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Ukraine fighting to keep control of town of Lyman
(Reuters) - Ukrainian troops are fighting to keep control of the northwestern and southeastern parts of the town of Lyman, the country's defence ministry said on Friday, as Russia's offensive in east ...
May 27, 2022
UK Conservative lawmaker quits government over toxic ‘partygate’ culture
LONDON (Reuters) - A Conservative lawmaker quit his role as an assistant to Britain's interior minister on Friday, saying his work had been tarnished by the "toxic culture" in Downing Street that was ...
May 27, 2022
EU may clinch summit deal to sanction Russian oil shipments
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries are negotiating a deal on Russian oil sanctions that would embargo shipment deliveries but exempt oil delivered by pipeline to win over Hungary and unblock...
May 27, 2022
Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk 2/3 surrounded by Russian forces – governor
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are engaged in a "fierce defence" of the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, which is two-thirds surrounded by Russian forces, the Luhansk region's governor said on Frid...
May 27, 2022
U.N. says more than 4,000 civilians killed in Ukraine so far
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 4,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's invasion began on Feb. 24, although the true number is likely much higher, the U.N. rights office (OHCHR) said i...
May 27, 2022
Ethiopian rights body seeks release of 16 detained journalists
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights body called on Friday for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa ...
May 27, 2022
UK’s Truss: Completely legitimate to support Ukraine with tanks and planes
PRAGUE (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Friday it was legitimate for allies to send tanks and planes to Ukraine. "We are very clear it is completely legitimate to be supporting ...
May 27, 2022
Indonesia’s plan to create new eastern provinces unviable, says Papua governor
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's plan to create new provinces in its impoverished eastern region of Papua has not been adequately discussed with the local population and is unviable...
May 27, 2022
Turkey’s talks with Sweden, Finland made little progress on NATO concerns: sources
By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Talks between Turkish officials and delegations from Sweden and Finland this week in Turkey made little headway overcoming Ankara's objections to...
May 27, 2022
Russia is strengthening defensive positions in Kherson region -governor
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces are fortifying their defensive positions in Ukraine's Kherson region, which lies just north of Crimea, while shelling Ukraine-controlled areas on a daily basis, the reg...
May 27, 2022
