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Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
Europe|Political|World
Russia strikes kill three in central Kyiv at critical moment in Ukraine conflict
Russia strikes kill three in central Kyiv at critical moment in Ukraine conflict
January 18, 2025Ukraine conflict
Australia|Europe|Political|World
Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if Australian POW killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia
Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if Australian POW killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia
January 15, 2025
Crime|Europe|Political|World
Russian strike kills 13, injures 113 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
A Russian guided bomb attack on Wednesday killed at least 13 people and injured 113 in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities said.
January 08, 2025
Europe|Political|World
Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path
January 07, 2025
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe
Russia's new car sales up 47% in 2024, agencies cite industry ministry
Sales of new passenger cars in Russia increased by 47% year on year to 1.55 million units in 2024, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, citing industry and trade ministry data.
January 04, 2025
Europe|MidEast|Political|World
On Christmas Day, Pope Francis calls for talks to end Ukraine war
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two
December 25, 2024
Crime|Europe|World
1 dead after a Russian missile hits a Ukrainian apartment block
Local authorities say a Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building Tuesday in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih and at least one person was killed
December 24, 2024
Europe|Political|World
Russian defence ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday its air defence systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions during the night.
December 22, 2024
Crime|Europe|World
Russian missile hits residence in Kryvyi Rih, five injured, officials say
A Russian missile struck and badly damaged a two-storey residence in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, injuring five people, including two pulled alive from under the rubble,
December 19, 2024
Crime|Europe|Political|World
What's known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow
The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and it again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital
December 18, 2024
Europe|World
Video appears to show Russian cargo ship split in two, sinking near Crimea
A video circulating on unofficial Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels appears to show a Russian cargo ship snapped in two, with water spilling over the edge of its top deck. The shipwreck does not appear related to the war in Ukraine.
December 16, 2024
Europe|Political|World
Zelenskiy urges allies for 10-12 more Patriot systems to fully protect Ukraine skies
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukraine's allies on Tuesday to provide 10-12 more Patriot air defence systems that he said would
December 10, 2024
Europe|Political|World
Russia would not invade NATO, says Latvian foreign minister
Russia would not invade NATO as it has too many complications with the fighting in Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT
December 10, 2024
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World
Russia's top military officer gave his US counterpart advance notice of Mediterranean Sea drills
Russia’s top military officer called his U.S. counterpart to give advance warning of Russia’s drills in the Mediterranean Sea
December 05, 2024
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World
In first call, Russian defense chief cautioned top US general about large-scale military exercise in Mediterranean Sea
In first call, Russian defense chief cautioned top US general about large-scale military exercise in Mediterranean Sea
December 05, 2024
Europe|Political|US|World
Top US, Russian generals spoke by phone amid tensions
The top U.S. military officer, Air Force General C.Q.
December 05, 2024
Economy|Europe|News|World
EU seals a deal on using profits from frozen Russian assets to help arm Ukraine
European Union countries have reached an agreement to use the profits earned from frozen Russian assets to help arm Ukraine and rebuild the war-torn country
May 21, 2024
Election|Europe|News|Political
Blocked Russian presidential hopeful put on 'foreign agent' register
A anti-war former television journalist barred from challenging incumbent Vladimir Putin in a Russian presidential election last March has been placed on a register of "foreign agents,"
June 18, 2024
Business|Economy|News|US|World
Treasury says US firms must tighten compliance with Russia sanctions
Manufacturers and distributors need to step up compliance with Russia-related sanctions amid the war in Ukraine, U.S.
June 20, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance|News
One year on, Russian officials change tune on tax policy
The prospect of raising Russia's corporate taxes was criticised by officials at last year's St Petersburg economic forum as a counterproductive move that would suppress
June 24, 2024
Europe|News|Science
Beluga whale pair move from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia
Marine biologists have moved a pair of beluga whales from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - the target of daily shelling by Russian forces - to the eastern Spanish city of Valencia,
June 20, 2024
News|World
At least one killed, 12 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Dnipro
A Russian missile strike hit a nine-storey residential building in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others, officials said.
June 28, 2024
Europe|News|World
Latvia bans entry for Belarus passenger cars
Latvia will no longer allow Belarus-registered passenger cars to enter its territory from Belarus or Russia, a government agency said on Monday.
July 15, 2024
Europe|News|World
Ukrainians with windows shattered by war get cheaper, safer refits
Pensioner Tetiana Beibyko tapped approvingly at the polyethylene window installed in her home in eastern Ukraine after shelling shattered the glass
July 17, 2024
Crime|Europe
Court sentences man over explosive parcels sent to Ukrainian, US and Spanish offices in Madrid
A Spanish court has given an 18-year prison sentence to a man found guilty of sending six letters containing explosives to Spanish government, military and diplomatic targets and the American and Ukrainian embassies
July 23, 2024
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World
Russia's VTB does not expect Western sanctions to be lifted soon
Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military action in Ukraine will not be lifted anytime soon, the CEO of Russia's second largest lender VTB Andrei Kostin told Reuters in
December 02, 2024
Business|Economy|Europe|News
Russian service sector activity returns to growth in July, PMI shows
Activity across Russia's services sector returned to growth in July, which firms attributed to stronger demand, creating more new orders and a faster rate of job creation, a business
August 05, 2024
Crime|Europe|News|World
Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills one, injures 12
At least one person was killed and 12 others, including an eight-month old baby, were injured on Tuesday when a Russian missile struck a residential area of Kharkiv in northeast
August 06, 2024
Business|News|Technology|US|World
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics to build their own rocket motors
Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with peer General Dynamics to build solid rocket motors, which propel missiles, amid surging demand driven by conflicts in Ukraine
August 13, 2024
Crime|Europe|Political|World
North Macedonia arrests man suspected of intending to join Russian army and fight in Ukraine
North Macedonia’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested a Macedonian national suspected of intending to join the Russian army and fight in Ukraine
November 30, 2024
Europe|Political|US|World
Biden planning to convene ‘European Quad’ during Germany visit this week, officials say
Biden planning to convene ‘European Quad’ during Germany visit this week, officials say
October 15, 2024
Political|World
UN chief calls for peace in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told BRICS leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the world needed peace in Gaza, Lebanon,
October 24, 2024
Political|World
North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia
North Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries' leaders in June, which calls for each side to come to the other's aid in case of an armed
November 11, 2024
Business|Economy|Finance|US
US Treasury targets Russia's Gazprombank with new sanctions
The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank on Thursday, the Treasury Department said, as President Joe Biden steps
November 21, 2024
Europe|Political|US|World
Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, declines to stand by previous support for Ukraine joining NATO
Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, declines to stand by previous support for Ukraine joining NATO
November 13, 2024
Business|Europe|Sports
Borussia Dortmund's sponsorship deal with major arms maker set for heated debate at club's AGM
Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with an arms maker profiting from wars in Ukraine and elsewhere looks set to be a major topic for discussion at the club’s AGM on Sunday
November 18, 2024
Europe|Health|World
Stockpile diapers, medication, baby food: NATO members Sweden and Finland advise citizens on how to survive war
Stockpile diapers, medication, baby food: NATO members Sweden and Finland advise citizens on how to survive war
November 18, 2024