By John Irish NEW YORK (Reuters) -The head of the United Nations atomic agency said on Wednesday he would not abandon a plan to create a protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant despite Russian plans to mobilize new troops and hold a…
Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders partial call-up
By Caleb Davis GDANSK (Reuters) -One-way flights out of Russia were rocketing in price and selling out fast on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists. Putin’s announcement, made in an early-morning …
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral watched by 11.4 million people in U.S. -Nielsen
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Roughly 11.4 million people in the United States watched the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the first time TV cameras were allowed at the funeral of a British monarch, the Nielsen ratings agency said on Wednesday. Th…
Russia releases 10 foreigners captured in Ukraine after Saudi mediation, Riyadh says
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday released 10 foreign prisoners of war captured in Ukraine following mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi foreign ministry said. The freed prisoners were American, Britis…
EU foreign ministers to meet on Ukraine on Wednesday -diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting in New York later on Wednesday, diplomats said, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of Russians to fight in …
Exclusive-U.S. EPA to consider tougher emissions rules for heavy trucks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider adopting more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy trucks after Congress passed new incentives to speed the adoption of zero-emission v…
Republicans spend millions on TV ads for midterms, but why doesn’t Trump?
By Jason Lange and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fundraising groups tied to Republican Party leaders are sharply increasing spending on campaign ads to help the party win control of Congress in the Nov. 8 general elections. But not Donald Trump…
Hurricane Fiona heads to Bermuda, up to eight dead in Puerto Rico
By Ivelisse Rivera SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda after carving a destructive path through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where most were w…
Ukrainian ex-serviceman claims Russians tortured him in eastern city of Izium
By Tom Balmforth IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – Alexander Glushko says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium in northeast Ukraine jailed by Russian soldiers in the dank ruins of a police station where he was torture…
Top U.S. Senate Democrat Schumer sets vote for Wednesday on Kigali climate deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on approving the Kigali amendment to a major global climate treaty, top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday. “Today the Senate will finish the work of ratifying the Kigali amendm…