 …
Russians flee to Georgia after Putin’s mobilisation order Read More »
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the national election commission said on Monday. More than 3.9 million voters voted to ratify the code (66.9%), while 1.95 million opposed ratification (33%), Alina Balseiro Gutierrez, president …
Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum Read More »
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that he had founded the Wagner Group private military company in 2014, the first public confirmation of a link he has previously denied and sued journalists for reporting. The Wagner Group, staffed by veterans of the Russian armed forces, has fought in Libya, Syria, the Central …
Russia’s Prigozhin admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time Read More »
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At downtown Khartoum’s al-Souq al-Arabi, travel agencies helping young Sudanese seek a brighter economic future in Egypt are replacing once-packed hardware stores in a corner of the capital’s main commercial hub. The exodus reflects growing despondence over prospects at home, where the economy has been in …
Sudanese head north to Egypt seeking brighter future Read More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A gunman killed nine people, including five children, at a school in Russia on Monday before committing suicide, investigators said. The motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, capital of the Udmurtia region about 970 km (600 miles) east of Moscow, was unclear. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which handles major crimes, said the gunman was …
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he is ready to hold talks in Ukraine and Russia this week on setting up a protection zone at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine that he often says is needed urgently. “There is a plan on the table to do …
IAEA chief: ready for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant talks in Russia, Ukraine this week Read More »
(Reuters) – A gunman killed nine people at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Monday before committing suicide, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. The victims included five school children, two teachers and two security guards, it said. (Reporting by Reuters)
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will address parliament on Monday, opening parliament’s autumn session, state news agency MTI reported, citing Orban’s press chief. At around 1100 GMT Orban is expected to speak about issues ranging from the war in Ukraine, to Budapest’s negotiations with Brussels about billions of euros of frozen EU …
Hungary PM Orban to address parliament on Monday amid talks on EU funds Read More »
