By Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) – In the dingy basement of Ohmadyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, mothers and babies find what comfort they can on makeshift beds and blankets laid out on either side of the concrete aisle. Older children who are too …
Ukraine calls for no-fly zone to stop Russian bombardment
KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to consider a no-fly zone for Russian aircraft over Ukraine on Monday after Moscow bombarded the country’s second largest city, drawing new sanctions by the United States and its allie…
German revellers swap Carnival parade for anti-war rally
COLOGNE (Reuters) – Germans in Cologne swapped their traditional Carnival festivities for an anti-war rally on Monday that featured parade floats lampooning Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Cologne Car…
EU plans to grant Ukrainians right to stay for up to 3 years
SIRET, Romania (Reuters) -The European Union is preparing to grant Ukrainians who flee the war the right to stay and work in the 27-nation bloc for up to three years, senior European officials said on Monday, adding that EU border states would get help…
Stocks fall, ruble dives as Russia sanctions hit world markets
By Herbert Lash and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The Russian ruble hit record lows on Monday while world stocks slid and oil prices jumped after the West ramped up sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, including blocking…
New York will end statewide school mask mandate on March 2 – governor
(Reuters) – New York state will end its mask mandate for schools and childcare facilities on Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul said, citing a steep drop in COVID-19 cases. “It wasn’t always easy, but students, educators and parents stepped up to fight t…
U.S. banks’ Russian investment banking fee income in doubt after Moscow sanctions
By David French and Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) – Western sanctions on Moscow could throw the small but lucrative Russian investment banking business that several large U.S. banks have maintained into question, lawyers said, which could deal a hit …
Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting’s 2024 presidential straw poll
By Alexandra Ulmer ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -Some 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll released on Sunda…
EU says expects millions of displaced Ukrainians
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The EU’s executive said on Sunday that Europe was facing its biggest humanitarian crisis in many years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the number of Ukrainians internally displaced by the strife could be more than 7 mill…
U.S. banks prepare for cyber attacks after latest Russia sanctions
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. banks are preparing for retaliatory cyber attacks after Western nations slapped a raft of stringent sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/india/war-with-ukraine-pu…