Author: The Gazette
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Kremlin warns the West over ‘dramatic’ escalation moment in Ukraine war
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Sunday Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the U.S. supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment with escalation from all sides. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that before agreeing to provide Tomahawks, he would want to know what…
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Partisan shutdown standoff ignores key risk to US stability: rising national debt
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ongoing shutdown debate between Democrats and President Donald Trump’s Republicans is largely avoiding the difficult fiscal issues clouding the country’s future – the rising national debt and the long-term financial health of Social Security and Medicare. The fifteenth partial federal government shutdown since 1981 has been sparked by Democrats’ demand for…
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Trump says Gaza war has ended; Israel awaits release of hostages
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Steven Scheer, Alexander Cornwell and Steve Holland (Reuters) -The war in Gaza has ended and the Middle East is going to “normalize,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday as he flew to Israel, which was waiting for Hamas to release Israeli hostages as world leaders were gathering to discuss the next…
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French presidency unveils new cabinet as budget pressure intensifies
By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -The French presidency announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s new cabinet line-up on Sunday, with most top jobs remaining unchanged at a time when opponents are demanding a political shift to win their support for urgent budget talks. Lecornu, who was reappointed prime minister last week…
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Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs
By Eduardo Baptista and Selena Li BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China called U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical on Sunday and defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, but stopped short of imposing new levies on U.S. products. Trump on Friday responded to Beijing’s most recent export controls…
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US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. has been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for months in a joint effort to weaken the economy and force President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. U.S. intelligence has helped Kyiv strike important Russian energy assets, including oil refineries, far beyond the…
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Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed
By Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul. The Pakistan military said that 23 of its soldiers were killed in the clashes. The Taliban…
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Madagascar president warns of coup attempt as more soldiers join protests
(Inserts dropped word “coup” in second paragraph) By Lovasoa Rabary and Tim Cocks ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that an attempt to grab power by force was under way as more soldiers threw their support behind a youth-led protest movement that has rocked the African island nation for more than two weeks. Troops…
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Returning to ruins: Photos of Palestinian families going home
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian families who have been displaced by Israel’s two-year war on Hamas have started returning to their destroyed homes in Gaza after the Israeli military announced a ceasefire with Hamas. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
SAO PAULO (AP) — Carlos Costa would never forget the summer day his grandmother took him to the movies. He was 6 years old when he first walked into a dark theater to watch “O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei Salomão,” a 1977 Brazilian comedy that remains one of the country’s biggest box office hits.…