Russian deputy defence minister detained on bribe allegations, officials say
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(Reuters) -A Russian deputy defence minister in charge of military construction has been detained on Tuesday on suspicion of “large-scale” bribe-taking, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine. A brief statement by the Investigative Committee, Russia’s top investigative body, said late on Tuesday that Timur Ivanov had been…
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By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -London’s FTSE-100 hit a record high on Tuesday, raising hopes that Britain’s stock market might finally be shaking off years of underperformance as investors look for bargains and UK growth picks up. Months after rival indexes across the world started chalking up records, Britain’s benchmark stock index touched a new…
Fire, evacuation after Ukraine drone attacks on Russia’s Smolensk, Lipetsk
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(Reuters) -Fire broke out at energy facilities in Russia’s Smolensk region after a Ukraine-launched drone attack and people were evacuated from parts of Lipetsk in Russia’s southwest after a drone there fell on an industrial park, regional officials said. “Our region is again under attack by Ukrainian UAVs,” Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the Smolensk…
‘Now go win the fight’: US Congress passes Ukraine aid after months of delay
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By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the U.S. Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for billions of dollars in fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia’s invasion force and Kyiv’s shortages of military supplies. The Senate approved by 79 to 18…
Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
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By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country’s gun laws were meant to stop resistance against its “fascist government”, escalating his battle over a court order to remove video posts of a bishop being stabbed. After Australia’s federal court told Musk’s platform X to…
NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change
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By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, the space agency’s head, Bill Nelson, said on Tuesday. Solutions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions that rapidly warm the planet and drive the climate crisis…
Italy’s cabinet outlines framework, investment for Artificial Intelligence
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By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s cabinet approved a bill on Tuesday aimed at laying down ground rules for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), earmarking investment in the sector and setting sanctions for AI-related crimes, ministers said. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said AI will be among the key issues of Italy’s presidency…
Widowed Palestinian doesn’t expect much from US action against Israel
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By Ali Sawafta JILJILYA, West Bank (Reuters) – Omar Assad’s 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the Israeli soldiers she blames for his death two years ago in the occupied West Bank, but isn’t pinning hope on any action the United States might take against their battalion. Assad, a dual Palestinian-U.S. citizen,…
Germany suspects AfD staffer in EU parliament of spying for China
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By Rachel More and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -An aide to a member of the European Parliament for the far-right Alternative for Germany has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of “especially severe” espionage for China, the latest in a spate of such arrests across Europe. Prosecutors named him as Jian G. in a statement…
German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
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By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court on Tuesday handed down suspended eight-month prison sentences to three climate activists who sprayed orange paint on the columns of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate last September to demand a stop to the use of fossil fuels by 2030. The activists were supporters of the “Last Generation”…
Israel steps up strikes across Gaza, orders new evacuations in north
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) -Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, and the army ordered fresh evacuations in the north of the enclave, warning civilians they were in a “dangerous combat zone”. Strikes by air and shelling from tanks on the ground were also reported…
UK pay settlements edge lower in first quarter, industry survey shows
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LONDON (Reuters) – British employers reached slightly lower pay settlements with staff in the three months to the end of March, although early figures for April suggest they picked up again, an industry survey showed on Wednesday. Median basic pay settlements in the first quarter of 2024 were 4.8% higher than a year earlier, the…
US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
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By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space. Russia is…
Rights concerns, costs undermine Turkey-EU migrant deal, say auditors
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By Nette Noestlinger BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s poor human rights record and economic factors are undermining the effectiveness of the European Union’s migration deal with Ankara, EU auditors said on Wednesday. Under the 2016 deal, Ankara agreed to take back migrants who had crossed from its territory to Europe in return for EU aid to…
US has no immediate plan to sanction Chinese banks over Russia, source says
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By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -The United States has preliminarily discussed sanctions on some Chinese banks but does not yet have a plan to implement such measures, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, as Washington seeks ways to curb Beijing’s support for Russia. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was no plan…
UK’s Sunak hopes to deepen defence ties on trip to Germany
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By Elizabeth Piper BERLIN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday, a long-awaited trip to Berlin the British leader hopes will deepen security cooperation after he announced London’s move to increase defence spending. The two will announce plans to develop Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm Wheeled Artillery Systems (RCH 155) and discuss…
Italy passes contested plan to ‘support motherhood’ in abortion clinics
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who “support motherhood” into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating pregnancies. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party attached the proposal in an amendment to a bill on Rome’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan, which includes…
Migrants drown in English Channel hours after UK passes Rwanda policy
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By Yves Herman and Hannah Ellison WIMEREUX, France/DOVER, England (Reuters) -Five migrants, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in a move to deter the dangerous journeys.…
Famine risk ‘very high’ in Gaza, especially in north, US official says
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel has taken significant steps in recent weeks on allowing aid into Gaza, the U.S. special envoy for humanitarian issues said on Tuesday, but considerable work remained to be done as the risk of famine in the enclave is very high. David Satterfield declined to say whether Washington was satisfied…
Russian-installed officials say four dead in Ukraine drone attack in Zaporizhzhia region
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(Reuters) – Emergency services in Russian-held parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region said a Ukrainian drone strike on Tuesday killed four people in a car north of the town of Melitopol. The officials, quoted by Russia’s RIA news agency, said the attack occurred in the village of Myrne. The Russia-installed governor of occupied parts of the…
