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Dozens of Ukrainian POWs Killed in Missile Strike
Date: July 29, 2022
By Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk ODESA, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed when a prison building was destroyed in a missile strike on Friday, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of carrying out the attack. The deaths, some of which were confirmed by Reuters journalists at...
No Deal With U.S. Yet on Griner Swap for ‘Merchant of Death’ Arms Dealer -Russia
Date: July 28, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday said there was no deal yet with the United States on swapping detained U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and a former marine for a jailed Russian cast by prosecutors as one of the world’s most prolific arms dealers. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said...
Explainer-Blood, Treasure and Chaos: The Cost of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Date: July 28, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic strife across the world. Following are the main impacts of the war: * DEATH Since Feb. 24, 5,237 civilians have been recorded as killed and 7,035 as injured, though the actual...
N.Korea’s Kim Says Nuclear Deterrent Is Ready, Slams South’s Yoon
Date: July 28, 2022
By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent and counter any U.S. military clash, and criticised South Korea’s new president for the first time, warning Seoul was pushing towards the brink of war. Kim made the remarks during...
Japan Urges Russia Not to Hold Military Drills Around Disputed Islands
Date: July 28, 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan urged Russia to exclude areas around disputed northern islands from military drills Moscow is planning to conduct in the country’s Far East from late August, a Japanese government spokesperson said on Thursday.Japan lays claim to the Russian-held southern Kuril islands that Tokyo calls the Northern Territories, a territorial row that dates...
Seafarer Shortage Stands in Way of Ukraine Grain Corridor
Date: July 27, 2022
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Finding enough seafarers willing to sail ships stuck inside Ukraine’s ports is set to pose a major challenge to the proposed grains corridor designed to ease an international food crisis. Russia and Ukraine last week signed a deal to restart grain and fertiliser exports that have been blocked in...