(Reuters) -The ten elected members of the U.N. Security Council have asked for the 15-member body to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that demands “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza respected by all parties,” said diplomats. The draft text, seen by Reuters, also demands the release of all hostages held by …
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By Olena Harmash and Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) -Senior Ukrainian officials visited Washington on Tuesday to seek U.S. support against Russia while accusing Moscow of dragging its feet at peace talks. Kyiv showed its ability to continue fighting by setting off an explosive device under a bridge that has become a symbol of the Kremlin’s …
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Hungarian lawmakers to reject or amend a bill that targets foreign-funded NGOs and media, citing concerns over human rights violations. In a letter published on Wednesday and addressed to parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover, Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty said the legislation “allows for severe …
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KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian artillery attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy on Tuesday killed four people and injured 28, including three children, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the updated death toll of four in the city in his nightly video address. A Reuters video showed rescuers and police assessing damage on a street …
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By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s liberal party candidate, Lee Jae-myung, was elected president in Tuesday’s snap election, six months to the day after he evaded military cordons to vote against a shock martial law decree imposed by his ousted predecessor. Lee’s victory stands to usher in a political sea change …
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(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced a shakeup of Ukraine’s military on Tuesday, including the appointment to a new post of a commander who tendered his resignation over a deadly Russian attack. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address after a meeting of top commanders, said the reshuffle sought to ensure that the military remained focused …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Michael Duffey, who in President Donald Trump’s first administration asked the military to withhold aid to Ukraine, to be undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. On the day that one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s top aides visited Washington, the Senate voted 51-45, …
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By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -The idled Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine is not in a condition to be restarted at present, due to a lack of water for cooling and the absence of a stable power supply, the head of the UN’s nuclear safety watchdog said on Tuesday. Water would have to be …
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LAGOS, Portugal (Reuters) -Portuguese and German police on Tuesday launched joint searches of a “vast” area in Portugal’s southern Algarve region for new evidence related to the 2007 disappearance of three-year-old British child Madeleine McCann. The scale of the searches could be the most extensive since the initial investigation was closed in 2008, a year …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Emergency crews restored power on Tuesday to at least 700,000 residents across a swathe of southern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces, officials said, a day after Ukrainian shelling and drone attacks knocked out electricity substations. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but the attacks, which targeted the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, appeared …
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