By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Washington and Kyiv are accusing Russia of genocide in Ukraine, but the ultimate war crime has a strict legal definition and has rarely been proven in court since it was cemented in humanitarian law after the Holocaust. WHAT IS GENOCIDE? The 1948 Genocide …
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(Reuters) – The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated on Thursday, following an explosion on board that Ukraine said was caused by a missile strike. FIGHTING * Ukraine towns of Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka are likely to be targeted by Russia for levels of violence seen in other urban …
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By Tyler Clifford, Jonathan Allen and Rami Ayyub NEW YORK (Reuters) -The man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and spraying gunfire inside a New York City subway car, injuring 23 people, was arrested on Wednesday on a federal charge of violently attacking a mass transportation system, capping an around-the-clock manhunt. Frank James, 62, was …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli soldiers shot dead three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, one a teenager and the other a lawyer, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as troops mounted more sweeps in the territory after deadly Arab attacks in Israel. The Health Ministry said soldiers shot and killed a 14-year-old near …
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By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine warned on Wednesday that Russia was ramping up efforts in the South and East as it seeks full control of Mariupol, in what would be the first major city to fall, while Western governments committed more military help to bolster Kyiv. The Kremlin’s nearly …
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KYIV (Reuters) -The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Wednesday and called for increased military support for Ukraine and for Russia to be held accountable for the actions of its troops on the ground. European politicians have flocked by train to the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces …
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By Patricia Zengerle, Idrees Ali and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday announced an additional $800 million in U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, expanding the scope of the systems provided ahead of a wider Russian assault expected in eastern Ukraine. The latest package, which brings the total military aid tally …
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By John Irish and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron launched a scathing attack on far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, saying her true “authoritarian” intentions were showing after she banned a team of reporters and did not rule out a return to the death penalty. Macron, a pro-European centrist, became …
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(Reuters) – Russia is imposing tit-for-tat sanctions on 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 87 Canadian senators and will move against other people, Interfax news agency cited the foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday. Moscow acted after Washington slapped sanctions on 328 members of the Russian State Duma, or lower house of …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand welcomed hundreds of travellers from Australia with emotional scenes on Wednesday as it opened its borders to its trans-Tasmanian neighbour for the first time since mid-2021. Maori cultural performers greeted travellers while families and friends hugged and cried at the Auckland International Airport where two flights from …
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