By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he would only back the idea of reopening Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine if Moscow handed back prisoners of war (POWs), an idea the Kremlin quickly rejected…
IMF plans in-person mission to start talks with Ukraine with support – spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund could provide about $1.4 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine almost immediately if its executive board approves a new “food shock window” that was discussed informally earlier this week, an IMF spo…
UKRAINE-CRISIS (WRAPUP 6) is incorrect and has been withdrawn
IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) -The article slugged UKRAINE-CRISIS (WRAPUP 6) is wrong and has been withdrawn, because Reuters reporters did not see the bodies with rope around their necks. A new WRAPUP 6 will be issued in due course. STORY_NUMBER: L1N30M2ZS…
London police say queen’s funeral poses biggest ever security test
By Andrew MacAskill and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – London’s police force said the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth will be the biggest security operation it has ever undertaken as prime ministers, presidents and royals come together on Monday …
Princess Catherine, the commoner who is key to British monarchy
By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Kate Middleton, wife of the new heir to the throne Prince William, has grown from a commoner who captivated the future monarch to the beating heart of the British royal family, as it faces a future w…
Lula’s lead over Bolsonaro edges higher ahead of Brazil election – Datafolha poll
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s presidential hopeful Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by 12 points, a Thursday poll showed, while the far-right leader seeking reelection has lost the pace against his leftist rival’s edge ahea…
YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism
By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Major tech companies on Thursday committed to taking fresh steps to combat online extremism by removing more violent content and promoting media literacy with young users, as part of a White House summit on fig…
U.S. rail labor deal hammered out over sandwiches and baked ziti
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh kept railroads and unions at the bargaining table for 20 hours, fueled by sandwiches and baked ziti, to clinch a make-or-break labor deal early Thursday. With President Joe Bid…
Judge rules for Trump, blocks review of seized classified records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Florida estate in an ongoing criminal investigation, siding with the former pres…
Elon Musk accuses Twitter of security lapses in court filing
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk accused Twitter Inc of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company’s data security, which the entrepreneur said should allow him to end his $44 billion deal for the company…