By Idrees Ali and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States believes Russia used a short range ballistic missile to strike a railway station in east Ukraine on Friday, a senior U.S. defense official said. Ukraine said at least 50 people we…
More money for weapons but no Russian oil embargo at next EU meeting – diplomat
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will not formally discuss an oil embargo on Russia at Monday’s meeting in Luxembourg, a senior EU diplomat involved in preparations said on Friday. Still, foreign ministers are expected to approve a…
UK urges citizens to avoid ‘unsafe’ Russian airlines
LONDON (Reuters) – British citizens should avoid Russian airlines due to safety concerns, following a decision by Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to put Russia on a safety watchlist, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday. “I urge all …
France’s Macron makes last-minute appeal to voters as Le Pen reaches all-time high in poll
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday’s first-round presidential vote while his forecast lead over far-right candidate…
Analysis: Warner Bros Discovery’s Zaslav takes over as streaming bubble bursts
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – As David Zaslav prepares to take over as head of Hollywood’s new powerhouse, the soon-to-be formed Warner Bros Discovery, he’ll confront a challenge few anticipated last May, when the $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia an…
Pakistani court finds Hafiz Saeed guilty on two more charges of terrorism financing
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai siege, to 31 years in prison in two…
Factbox: Impact on EU, UK steel industry of bans on Russian coal imports
(Reuters) – The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia, including a ban on the import of coal. Existing contracts will have to be terminated by the second week of August, meaning that Russia can continue…
Explainer: The case for and against EU sanctions on Russian oil
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries on Thursday approved a ban on Russian coal imports from August as part of new measures against Moscow, but are split over whether oil or gas sanctions should follow. The coal embargo is the E…
Russia could be looking to recruit more than 60,000 reservists – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has indications that Russia has started mobilizing some reservists and could be looking to recruit more than 60,000 personnel, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday. The official, speaking on the conditi…
Russia revokes registration of Amnesty and Human Rights Watch
(Reuters) – Russia’s justice ministry said on Friday it had revoked the registration of 15 foreign organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW). The Russian units of the organisations, which also included the Carnegie End…