In Russia, the talk is of ‘war’ – even from Putin
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – For more than 15 months Russia has been fighting a war in Ukraine that…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy welcomes ‘the news we have been waiting for’
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed on Monday what he called “the news we have been waiting for” from troops…
Macron tells Eastern Europe – we should have listened to you over Russia
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Wednesday that France should have paid more attention to…
Ukrainian shelling kills five, drone sparks fire at refinery – Russian officials
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian shelling killed five people in a village in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, Moscow-installed officials…
North Korean satellite plunges into sea after rocket failure
By Hyonhee Shin and Chang-Ran Kim SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending…
World 172 Seyboth Wild stuns Medvedev at French Open as Djokovic fallout continues
World number two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Tuesday, losing in…
Ukraine war comes to Moscow as both capitals hit by drones
By Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday but were neutralised, Russia said…
Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Moscow
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday but air defences destroyed…
Russia hits base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes, Zelenskiy praises Patriots
By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in…
Japan puts missile defences on alert as North Korea warns of satellite launch
By Hyunsu Yim and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed…