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Palestinian paramedic says he saw Israeli troops firing on emergency vehicles

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – A Palestinian paramedic who was present at an incident in which 15 of his colleagues were killed in southern Gaza last month said he saw Israeli troops firing at emergency vehicles that he later saw stained with blood. After several days of uncertainty about the whereabouts of the paramedics, …

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Ukraine says Russia kills 19 in Kryvyi Rih, Moscow says it was targeting military

By Vlad Smilianets KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian attack killed at least 19 people including nine children in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, local officials said, but Russia’s Defence Ministry said it targeted a military gathering there. The Ukrainian military denounced the Russian statement as misinformation. Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor, …

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Russia’s ‘chessboard killer’ ready to confess to 11 more murders, penal service says

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexander Pichushkin, a Russian serial killer jailed for life in 2007 for killing 48 people, has said he is ready to confess to 11 more murders, Russia’s penal service said on Saturday. Pichushkin, now 50 years old, targeted his victims, often homeless people, alcoholics and the elderly, around Bitsevsky Park, a large …

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Trump administration sent erroneous email ordering Ukrainians to leave

By Kristina Cooke (Reuters) – Multiple Ukrainians legally in the United States under a humanitarian program received an email this week telling them their status had been revoked and they had seven days to leave the country or the “federal government will find you.” A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Friday the email …

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Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Myanmar’s ostracised junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, and the U.N. said his military was limiting humanitarian aid following the earthquake that killed over 3,100 people amid civil war. Shunned by most world leaders since leading …

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Incoming Greenland PM says talk of annexing island is ‘unacceptable’

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Greenland’s incoming prime minister said that talk of annexing the semi-autonomous Danish island was unacceptable on Friday, after the U.S. Secretary of State said Denmark should focus on the fact that Greenlanders do not want to be a part of Denmark. The comments follow months of tension between Washington on the one hand …

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Bosnian Serbs declare German minister persona non grata after sanctions

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The government of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic declared a senior German foreign ministry official persona non grata on Friday and barred her from visiting the region in retaliation for German sanctions against the Bosnian Serb separatist leadership. Anna Luehrmann, who is in charge of Europe and climate at Germany’s foreign ministry, said on …

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Swedish police send bomb squad to assess suspicious object in Malmo

(Reuters) – Swedish police said on Friday they had cordoned off a street in Malmo, southern Sweden, after they found a suspected dangerous object and urged nearby residents to stay indoors. Police said on their website that the national bomb squad had arrived on site and they asked residents to stay away from their windows …

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EU’s Sefcovic told US counterparts that tariffs unjustified

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday that he told U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that U.S tariffs were unjustified. “A frank 2h exchange with Sec. @howardlutnick and Amb. @jamiesongreer. I was clear: US tariffs are damaging, unjustified,” Sefcovic wrote on social media platform …

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Zelenskiy says details of foreign troop contingent in Ukraine could be ready in a month

By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that European military planners could be ready within a month with details of a foreign troop contingent in Ukraine seen as critical to ending the war with Russia. Kyiv is seeking security guarantees from its allies in the event …

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