Reuters UK Top

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would hold an emergency call with France and Germany over the situation in Gaza, which he described as an “unspeakable and indefensible” humanitarian catastrophe. In a strongly worded statement late on Thursday, Starmer said he would discuss with partners “what we can do urgently to stop …

UK’s Starmer to hold urgent talks over Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ Read More »

By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday submitted draft legislation to restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies, reversing course after an outburst of public criticism. Measures enacted earlier this week that established greater control by the prosecutor general, a political appointee, over the anti-corruption bureau NABU and …

Zelenskiy introduces bill to ‘uphold independence’ of Ukraine’s anti-graft bodies Read More »

By Ammu Kannampilly, Jennifer Rigby and Jonathan Landay (Reuters) -U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters. A spokesperson for the U.S. …

US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say Read More »

By Ayhan Uyanik BILECIK, Turkey/OMODHOS, Cyprus (Reuters) -Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Turkey and Cyprus on Thursday that have scorched swathes of land, forced the evacuation of towns and villages and killed 10 firefighters in central Turkey amid a searing Mediterranean heatwave. At least six separate wildfires were burning across Turkey, and Turkish Agriculture and …

Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires as heatwave sears Turkey and Cyprus Read More »

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary has banned Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country to perform at a music festival, accusing the band of using antisemitic hate speech and praising Palestinian militant group Hamas, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. Belfast-based Kneecap, who regularly display pro-Palestinian messages during their gigs, have caused controversy elsewhere, including in …

Rap group Kneecap banned from Hungary before festival Read More »

By Vania Turner KALAVRYTA, Greece (Reuters) -On the wooded slopes surrounding the village of Kalavryta in southwestern Greece, hundreds of dying fir trees stand out among the dark green foliage, their brittle, reddish needles a stark reminder of how drought slowly drains the life from nature. Fir trees are known to need cooler, moist climates. …

Greek fir forests dying as heat peaks and snow cover wanes Read More »