By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday that it was counting on China to help it withstand the blow to its economy from Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, but the United States warned Beijing not to provide that lifeline. Rus…
American journalist killed in Ukraine, Kyiv region police chief says
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – An American journalist was shot and killed by Russian forces in the town of Irpin in Ukraine’s Kyiv region and another journalist was wounded, Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nyebytov said on Sunday. Nyebytov initially said …
Britons to get 350 pounds a month to open homes to Ukraine refugees
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as the government moves to deflect anger over its response to the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two….
Iran attacks Iraq’s Erbil with missiles in warning to U.S., allies
By Amina Ismail and John Davison ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -Iran attacked Iraq’s northern city of Erbil on Sunday with a dozen ballistic missiles in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region that appeared to target the …
Alzheimer’s patient groups pressure U.S. to pay for Biogen drug
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Patient groups are mounting a public pressure campaign aimed at persuading the U.S. government to loosen proposed restrictions on new Alzheimer’s treatments, spending millions of dollars on television and local advertisemen…
Russian strike on base brings Ukraine war close to NATO’s border
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian missiles hit a large Ukrainian base near the border with NATO member Poland on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding 134, a local official said, in an escalation of the war to the w…
China daily local symptomatic COVID cases more than triple
BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 1,807 new local symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Sunday, more than triple the caseload of the previous day, and the highest in about two years, as surging infections in a northeastern province squeeze health res…
Pakistan demands joint probe into ‘accidental’ India missile fire
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Saturday demanded a joint probe into a missile India said it accidentally fired into its territory, rejecting New Delhi’s decision to hold an internal inquiry into the incident and calling on the intern…
Biden authorizes $200 million in new weapons, military training for Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday authorized an additional $200 million in weapons and other assistance for Ukraine, the White House said, as Ukrainian officials said heavy shelling by Russian…
Ukraine trusts in Israeli mediation, denies Bennett advised caving to Russia
By Natalia Zinets and Dan Williams LVIV, Ukraine/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Ukraine voiced hope on Saturday for positive results from Israel’s bid to broker peace with Russia, denying a media report that suggested Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had …