By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian lawmakers chanted “thank you, police” during a parliament session on Sunday, in a show of support for a crackdown on widespread anti-government protests against the death of a young woman in police custody. The…
Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety
By Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday’s coup, rel…
Ukraine advance in Lyman shows it can push back Russian forces -NATO chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s capture of a city within territory of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declared annexation demonstrates that Ukrainians are making progress and able to push back against Russian forces, NATO Secretary-General Jens Sto…
Greece says it’s open to talks with Turkey once provocations end
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece wants to have a constructive dialogue with Turkey based on international law but its Aegean neighbour must halt its unprecedented escalation of provocations, the Greek foreign minister said on Sunday. The two countries – North…
Pope begs Putin to end ‘spiral of violence and death’, cites nuclear threat
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal on Sunday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop “this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, saying the crisis there was risking a nuclear escalation with uncon…
Liz Truss tries to reassure public on economic plan as Conservatives gather
By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss tried to reassure her party and the public on Sunday by saying she should have done more to “lay the ground” for an economic plan that saw the poun…
Moderate Bosniak candidate leads in race for presidency seat
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Moderate Bosniak candidate Denis Becirevic is leading in the run-up for the seat on Bosnia’s tripartite inter-ethnic presidency, preliminary results based on a partial vote count showed on Monday. Becirevic, the …
Indonesia authorities say 125 dead in soccer stadium stampede
By Stanley Widianto, Stefanno Sulaiman and Yuddy Cahya Budiman MALANG, Indonesia (Reuters) – A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed at least 125 people and injured more than 320 after police sought to quell violence on the pitch, author…
Indonesia police say 127 people killed after stampede at football match
(Corrects spelling of ‘police’ in first paragraph) JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s police chief in East Java province said on Sunday that 127 people had died and 180 were injured after a crowd stampede during crowd trouble at a football match. Supporte…
U.S. cheers Ukraine’s “significant” battlefield success at Lyman
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday cheered Ukraine’s capture of the key bastion of Lyman from Russia in eastern Ukraine, saying it was an encouraging battlefield success that would create new dilemmas…