Category Archives: National
Kyiv struck by Russian shelling, curfew announced
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hou...
Mar 15, 2022 Rescuers work next to a residential building damaged by shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 15, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking aid convoy to besieged port city of Mariupol
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Senior Ukrainian presidential official Kyrylo Tymoshenko on Monday accused Russia of blocking a humanitarian aid convoy sent to relieve the besieged port city of Mariupol. Ci...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Fire is seen in Mariupol at a residential area after shelling amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine March 3, 2022, in this image obtained from social media. Twitter @AyBurlachenko via REUTERS/File Photo
Kyiv urges West to back Ukraine to 'avert a larger war'
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the West on Monday to supply Ukraine with weapons and apply more sanctions on Russia to help prevent other countries being ...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a news conference after meeting with his counterparts Russian Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Mevlut Cavusoglu, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Antalya, Turkey March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
'Hard' Ukraine peace talks go ahead as Kyiv apartment block shelled
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said it held "hard" talks on a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday, despite the fatal shelling of a residential bu...
Mar 14, 2022 Firefighters look at a residential building that was hit by a shell as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the Obolon district in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Former U.S. President Obama tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was feeling fine other than a scratchy throat. "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but ...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. former President Barack Obama looks on during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dead at age 71-Deadline
(Reuters) -William Hurt, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Broadcast News," died on Sunday at the age of 71, according to Deadline. "It is wi...
Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Actor William Hurt arrives for the premiere of his movie "Winter's Tale" in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Legendary quarterback Tom Brady says he will play for Tampa next season
(Reuters) - Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday announced that he would return to Tampa Bay next season after he had previously indicated he was retiring from the NFL. "These past two months I'...
Mar 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Jan 16, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) drops back to pass in the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Ukraine: 9 killed, 57 wounded in Russian air strike on military base near Poland
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -At least nine people were killed and 57 wounded in a Russian air strike on a large Ukrainian military base near the Polish border on Sunday, local Ukrainian authorities said, ...
Mar 13, 2022 A medic tends to a serviceman following an attack on the Yavoriv military base, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at a hospital in Yavoriv, Ukraine, March 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
U.S. targets Russians in new North Korea sanctions after missile launches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed fresh North Korea-related sanctions on Friday after U.S. and South Korean officials said Pyongyang had used its largest intercontinental ballistic missi...
Mar 11, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. and North Korean national flags are seen at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Russia regroups after setbacks; Ukraine says psychiatric hospital hit
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv are regrouping northwest of the Ukrainian capital, satellite pictures showed, and Britain said on Friday Moscow could now be planning an a...
Mar 11, 2022 Members of the Ukrainian forces sit on a military vehicle amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the Vyshgorod region near Kyiv, Ukraine March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko
