In Nigeria, Prince Harry speaks of 'brave souls' losing lives in conflict
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Prince Harry spoke in Nigeria on Saturday of the tragic loss of the "brave souls" in the country's military who had lost their lives in conflicts, and said he felt "goosebumps" after seeing plans for a new centre ...
May 11, 2024
New field hospital established in Gaza, Israeli military says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Saturday that a new field hospital had been established in the central Gaza Strip and was being run by a non-governmental organization, the International Medical Corp. "The field hospital will be oper...
May 11, 2024
Russian PM proposes new ministers, retains ministers of finance, economy
(Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed a raft of ministerial appointments on Saturday, including new names, but retained Maxim Reshetnikov as economy minister and Anton Siluanov as finance minister, Russian news agencies said...
May 11, 2024
Egypt refuses to coordinate with Israel on entry of aid from Rafah crossing, Alqahera News reports
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has refused to coordinate with Israel on the entry of aid into Gaza from the Rafah crossing due to Israel's "unacceptable escalation", Egypt's state affiliated Alqahera News satellite TV reported on Saturday, citing a senior...
May 11, 2024
Factbox-Who is in - and who is out - in the Russian government?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister. What are the other key positions in the government still to be filled? * Prime Minister - Mikhail Mishustin Proposed: * First Deputy PM -...
May 11, 2024
Oil plant in Russia's Bashkortostan stopped its cat cracker after drone attack 9 May, sources say
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil processing, petrochemical and fertiliser complex located in the Bashkortostan region has stopped its catalytic cracker after being attacked by a drone on 9 May, two sources familiar with the...
May 11, 2024
Colombia paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso released by Bogota court
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A court in Colombia granted conditional release to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, his defense team confirmed on Saturday. Mancuso, a former top commander of the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (...
May 11, 2024
Wildfire evacuation notice issued for Alberta town Fort McMurray
TORONTO (Reuters) - An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the Canadian oil town, making it among the first actions ahead of the wildfire season. In a notice late on Friday night...
May 11, 2024
Eight more Chinese cities join Hong Kong solo travel scheme
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Eight more Chinese cities have joined a scheme allowing their residents to travel to Hong Kong on their own, rather than as part of a tour group, as part of efforts to boost Hong Kong's economy. Hong Kong is battling to revive...
May 11, 2024
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south climbs to 136
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, local civil defense said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for. Storms and fl...
May 11, 2024
Fierce fighting rages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says
KYIV (Reuters) - Fierce fighting was raging on Saturday for control of several Ukrainian villages near the Russian border as the Russian military sought to press home its attacks in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Kharkiv's governor said. "As of n...
May 11, 2024
Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters
(Please not strong language in paragraph 7) By Gabriella Borter, Joseph Ax and Andrew Hay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend draw...
May 11, 2024
Hamas to release video on fate of Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas will release a video later on Saturday about the fate of Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell, according to reports from Hamas media outlets. The group earlier on Saturday released a brief video of...
May 11, 2024
Russia takes five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, defence ministry says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday that its forces had taken five border villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, where Russia launched an offensive on Friday, exploiting its increasing advantage on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine. In its ...
May 11, 2024
Man pulled from rubble days after South Africa building collapse, local media reports
(Reuters) - A man has been rescued alive from the rubble five days after a deadly building collapse in the South African city of George, local media reported on Saturday. On Thursday, officials said that of 81 people who were on site when the five-...
May 11, 2024
Poland will build fortifications on eastern border, PM Tusk says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that Poland is starting work on further strengthening the entire eastern border, as the country faces what he called a growing "hybrid war" in illegal migration from Belarus. Tus...
May 11, 2024
Death toll in Afghanistan floods rises to 151, says Taliban interior ministry
KABUL (Reuters) - The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 151 people, the Taliban's interior ministry said on Saturday. At least 135 people have been injured in the flooding, induced by heavy rain ...
May 11, 2024
Israel orders residents from more east Rafah areas to evacuate
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Saturday called on residents from more areas of Rafah in the Gaza Strip to evacuate and head to the "expanded humanitarian area" in Al-Mawasi, according to a post on social media site X by the military's Arabic spoke...
May 11, 2024
Armenian police arrest 41 at protest against border concessions - TASS
TBILISI (Reuters) - Armenian police on Saturday arrested 41 people at a Yerevan protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his decision to cede several border villages to Azerbaijan, TASS reported, citing the interior ...
May 11, 2024
U.S. deeply alarmed by Georgia's foreign agent bill, Sullivan says
TBILISI (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it was deeply alarmed by democratic backsliding in Georgia which Washington said had a choice to support either a "Kremlin-style" foreign agent bill or the people's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. "...
May 11, 2024
India poll watchdog's inaction lets PM Modi commit 'brazen' violations, opposition says
By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's opposition said the nation's election commission was allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue "unchecked and brazen" violations by not taking action on opposition complaints of religious hat...
May 11, 2024
Swedish host city braces for Eurovision final and fresh protest
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Swedish host city Malmo geared up for the Eurovision grand final on Saturday as excitement mingled with the tension of heightened security threats and political protests over Israel's participati...
May 11, 2024
Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country's support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure peace in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Australia v...
May 11, 2024
Ukraine ground force commander expects Russian push ahead of arms supplies
(Reuters) - The commander of Ukraine's ground forces, in an interview published on Friday, said he expected the 26-month-old war against Russia to enter a critical phase in the next two months as Moscow tries to exploit delays in supplying weapons ...
May 11, 2024
US working to keep Israel, Hamas engaged in Gaza truce efforts
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Washington said it was trying to keep Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas engaged "if only virtually" in Gaza truce efforts as a U.N. agency warned that humanitarian aid stocks in the devastated en...
May 10, 2024