WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The board of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank has approved a resolution to hire an outside firm to investigate allegations that IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday.
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russia said the crew of its Black Sea fleet flagship were evacuated today and measures were being taken to tow the stricken ship back to port, after an explosion of ammunition on board that Ukraine said was caused by a missile strike.
DUNGENESS, England, (Reuters) – Britain could send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda to be resettled under a new partnership, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today as he outlined measures designed to tackle the problem of cross-Channel migration.
LONDON, (Reuters) – One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO today that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led
MILAN, (Reuters) – Vaccines against COVID-19 have roughly halved the death toll from the disease in Italy, preventing some 150,000 fatalities and 8 million cases last year, the National Health Institute (ISS) estimated yesterday.
(Reuters) – Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor count of forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, as part of an agreement with prosecutors that spares the Oscar-winning actor any immediate jail time.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Fiji police investigated yesterday the arrival of a luxury vessel owned by a Russian oligarch, questioning its captain about how he brought the boat to the Pacific island nation without customs clearance.
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI, (Reuters) – Finland will take a decision about whether to apply to join the U.S.-led
(Reuters) – Russia said last night the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated following an explosion that a Ukrainian official said was the result of a missile strike.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and spraying gunfire inside a New York City subway car, injuring 23 people, was arrested yesterday on a federal charge of violently attacking a mass transportation system, capping an around-the-clock manhunt.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board yesterday approved creation of a new facility to help low-income and most middle-income countries deal with longer-term challenges such as climate change and pandemics.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Authorities arrested the gunman who allegedly set off smoke bombs and shot 10 passengers in a packed New York subway car, television station NBC New York reported, citing four law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case.
LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the port of Mariupol, Russia’s defence ministry said today of its main strategic target in the eastern Donbas region, which has been reduced to ruins but is not yet under Russian control.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron launched a scathing attack on far-right rival Marine Le Pen today saying her true “authoritarian” intentions were showing after she banned a team of reporters and did not rule out a return to the death penalty.
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI, (Reuters) – Finland will take a decision about whether to apply to join the U.S.-led
LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine amounts to genocide, as President Vladimir Putin said Russia would “rhythmically and calmly” continue its operation and achieve its goals.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised but defied calls to resign yesterday after being fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by attending a gathering in his office to celebrate his birthday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Police mounted an intense manhunt yesterday for a gunman who set off two smoke bombs and opened fire in a New York subway car, injuring more than 20 people in a morning rush-hour attack that prompted new calls to fight violence in the city’s transit system.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A masked gunman set off a smoke bomb and opened fire in a New York City subway car today, injuring 16 people and throwing the morning commute into chaos in the latest violence in the city’s transit system, officials said.
LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin today defended the war in Ukraine as a “noble” mission that would achieve its goals as his troops massed for a new offensive amid allegations of rape, brutality against civilians and possible use of chemical weapons.
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