(Reuters) – Police clashed on Sunday with people opposed to the mobilisation in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, underscoring the level of discontent with President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send hundreds of thousands more men to fight in Uk…
Flights cancelled as storm Hermine hits Spain’s Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) -Flights were cancelled across Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. There had bee…
Swiss reject initiative to ban factory farming
By Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) -Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further. The government’s VoteInfo App showed a…
Britain’s Labour pitches itself against tax cuts for the wealthy
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, on Sunday pledged to reverse the abolition of the top rate of income tax, saying tax cuts for the wealthy wouldn’t create growth as he …
Analysis-After feverish week, global investors lick wounds and brace for more chaos
By Davide Barbuscia and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global investors are preparing for more market mayhem after a monumental week that whipsawed asset prices around the world, as central banks and governments ramped up their fight agai…
U.S. warns of catastrophic consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine
(Reuters) – The United States warned of “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow were to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, after Russia’s Foreign Minister said regions holding widely-criticised referendums would get full protection if annexed by Moscow. Vot…
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of U.S. VP Harris visit
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by U.S. Vice Pr…
Right-wing alliance seen as likely winner as Italians vote
By Crispian Balmer and Keith Weir ROME (Reuters) – Millions of Italians will vote on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country’s most right-wing government since World War Two and usher in its first woman prime minister. Italy’s firs…
Russia’s Lavrov accuses Washington of playing with fire around Taiwan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of “playing with fire” around Taiwan on Saturday in a speech sharply critical of Washington at the annual gathering at the United Nations. The United States was …
Buckingham Palace issues photo of Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place
LONDON (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace published a photograph on Saturday from Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place at the royal chapel in Windsor, featuring a ledger stone bearing her name and those of her parents, and husband Prince Philip. The stone,…