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At least 14 killed, 37 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine, Kyiv says

8 Mar 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -At least 14 people were killed and 37 wounded, including five children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s eastern city of Dobropillia and a settlement in Kharkiv region overnight, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Russian forces attacked Dobropillia with ballistic missiles, multiple rockets, and drones, causing damage to eight …

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Russian offensive under way against Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

8 Mar 2025

(Reuters) -Russian troops have launched a large-scale offensive to retake swaths of the western Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, war bloggers and a senior Russian commander said on Saturday. Ukrainian troops stormed into Russia’s Kursk region last summer, taking chunks of territory in an unexpected lightning attack more than two years after Russian President Vladimir …

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine is fully committed to constructive dialogue with US

8 Mar 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine is “fully committed” to having a constructive dialogue with U.S. representatives in Saudi Arabia next week over ways to end the war with Russia. Since taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine as well as intelligence-sharing with …

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Greenland candidate campaigns for better healthcare after beating cancer in Denmark

8 Mar 2025

By Tom Little NUUK (Reuters) -As Greenland’s general election approaches, a candidate campaigns for access to better healthcare on the vast island, recounting his personal journey of beating cancer after having to travel to Denmark from a remote town to undergo treatment. “It’s always about the budget … I want to have the human before …

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Hungary and US to agree on economic cooperation package, PM Orban says

8 Mar 2025

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary and the United States will agree on an economic cooperation package that will help the Hungarian economy and could offset the effect of possible U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. Orban, a long-time supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, said that the economic package would expand on the …

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Higher European defence budgets a first step, production needed, NATO’s Rutte says

8 Mar 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Higher European defence budgets and a ramp-up of production by military equipment industries are necessary to secure Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a German newspaper interview. “We will need to spend more to keep ourselves safe,” Rutte told German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag (WamS). “But we also need …

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Russia’s Kirishi refinery hit by debris during Ukrainian drone attack

8 Mar 2025

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A tank at Russia’s Kirishi oil refinery, one of the country’s largest, was damaged by falling debris during a major Ukrainian drone attack, the governor of the northwestern Leningrad region said on Saturday. Surgutneftegaz’s Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF) refinery is one of the top two refineries in Russia. It refines about 17.7 …

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Soccer-Greenland’s national team dream of international recognition

8 Mar 2025

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) – The goalposts at Greenland’s national soccer stadium in Nuuk are barely visible, buried in 1.5 metres of snow. The Arctic island’s team, embodying national pride and a beacon of hope for international recognition, has relocated to an indoor sports arena for training. “It’s actually quite fun to play …

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US top diplomat Rubio tells Ukraine that Trump wants to end war ‘as soon as possible’

8 Mar 2025

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Friday and told him President Donald Trump was determined to end the Russia-Ukraine war as soon as possible, the State Department said. KEY QUOTE “The Secretary underscored President Trump is determined to end the …

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US, French top diplomats hold call about ending Ukraine war, State Dept says

8 Mar 2025

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot about “bringing an end to the Russia-Ukraine war,” the State Department said on Friday. KEY QUOTE “The Secretary emphasized President Trump’s determination to achieve, through negotiations, a just and lasting peace, and stressed the …

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