By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Public trust in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fell to its lowest level in around six months following rare wartime protests against a move to curb the power of anti-corruption watchdogs, a leading Kyiv pollster said on Wednesday. The survey, by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, is the first by…
By Andrew MacAskill and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -A group of 25 Western countries including Britain, France, and Canada said on Monday Israel must immediately end its war in Gaza and criticised what they called the “inhumane killing” of Palestinians, including hundreds near food distribution sites. The countries in a joint statement condemned what they…
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lauded a new trade deal signed with Indonesia and said the United States would be fighting China “in a very friendly fashion.” Trump told an energy summit at Carnegie Mellon University that other trade deals could be reached, including potentially with India. Trump has launched a…
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones early on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually sharp criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin. The attack was the latest in a series of escalating air assaults in recent weeks that have involved…
By Timothy Gardner and Brendan O’Brien WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil, and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said. A network of companies run by Iraqi-British national Salim Ahmed Said has been buying and shipping billions of dollars worth…
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday repudiated Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s assessment that Iran has not been building a nuclear weapon, publicly contradicting his spy chief for the first time during his second term. In rejecting his top spy’s judgment, Trump appeared to embrace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has established a Middle East task force to help coordinate support for U.S. citizens, diplomatic missions and personnel amid the conflict between Israel and Iran, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday. Bruce, speaking to reporters at a regular news briefing, said the task force was intended to…
KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven meeting in Canada on Monday as Tokyo urges Washington to drop import auto tariffs that threaten to slow Japan’s economy, the Japanese government said. Ishiba wants Trump to end the 25% auto tariff…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday said Holtec’s planned restart of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan would not harm the environment, a needed step in its plan to become the first such plant to return from permanent shutdown. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted the environmental review of the Palisades reactor…
(Reuters) -The Texas health department said on Tuesday it was “cautiously optimistic” about the spread of measles in the state after it saw only one additional case since its last update. The state recorded 729 cases of measles on Tuesday, one more since its last update on Friday. The spread of measles in the state…
