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A Ukrainian serviceman walks near destroyed building, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 5, 2024.

Explainer-Why is Russia trying to capture the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar?

Andrew Osborn |Updated just now |4 min read

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow wants taken by May 9, the date when Russia marks the Soviet victory over Nazi ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson stands in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024. SHAWN THEW/Pool via

US House speaker says spending bills, including sanctions, to come Tuesday

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday, as the House prepares to vote on four separate measures providing aid to Israel and Ukraine. One of the bills will also include ...

A Colombian flag marked with the acronym of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) installed by the Central General Staff (EMC), a faction of the FARC that rejected the 2016 peace agreement and continued the armed struggle, flies at a school recently inaugurated by that armed group in the Llanos del Yari, Colombia April 12, 2024.

Divisions among Colombia's EMC rebels fracture peace talks, rebel leader and government say

Luis Jaime Acosta |Updated 20 minutes ago |3 min read

By Luis Jaime Acosta YARI PLAINS (Reuters) - A majority of the units that make up Colombia's Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group have abandoned peace negotiations with the government because of internal divisions, according to a rebel leader ...

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference, in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2024.

German foreign minister to head to Israel to urge de-escalation

Reuters |Updated 30 minutes ago |1 min read

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel on Tuesday for discussions on how to prevent an escalation of tensions in the region following Iran's attack over the weekend, she said in Berlin. "It is ...

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 58th brigade practices at a shooting range in the Donetsk region, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, April 7, 2024.

Kremlin suggests Ukraine would use Olympic truce to try to regroup

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin reacted coolly on Tuesday to French President Emmanuel Macron's call for a truce in international conflicts during the Paris Olympics, saying Ukraine might use it as an opportunity to regroup and rearm. Suspending ...

A firefighter works after a fire broke out at the Old Stock Exchange, Boersen, in Copenhagen, Denmark April 16, 2024.  Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Helms via REUTERS

Factbox-What we know about Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange that caught fire

Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire at Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday engulfed its spire, which collapsed onto the roof in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral. Here are some facts ...

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 14, 2024. The White House/Handout via

US Treasury preparing new Iran sanctions after Israel attack, Axios reports

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is preparing fresh sanctions on Iran in response to Iran's attack on Israel, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a copy of her remarks. "Treasury will not hesitate to work with our allies to use our ...

A man pushes his cart with merchandise to sell, in Times Square, New York, U.S., December 25, 2023.

World economy to skirt recession but growth too low, German government sources say

Christian Kraemer |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - The danger of a global recession has largely been averted but growth will be meagre, German government sources said, referring to International Monetary Fund forecasts that will be published later on ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2024.

Ukraine says it 'ran out of missiles' to stop Russian strike ruining power station

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy's comments, ...

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 15, 2024. ANGELA WEISS/Pool via

Donald Trump's media firm to roll out streaming platform in phases

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Trump Media & Technology Group said on Tuesday it would roll out a live TV streaming platform in phases. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru;Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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