ATHENS, July 17 – A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, killing the crew members on board, Serbian authorities and Meridian airline said on Sunday. Drone images from the scene showed smouldering debris […]
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine — Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine Sunday as a funeral was held for a 4-year-old girl killed in an earlier deadly strike elsewhere in the country. Liza, who had Down syndrome, was en route to see a speech therapist […]
Summary Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned as president after uprising His resignation letter is read out in parliament Rajapaksa says he did all he could to avert crisis COLOMBO, July 16 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s ousted president, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, […]
Summary Wildfires rage in southwestern France, Spain Health officials report hundreds of heat-related deaths UK emergency committee to meet after weather warning PARIS/LISBON, July 16 – Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile corner of the globe and boost the worldwide flow of oil […]
OTTAWA, July 14 – A man was shot dead in British Columbia on Thursday who local media reports said was Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Canadian Sikh businessman acquitted in connection with the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people. Police, in a statement responding to a Reuters […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 15 – Joe Biden began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday by giving Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a fist bump as Washington looks to reset its relationship with a country that the U.S. president once pledged to make a “pariah” on the […]
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump and two of his children got their questioning postponed Friday in a New York civil investigation into their business dealings, a delay that follows the death of Trump’s ex-wife Ivana. The ex-president, son Donald Jr. and daughter Ivanka had been scheduled for […]
Summary Russian missiles hit central Ukrainian city Ukraine says at least 21 killed in strike No immediate comment from Moscow Russia denies targeting civilians Ukraine says it repels assaults in the east VINNYTSIA, Ukraine, July 14 – Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia far behind the […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan protesters retreated from government buildings they seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday, establishing a tenuous calm in a country in both economic meltdown and political limbo. Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled a day earlier under pressure from demonstrators furious over […]
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