Russia’s Putin, in home strait of election campaign, visits Crimea
THE KERCH STRAIT (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday inspected a new bridge linking Crimea to Russia, touting his annexation of the peninsula to voters days before an election all but guaranteed to deliver him a second consecutive…
UK expulsion of envoys unacceptable and short-sighted: Russian embassy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats following the poisoning of a former double agent is a hostile and unjustified action, Russia’s embassy in London said on Wednesday.
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to kick out 23 Russian diplomats, the biggest such expulsion since the Cold War, signaling a plunge in relations to their lowest point in decades in the wake of a chemical attack on a former Russian spy in southern England…
Spain’s PM offers lawmakers pensions deal to pass 2018 budget
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday the government would increase some state pensions if opposition parties supported his minority government’s budget proposal for 2018 in parliament.
Weakened Merkel begins fourth term beset by challenges
BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected Angela Merkel as chancellor for a fourth, and likely final, term that may prove her most challenging yet as she takes charge of a fragile coalition with her personal standing diminished.
Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats, freeze Russian state assets
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
Stephen Hawking, who unlocked the secrets of space and time, dies at 76
LONDON (Reuters) – Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain the origins of the universe, the mysteries of black holes and the nature of time itself, died on Wednesday aged 76.
British PM May says Russia is culpable for spy poisoning
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she had come to the conclusion that Russia was culpable for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Myanmar urged not to drag out case against Reuters reporters
YANGON (Reuters) – Some international observers urged Myanmar on Wednesday not to drag out legal proceedings against two Reuters journalists, as they appeared in court for the 10th time since they were arrested in December and accused of possessing sec…
Civilians needing medical aid leave Syria’s Ghouta for second day
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Civilians in need of medical treatment left Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta enclave for the second straight day on Wednesday under a medical evacuation agreement, a rebel official said.
