MADRID/KYIV (Reuters) -A security officer at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid was injured when he opened a letter bomb addressed to the ambassador on Wednesday, and Kyiv ordered a bolstering of security at all its representative offices abroad. The security…
Jailed Belarus protest leader was in serious condition when taken to hospital – ally
KYIV (Reuters) – Jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova was already in a serious condition when she was taken from prison to a hospital to be operated on and her diagnosis has not been disclosed, a political ally said on Wednesday. Kolesnik…
China’s Jiang confounded doubters, mended U.S. ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – Plucked from obscurity to head China’s ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was expected to be just another transitional figurehead, destined to be a footnote in history….
Oil firm on U.S. crude stocks and China optimism, OPEC+ talks limit gains
By Trixie Sher Li Yap SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices firmed in Asian trade on Wednesday on falling U.S. crude inventory figures from API, a lower greenback and some optimism on the outlook for China’s demand and economy. A high likelihood that OPEC+ …
Belgium to try Brussels bombings accused in largest ever court case
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium launches its largest ever trial on Wednesday to determine whether 10 accused men played a part in the 2016 Islamist bombings of Brussels airport and the city’s metro that killed 32 people and injured mo…
Belgium to try Brussels bombings accused in largest ever court case
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium launches its largest ever trial on Wednesday to determine whether 10 accused men played a part in the 2016 Islamist bombings of Brussels airport and the city’s metro that killed 32 people and injured mo…
NATO vows more help for Ukraine as Russia attacks on multiple fronts
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -NATO allies promised more arms for Ukraine and equipment to help restore power supplies cut by Russian strikes, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his forces were defending against attempted Russian advances in mult…
COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils
By Brenda Goh and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – People in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, online videos showed, the latest in a string of protests that escalat…
Oil steadies as China COVID hopes offset by OPEC+ output concerns
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil rose on Tuesday on hopes for a loosening of China’s strict COVID-19 controls, but concerns that OPEC+ would keep its output unchanged at its upcoming meeting limited gains. Brent crude futures were up 41 cents a…
Ukrainian soldiers face a new adversary: muddy trenches
By Vladyslav Smilianets and Leah Millis SOUTHERN REGION OF DONBAS, Ukraine (Reuters) – Squelching through thick mud on Tuesday, Petro, a Ukrainian soldier dug in not far from Russian positions in the Donbas, recounted matter-of-factly how his unit had …