By Natalia Zinets and Mari Saito LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The mayor of Lviv said another rocket had hit the city in western Ukraine on Saturday, not long after two rockets struck its outskirts in what appeared to be the first attacks within the city’s…
Cricket-Da Silva century gives Windies 93-run first-innings lead over England
(Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva scored a maiden test century as West Indies earned an invaluable first-innings lead of 93 runs over England on day three of the deciding test of the series in Grenada on Saturday. In an extraordinary morning ses…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – Several rockets hit Lviv in western Ukraine, local officials said, in what appeared to be the first attacks within the city limits since the start of the war. U.S. President Joe Biden, visiting NATO ally Poland, called Vladimir Putin a “but…
Uber secures London license for two and half years
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Saturday it has received permission to operate in London under a new 30-month license, ending a years-long battle with the city transport regulator over safety concerns. “Uber has been granted a London private …
Rockets hit Lviv in western Ukraine, Biden calls Putin a ‘butcher’
By Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Rockets struck the outskirts of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday for what appeared to be the first time since Russia’s invasion, and Russian forces took control of a town where workers at the de…
EU’s Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran ‘very close’
By Ghaida Ghantous DOHA (Reuters) -Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were “very close” to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, which would curb Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting tough sancti…
China confirms all on board China Eastern plane died in crash
BEIJING (Reuters) -China confirmed late on Saturday that all 132 passengers and crew on a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week had died. Flight MU5735 was travelling from the southwestern city of Kunming to the port city of Guangzhou on …
Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in fiery speech on Ukraine war
By Jarrett Renshaw and Karol Badohal WARSAW (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in Poland Saturday, remarks a White House official said later were meant to prepare the world’s democracie…
Swiss National Bank’s Jordan: euro-franc parity not economically important
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank believes the Swiss franc’s increase in value to above parity versus the euro is unlikely to have a significant impact economically, Chairman Thomas Jordan said in an interview broadcast on Saturday. The curren…
Analysts say images of ‘monster’ North Korean ICBM may have been from earlier launch
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The “monster” Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) shown this week in North Korean state media after the country’s biggest test-fire ever is likely from an earlier launch, analysts said after examining th…