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Russia says it has evidence Ukraine has repeatedly used anti-personnel landmines

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it has evidence that Ukraine has repeatedly used anti-personnel mines which have injured civilians and so Kyiv’s exit from the Ottawa Convention would have no impact on the battlefield. Ukraine last month announced its withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention which banning the production and use of …

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French prosecutors seek trial of six over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French prosecutors said on Wednesday they were seeking the trial of six people by a special terrorism court over an attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 43 years ago in which six people were killed and at least 20 others were injured. The bombing and shooting assault on the Jo Goldenberg restaurant …

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European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

By Alison Withers and Kate Abnett COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday. The study targeted the 10 days, ending July 2, during which large parts of Western Europe were hit by …

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EU lawmakers reject attempt to curb far right’s sway on climate talks

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected a proposal to fast-track talks on the EU’s new climate target, scuttling a move by liberal, socialist and green lawmakers to try to limit the influence of climate sceptic lawmakers on the goal. The far-right Patriots of Europe group, which rejects EU policies to …

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Poland to report Musk’s chatbot Grok to EU for offensive comments

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland is going to report Elon Musk’s xAI to the European Commission after its chatbot Grok made offensive comments about Polish politicians, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Issues of political biases, hate speech and accuracy of AI chatbots have been a concern since at least the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022. Grok …

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Kremlin says it is ‘calm’ regarding Trump criticism of Putin over Ukraine talks

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin, asked on Wednesday about U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that Moscow was “calm” regarding the criticism, and that it would continue to try to fix a “broken” U.S.-Russia relationship. In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “We are quite calm about this.” …

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Ukrainian attack on beach in Russia’s Kursk kills three, governor says

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, the acting governor of the region that borders Ukraine said early on Wednesday. Alexander Khinshtein said on the Telegram messaging app that the attack had been carried …

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Zelenskiy calls for ‘biting’ sanctions on Moscow after Russia’s largest drone attack on Ukraine

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia’s largest drone attack overnight on Ukraine showed the need for ‘biting’ sanctions on Russia and secondary punitive measures against Russian oil. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Warsaw and Frank Jack Daniel in Kyiv; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

Low water still hindering Rhine river shipping in Germany after rain

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Low water levels following a drought and heatwave in western Europe continue to hinder shipping through the Rhine river in Germany, commodity traders said on Wednesday, with rain in past days generating only a moderate rise in water levels. Low water is hampering shipping on all the river south of Duisburg and Cologne, …

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Russia launches record 728 drones overnight, Ukraine’s air force says

9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Russia launched a record 728 drones against Ukraine and 13 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said on Wednesday. Ukrainian air defence systems destroyed 718 of the drones and seven missiles, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Warsaw and Alexandar Vasovic in Belgrade; Editing by Kim Coghill)