KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military may have to pull back to stronger positions in the embattled eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, but they will not give up the city and fierce fighting raged there on Wednesday, the region’s governor said. Ukraine expects Russia to step up its bombardment of Sievierodonetsk and to mount a huge offensive …
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By Andreas Rinke and Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Germany is ready to ramp up its military mission in Lithuania in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a visit to Vilnius on Tuesday. “We are ready to strengthen our engagement and to develop it towards a robust combat brigade,” …
By Yadarisa Shabong and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Wizz Air said on Wednesday it was suffering significant costs from cancellations and “operational hiccups” at airports, especially in the United Kingdom, as the industry tackles a shortage of air traffic controllers and security staff. The European budget airline forecast an operating loss for its fiscal first quarter, …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she tried hard when she was in office to prevent the situation in Ukraine from developing to the current state, adding that she does not blame herself for not trying hard enough. “It’s a great sadness that it didn’t work out, but I …
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By Emma Farge and Dan Williams GENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An independent commission of inquiry set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians want for a state, according to a report released on Tuesday. “Ending the occupation alone will not …
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By Emma Pinedo and Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) -Spain voted on Tuesday in favour of a proposal to draw up legislation to abolish prostitution, cracking down further on pimping and introducing tougher penalties for men buying sex in a controversial initiative that has split the women’s rights movement. Until now, prostitution has been tolerated in …
MADRID (Reuters) -Long lines at the Madrid Barajas Airport in recent weeks should ease as the Spanish police work on hiring more staff to deal with the surge in tourism from the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said on Tuesday. With a reinforcement of 500 new hires, more than 1,700 officials will work at …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – A draft resolution by the United States, Britain, Germany and France criticising Iran for not fully answering the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s questions on uranium traces at undeclared sites was sent to the watchdog’s Board overnight, three diplomats said. The formal submission of the text, seen by Reuters and very similar to a …
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A trial of the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year’s killing of celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. De Vries opened on Tuesday and the two men could face life imprisonment if convicted. De Vries was gunned down last July on a busy Amsterdam street. The killing …
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OWO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Sunday’s attack on St Francis Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo left 22 people dead and 50 injured, an official from the National Emergency Management Agency said on Tuesday. Unknown assailants attacked the congregation with guns and explosives during Pentecost Sunday mass. Authorities had previously not released any casualty …
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