Ukraine, West brush off Russian referendum plans for occupied regions
Four Russia-occupied regions announce referendum plansVotes to be held on whether to become part of RussiaUkraine and the West regard votes as sham and illegalFrance's...
Bolsonaro mixes campaign politics, military displays on Brazil bicentennial
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterBRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro mingled military parades on Brazil's Independence Day with...
Russians line up to bid farewell to former Soviet leader Gorbachev
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterNo state honours or Putin presence planned for funeralGorbachev's reforms precipitated end of Soviet UnionFormer leader stunned by...
Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says
Regular power line to Zaporizhzhia plant working againNearby fires had disrupted power link earlier in dayRussia says it hit military train set to deliver armsKYIV,...
Ukraine calls on world to ‘show strength’ after fresh shelling near nuclear plant
Zelenskiy seeks new sanctions on Russia's nuclear sectorUkraine and Russia trade blame on shelling near plantIAEA has warned of disaster at the plant unless fighting...
Amid global alarm, Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant attacks
Kyiv warns of Chornobyl-style disaster unless area securedBoth sides say in favour of visit by nuclear inspectorsUN's Guterres says any attack on a nuclear plant...
Senegal votes for legislators amid rising political acrimony
DAKAR, July 31 (Reuters) - Senegal is voting on Sunday in legislative elections that pits President Macky Sall's ruling party against an opposition coalition energised...
Myanmar executes four democracy activists, draws condemnation
Executed include democracy figure, former lawmakerActivists had been sentenced after closed-door trialArakan Army militia says executions shatter peace hopesMore than 100 on death row similarly...
Ukraine takes tentative step toward EU membership
Zelenskiy urges West to speed up heavy weapons deliveriesEU leaders to launch Ukraine membership processBattle for Donbas twin cities reaches critical stageKYIV, June 23 (Reuters)...
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 but toll expected to rise
KABUL, June 22 (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600...