By Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in Washington and its allies in T…
Soccer-City coast to victory as Haaland scores again
MANCHESTER (Reuters) – Erling Haaland scored for the 10th game in a row in all club competitions as Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Southampton on Saturday to move to the top of the Premier League. The Norwegian striker had endured a di…
Soccer-Chelsea stroll past Wolves to continue winning run under Potter
(Reuters) – Goals from Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja helped Chelsea to a 3-0 win over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge on Saturday to hand new boss Graham Potter his first home win in the Premier League. Chelsea …
Prayers, sorrow at temples as Thailand mourns children slain in massacre
By Poppy McPherson and Jiraporn Kuhakan UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (Reuters) -Hundreds gathered in temples in northeast Thailand on Saturday, offering candles, toys and prayers to mark the lives of more than 30 mostly child victims of a gun and knife rampag…
Assange supporters form human chain at UK parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange formed a human chain outside Britain’s parliament on Saturday to demand an end to an attempt by the United States to have him extradited to face criminal charges. Hundreds of protesters,…
Ireland ‘numb’ as 10 die at petrol station explosion
CREESLOUGH, Ireland (Reuters) -Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, police said on Saturday, adding that the incident appeared to be “a tragic accident”….
Women students tell Iran’s president to ‘get lost’ as unrest rages
DUBAI (Reuters) -Female students in Tehran chanted “get lost” as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young woman in custody, videos on social media showed. Raisi…
Northern Ireland’s unionist DUP sceptical as post-Brexit talks resume
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) warned the British government on Saturday that there is no way they will restore power sharing government in Northern Ireland unless post-Brexit trade checks to the region are r…
Russia launches biggest air strikes since start of Ukraine war
By Max Hunder and Jonathan Landay KYIV (Reuters) -Russia rained cruise missiles on busy Ukrainian cities on Monday in what the United States called “horrific strikes”, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat with its most widespread air attac…
‘Malicious and targeted’ sabotage halts rail traffic in northern Germany
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Cables vital for the rail network were intentionally cut in two places causing a near three-hour halt to all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, in what authorities called an act of s…