Reuters UK Top

Meet the little-known far-right French politician with a direct line to Trump world

15 Feb 2025

By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen may be the dominant figure of the French far right, but in Trump world, a little-known European Parliament lawmaker called Sarah Knafo is making inroads. Knafo, a crypto-aficionado and supporter of tech billionaire Elon Musk, is one of the leading figures of France’s Reconquest, a fringe nationalist …

Meet the little-known far-right French politician with a direct line to Trump world Read More »

North Korea says U.S. should abandon military threats, KCNA says

15 Feb 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday that the United States should abandon military threats if it has concerns about its mainland safety, state media KCNA reported, citing an official at North Korea’s defence ministry. The KCNA report cited the head of U.S. Northern Command recently commenting on North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missiles’ (ICBMs) …

North Korea says U.S. should abandon military threats, KCNA says Read More »

Zelenskiy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing

15 Feb 2025

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine has little chance of surviving Russia’s assault without U.S. support, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday after phone calls this week by U.S. President Donald Trump with Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Probably it will be very, very, very difficult. And of course, in all the difficult situations, …

Zelenskiy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing Read More »

Russian forces take control of two settlements in eastern Ukraine, TASS says

15 Feb 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have taken control of two frontline settlements in eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday. A ministry report said Russian forces had captured the village of Zelene Pole located between Pokrovsk, the focal point of Russian attacks in the region, and Velyuka Novosilka, a settlement that Russia’s military …

Russian forces take control of two settlements in eastern Ukraine, TASS says Read More »

Trump backs ‘hard stance’ on Gaza, says he does not know what Israel will do

15 Feb 2025

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday advocated taking a “hard stance” on Gaza, the Palestinian enclave for which he has proposed a U.S. takeover and where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants is in place. Trump had said this week that Hamas should release …

Trump backs ‘hard stance’ on Gaza, says he does not know what Israel will do Read More »

Zelenskiy says Russian drone damages Chornobyl plant’s radiation shield

15 Feb 2025

By Max Hunder and Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that a Russian drone had caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight. Zelenskiy and the U.N.’s atomic energy watchdog both said that radiation levels remained normal after the incident, which …

Zelenskiy says Russian drone damages Chornobyl plant’s radiation shield Read More »

WHO calls for tobacco-style cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks across Europe

15 Feb 2025

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers. The global health agency has repeatedly warned that alcohol causes cancer and …

WHO calls for tobacco-style cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks across Europe Read More »

Russian drone attack damaged Chornobyl plant’s confinement structure, chief engineer says

15 Feb 2025

By Yurii Kovalenko CHORNOBYL, Ukraine -A Russian drone attack badly damaged the confinement structure around the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant intended to prevent the release of nuclear substances, a senior nuclear industry official said on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the International Atomic Energy Agency had earlier reported that radiation levels remained normal …

Russian drone attack damaged Chornobyl plant’s confinement structure, chief engineer says Read More »

Vance meets German far-right AfD leader amid election interference criticism

15 Feb 2025

MUNICH (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance met on Friday in Munich with the leader of Germany’s far-right AfD, his office confirmed, after endorsing the party as a political partner — a stance Berlin dismissed as unwelcome election interference. An official in Vance’s office did not provide further details of the meeting, but said that …

Vance meets German far-right AfD leader amid election interference criticism Read More »

Close Bitnami banner
Bitnami