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Ukraine Steps up Drive to Retake Russian-Controlled South With Air Strikes
Date: July 28, 2022
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine stepped up its drive to retake the Russian-controlled south of the country by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas, but said it saw evidence that Moscow was redeploying its forces to defend the territory. Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, which borders Russian-annexed Crimea, fell to...
From Grain to Gasoline: A Brief World History of Rationing
Date: July 28, 2022
(Reuters) – European countries are looking at ways to curb gas demand as they brace for further cuts in Russian supplies, raising the prospect of rationing across the continent. Through war, siege and social strife, rich and poor countries across the world have had a long and often painful history of rationing anything from food...
U.S. Carrier Strike Group Returns to South China Sea Amid Taiwan Tensions
Date: July 28, 2022
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -A U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port call in Singapore, deploying in the disputed region as tensions with China rise over a possible visit to Taiwan by congressional leader Nancy Pelosi. Officials with the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet...
In Fighting Gun Crime, Canada Has an American Problem
Date: July 27, 2022
By Steve Scherer and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – A Texas man bought dozens of guns from licensed dealers in the state before illegally reselling at least 16, U.S. officials say. Twelve were traced to crimes committed in America. The other four were traced to crimes in Canada. The case of the 31-year-old, indicted...
Stranded Teenage Sailor Excited at Journey Home From Ukraine After Grain Deal
Date: July 27, 2022
By Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Deck cadet Burak Kinayer, 19, is waiting to hear when he will set sail home to Turkey after five months of being stranded by the war in the Ukraine now a grain export deal has been signed. As clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces echoed off...
Beneath a Portrait of Putin, Some Ukrainians Embrace Russian Passports
Date: July 27, 2022
KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – As the Soviet-era melody of the Russian national anthem filled the room, a small group of Ukrainians in this city seized by Russian troops nearly five months ago swore allegiance to Moscow before being handed freshly minted Russian passports. “I love Russia. Glory to Russia!” said Igor Chaika, 58, one of...