(Reuters) – Bloomberg LP is suspending its operations in Russia and Belarus, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. A company spokesperson did not have further comment. Companies ranging from SAP to PayPal Holdings Inc have halted operations in Russia amid…
M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Heavy fighting erupted overnight and continued on Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when fighters from the M23 rebel group attacked army positions near the border with Uganda and Rwanda, a loc…
Ukraine says 1,099 people evacuated from cities on Monday
(Reuters) – A total of 1,099 people were evacuated from Ukrainian cities through humanitarian corridors on Monday, a senior official said. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president’s office, said in an online post that 586 people had left the bes…
Analysis-Biden’s Putin power remark raises questions about long-term Russia strategy
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, his aides and Western allies are scrambling to explain his remark that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could not remain in power because they do not want to escalate…
Biden says ‘moral outrage’ behind Putin comment, not U.S. policy change
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S President Joe Biden on Monday said his remark that Russian President Vladimir Putin should not remain in power reflected his own moral outrage at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not a U.S. policy shift. Biden fa…
Almost 5,000 killed in Mariupol since Russian siege began, mayor’s office
By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Nearly 5,000 people, including about 210 children, have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russian forces laid siege to it, a spokesperson for the mayor said on Monday. It was not imm…
Britain to force ferry firms to pay minimum wage after P&O row
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it will force ferry operators docking in its ports to pay the minimum wage as it stepped up pressure on P&O Ferries to rehire 800 workers who the company fired without notice in favour of cheaper …
Israel’s U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran, urge Palestinian talks
By Humeyra Pamuk SDE BOKER, Israel (Reuters) -The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to press their host to revive long-stalled peacem…
Billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators hit by suspected poisoning -reports
(Reuters) -Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal and the investigative outlet Bellingcat reported https://www.ws…
UK’s Met Police expected to issue first fines on No. 10 lockdown breaches – The Guardian
(Reuters) – London’s Metropolitan Police is expected to issue the first fines for breaching a COVID-19 lockdown at No. 10 Downing Street, The Guardian reported (https://bit.ly/3iHeuUb) on Monday citing government insiders. The Metropolitan Police had m…