By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea may be preparing to launch a new submarine believed to be capable of firing ballistic missiles, a U.S.-based think tank reported on Thursday, citing commercial satellite imagery. Images of the Sinpo South Ship…
Some Russians flee from Putin’s Ukraine war call-up
By Pavel Polityuk and Michelle Nichols KYIV/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some draft-age Russians rushed to the borders on Thursday to escape their country’s biggest conscription drive since World War Two, while explosions shook southeastern Ukraine on the eve …
Zelenskiy calls for punishment of Russia including loss of U.N. veto
By Michelle Nichols and Max Hunder NEW YORK/KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demanded a special United Nations tribunal impose “just punishment” on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including financial penalties and stripping Moscow of i…
Donald Trump and children are sued by New York attorney general for fraud
By Karen Freifeld, Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump, his family business, and three of his adult children were sued on Wednesday by New York’s attorney general, who accused them of overvaluing the former U.S. president’s…
U.S. thanks Ukraine, Saudi Arabia for release of two Americans by Russia
(Reuters) – The White House’s national security adviser thanked the governments of Ukraine and Saudi Arabia for assisting in a prisoner exchange that saw the release of two American citizens by Russia on Wednesday after fighting in Ukraine. “We look fo…
Biden accuses Russia of ‘irresponsible’ nuclear threats, violating U.N. charter
By Steve Holland and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden accused Russia on Wednesday of making “reckless” and “irresponsible” threats to use nuclear weapons and said Moscow had violated the core tenets of United Nations…
Zelenskiy tells U.N: We demand ‘just punishment’ for Russian crimes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday told the United Nations that a crime had been committed against his nation and Kyiv wanted “just punishment” for Russia. In a recorded address, Zelenskiy laid out what he s…
U.S. bank CEOs back Fed hikes during congressional grilling on economy, China ties
By Pete Schroeder, Lananh Nguyen and Saeed Azhar WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The country’s top bank chiefs endorsed U.S. Federal Reserve rate hikes as a means to tame soaring inflation, while acknowledging there will be pain ahead, when appearing before Cong…
Malaria and diseases spreading fast in flood-hit Pakistan
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -The death toll from malaria and other diseases tearing through Pakistan’s flood-ravaged regions reached 324, authorities said on Wednesday, and actress Angelina Jolie said she feared many people she had …
Biden and UK’s Truss agree on continued support for Ukraine -Truss’s office
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Liz Truss and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions highlight the need for allies to continue their economic and military support to Ukraine, Truss’s office…