By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air on Friday during a training exercise, killing four pilots in the rare incident, authorities said. Some 130 troops, 95 police officers and 60 firefighters as well as three helicopters have begun a search at the crash site, the Yonhap news agency …
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BELGRADE (Reuters) -At least eight miners were killed and about 20 were injured on Friday when a shaft collapsed in a state-owned coal mine in southern Serbia, RTS state television reported. Rescuers were trying to determine how many miners were trapped in the shaft, the broadcaster said, quoting health authorities in the southern town of …
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(Reuters) -Two Ukrainian military helicopters struck a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, a Russian official said, making the first accusation of a Ukrainian air strike on Russian soil since Moscow invaded its neighbour in late February. Video images of the purported attack posted online showed what looked like several missiles …
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By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) – An aide to the mayor of Mariupol said on Friday the besieged southern Ukrainian city remained closed for anyone trying to enter and was “very dangerous” for anyone trying to leave. Petro Andryushchenko said Russian forces had since Thursday been preventing even the smallest amount of humanitarian supplies reaching trapped …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe and Dinuka Liyanawatte COLOMBO (Reuters) -Police in Sri Lanka’s capital lifted a curfew on Friday after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and several policemen were hurt near the home of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over his handling of an economic crisis. Hundreds of protesters gathered near Rajapaksa’s residence in a …
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TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s president said late on Thursday he would not hold elections within three months after he dissolved parliament this week, the latest step in a march to one-man rule after brushing aside most of the democratic constitution. Parties from across Tunisia’s political spectrum and the powerful labour union have cited the constitution to …
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By Simon Lewis and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO on Friday rejected Ukrainian calls to help it protect its skies from Russian missiles and warplanes, wary of being dragged into Moscow’s war on its neighbour, but Europe promised more sanctions to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to NATO to set …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Former Australia captain and ‘voice of cricket’ Richie Benaud, who passed away in 2015, credited Shane Warne with reviving the art of spin bowling, particularly leg spin, after an era dominated by fast bowlers. During the 1970s and ’80s, Australia had Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson; England possessed Ian Botham …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -G7 foreign ministers on Friday said they were “deeply concerned” with the humanitarian toll from “Russia’s continuing strikes” against Ukraine’s civilian population and added they will hold accountable those responsible for war crimes. “We reemphasize that indiscriminate attacks are prohibited by international humanitarian law. We will hold accountable those responsible for …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) – Any calls for NATO to enforce a no-fly zone in Ukraine would be irresponsible and could drag the military alliance into direct conflict with Russia, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on Friday. “I believe that all encouragements for NATO to get involved into the military conflict now are irresponsible,” Simonyte told …
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