By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teens on Saturday in clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, and a Palestinian gunman wounded four people in a shooting attack in Jerusalem, Israeli…
France struggles with refinery strikes, but not planning petrol rationing
By Caroline Pailliez and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -More than a fifth of France’s service stations were grappling with supply problems on Saturday, the energy ministry said, as strikes at refineries run by oil majors TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil c…
Spanish forest firefighters march to demand rights
By Michael Francis Gore MADRID (Reuters) – About 2,000 forest firefighters demonstrated in Madrid on Saturday to call for improved workers rights in a year when wildfires destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of woodland across Europe. In Spain, unli…
Factbox-The bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula
LONDON (Reuters) – The road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula was damaged in a powerful blast on Saturday, hitting a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine. Following are key facts about the bridge. CRIMEA AND RUSSIA …
Ireland ‘numb’ as 10 die at petrol station explosion
CREESLOUGH, Ireland (Reuters) -Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Irish county of Donegal, police said on Saturday, adding that the incident appeared to be “a tragic accident”….
Women students tell Iran’s president to ‘get lost’ as unrest rages
DUBAI (Reuters) -Female students in Tehran chanted “get lost” as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young woman in custody, videos on social media showed. Raisi…
U.S. reviewing Haiti’s request for international security assistance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Saturday said it was reviewing a request for international support from Haiti, which says it is seeking a “specialized armed force” to address a crisis caused by a blockade of the country’s main fuel port. The…
Armed attackers kill seven Djibouti soldiers – presidential adviser
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Seven Djiboutian troops have been killed in clashes between the army and an armed opposition group, a presidential adviser told Reuters on Saturday. Djibouti, home to one of East Africa’s major ports as well as U.S. and Chinese mili…
‘Malicious and targeted’ sabotage halts rail traffic in northern Germany
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -Cables vital for the rail network were intentionally cut in two places causing a near three-hour halt to all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, in what authorities called an act of s…
Japan, U.S. conduct joint drill involving aircraft carrier -Japan govt
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan and the United States are conducting a joint military drill involving U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan in areas around Japan in light of North Korea’s continued missile launches, Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Nort…