By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead on U.N. diplomacy on Russia’s troop build-up near Ukraine as Washington warns …
U.S. officials won’t confirm reports on possible Russia invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday
By David Lawder and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior U.S. officials on Sunday said they could not confirm reports that U.S. intelligence indicates that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine on Wednesday, but said they would try to prevent …
Israeli inquiry checking NSO database over police wiretap allegations
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A high-level Israeli inquiry into alleged warrantless wiretaps by police is examining a database provided by NSO Group, the manufacturer of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus, the Justice Ministry said on Sunday. NS…
U.S.-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters
By Kayla Tarnowski, David Morgan and Chris Helgren WINDSOR, Ontario/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -North America’s busiest trade link reopened for traffic late Sunday evening, ending a six-day blockade, Canada Border Services Agency said, after Canadian …
U.S. says Russia may create pretext to attack Ukraine
By David Lawder and Pavel Polityuk WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) – Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend “every inch” of NATO territo…
Olympics-Valieva’s entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency
By Steve Keating, Karolos Grohmann and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) – The world’s top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plungin…
China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) – The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday saying significant snowfall is expected in large parts of northern China including Beijing, the capital and current site of the Winter Olympics. The weekend…
NFL-SoFi Stadium set for sizzling Super Bowl debut
By Rory Carroll INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – The new SoFi Stadium will get its day in the sun when the $5.5 billion venue hosts the NFL’s championship game on what is forecast to be the hottest ever Super Bowl Sunday. Temperatures are expected to be i…
Putin has said nothing to suggest he’s preparing invasion – French presidency official
PARIS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said nothing during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday that he indicated he was preparing to invade Ukraine, an official in the French presidency said. The two leaders spoke…
Thousands march in Kyiv to show unity against Russian threat
By Pavel Polityuk and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV (Reuters) – Several thousand Ukrainians rallied in Kyiv on Saturday to show unity amid fears of a Russian invasion, as Ukraine’s leader told people not to panic and pushed back against what he said was a glu…