By Jan Lopatka and Alicja Ptak PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Officials in Central Europe voiced concern on Sunday that they were reaching capacity to comfortably house some of the nearly 3.5 million refugees who have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion an…
Ukraine conflict opens diplomatic and energy opportunities for Qatar
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened up diplomatic and commercial opportunities for gas exporter Qatar to expand energy sales to the West and bolster its alliance with Washington amid U.S. tensions with other Gulf Ar…
Top ballet performers ‘Dance for Ukraine’ in charity event
By Edward Baran (Reuters) – Away from the fighting in Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian ballet dancers rubbed shoulders in London on Saturday in a charity event that united some of the world’s leading dance performers for humanitarian relief in the war-to…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy presses Israel for missile defence help, fighting rages in Mariupol
(Adds Russia saying “terrible humanitarian catastrophe” unfolding in Mariupol and offering safe passage to those who lay down their arms; Ukrainian deputy prime minister on evacuations) By Pavel Polityuk LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian and Ukrainian …
U.S. suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine -sources
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces, according to three sourc…
Russia ridicules idea that cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine
(Reuters) – Russia’s space agency on Saturday dismissed Western media reports suggesting Russian cosmonauts joining the International Space Station (ISS) had chosen to wear yellow suits with a blue trim in support of Ukraine. “Sometimes yellow is just …
Ukrainian refugees find shelter and solace in Polish theatre
By Mari Saito PRZEMYSL, Poland (Reuters) – Ukrainian mothers and their young children found shelter in an ornate theatre in the Polish border town of Przemysl on Saturday, where they were able to get some rest after their harrowing journey. For Tanya, …
Meet the Ukrainian couples training for war
By Natalie Thomas ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A generation of Ukrainians who knew of war only from history books and the stories of their grandparents has been forced to prepare to fight, and some are choosing to do it with the partners they were build…
British royal couple starts Caribbean tour dogged by protest in Belize
By Jose Sanchez BELIZE CITY (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it even began amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire’s colonia…
Japan PM Kishida announces $42 billion investment in India
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday announced a 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) investment in India over the next five years during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The two leaders were meeting to …