CDE News - The Dispatch

Russia accuses U.S. of direct Ukraine war role, grain ship sighted off Turkey

ISTANBUL/LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow's invasion…

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Officials can detain migrant rescue ships if they pose risk – EU Court

The EU's top court said on Monday that officials can detain migrant rescue ships, but only if they can prove there is a real risk to health, safety or the environment,…

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Spain edges closer to pre-pandemic tourism levels with 7.5 million visitors in June

More than twice as many tourists visited Spain in June than in the same month last year and they spent almost three times as much during their stay, National Statistics…

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U.S. says Russia using ‘nuclear shield’ in Ukraine, risks terrible accident

The United States has accused Russia of using Ukraine's biggest nuclear power plant as a "nuclear shield" by stationing troops there, preventing Ukrainian forces from returning fire and risking a terrible nuclear accident. Secretary of…

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Several Chinese warplanes fly close to median line of Taiwan Strait – source

Several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters, as tensions mounted on news U.S. House of…

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Ukraine gets more U.S., German rocket launcher systems – minister

Ukraine has received more German and U.S.-made multiple rocket launcher systems, part of a series of deliveries of the high-precision heavy weapons promised by its allies, its defence minister said on…

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Italy’s right-wing frontrunners see room to revamp national Recovery Plan

The Brothers of Italy party, in pole position for next month's elections, sees room to revamp parts of an European Union-funded investment programme to help the economy tackle an energy crisis and…

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Russia puzzled by Biden proposal to replace nuclear arms treaty

A Russian foreign ministry source expressed puzzlement on Monday about a proposal from U.S. President Joe Biden to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework to replace the New START Treaty when it…

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Ukraine grain ship crew overjoyed to set sail amid worries about mines

News that his ship would be allowed to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa carrying grain was the "best feeling" of the year, a joyful crew member said on Monday,…

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Malta’s population grows by almost 25% in a decade, Census shows

Over a century, the population of Malta has more than doubled (by 2.5 times), while in the past 10 years, it grew by nearly a quarter, reaching 519,562. This was…

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Pope to visit Kazakhstan, may meet Russian Orthodox patriarch

Pope Francis will attend a meeting of religious leaders in Kazakhstan in September, the Vatican said on Monday, a gathering where he has said previously he hoped to meet with…

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China warns its military will ‘not sit idly by’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan

China said on Monday that its military "not sit idly by" if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan. The latest warning was issued during a Chinese foreign ministry…

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British PM candidate Sunak vows 20% income tax cut by 2029

Sunak told BBC Radio on Monday he would fund the tax cut by growing the economy and being disciplined with public spending. Britain's hunt for a new prime minister was…

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First Ukraine grain ship will anchor off Istanbul on Tuesday -minister

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The first ship carrying grain to leave Ukraine under a safe passage agreement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul around 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a…

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Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention of doing so

DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country's atomic energy organisation, said…

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Russia hits southern Ukraine city, killing grain exporter, governor says

KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) - Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on Sunday, killing the owner of one of the country's largest grain producing…

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UPDATE – On navy day, Putin says United States is main threat to Russia

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, July 31 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime…

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Truss strengthens her front-runner place in Tory leadership race

U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss cemented her place as front-runner in the race to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, winning endorsement Saturday from an influential former rival for the top…

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Australia PM says Indigenous voice details to follow referendum

SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - Details for giving Australia's Indigenous people a voice in parliament will follow a national referendum on the question, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday. Albanese's centre-left…

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Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the "specific trajectory information" needed to know…

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Biden again tests positive for COVID-19, says he feels fine

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a "rebound" case seen in a small percentage…

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Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine

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…

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UPDATED: Russia’s Gazprom halts gas supplies to Latvia

July 30 (Reuters) - Russian gas producer Gazprom GAZP.MM said on Saturday it had stopped sending gas to Latvia after accusing it of violating supply conditions, a move the Baltic country said would have…

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Update – Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in fighting in the south

ODESA/KYIV, Ukraine, July 30 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had killed scores of Russian soldiers in fighting in the south, including the Kherson region that is the focus…

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EU Parliament says Orbán’s remarks go against bloc’s values

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's racist remarks have met with strong criticism in the European Parliament. Leaders of the European Parliament’s main groups on Friday castigated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “inexcusable…

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Spain reports second monkeypox-related death in Europe

MADRID, July 30 (Reuters) - Spain reported its second monkeypox-related death on Saturday, in what is thought to be Europe's second death from the disease and only the third outside…

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Pope says that with frailty and age, he is in new phase of papacy

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, July 30 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Saturday that his advancing age and his difficulty walking have ushered in a new, slower phase of his…

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Britain’s trains disrupted in second widespread rail strike in a week

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Around 5,000 train drivers across almost a quarter of Britain's rail network went on strike on Saturday, as part of a campaign for higher pay after the…

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As U.S. defends Ukraine at U.N., China warns against challenge over Taiwan

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - China accused the United States of double standards at the United Nations for challenging Beijing's sovereignty over Taiwan while emphasizing the principle of sovereignty for Ukraine after Russian…

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Pope again asks for forgiveness as tour ends in Canada’s north

Pope Francis again asked for forgiveness after meeting on Friday with residential school survivors in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, the last stop in his six-day visit to Canada to…

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Red Cross offers to help evacuate wounded from Ukrainian POW attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is seeking access to the site of a deadly attack on a facility holding Ukrainian prisoners of war and has offered to…

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Russia’s potential involvement on Draghi’s Italy’s government collapse emerge

After Mario Draghi’s coalition government collapsed, plunging Italy into fresh turmoil, an unsettling question is hanging in the air: was the Kremlin involved? Two incidents involving contact between right-wing party chiefs…

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Blinken and Lavrov hold first discussion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the…

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Pope denounces historical oppression of Canadian indigenous

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis told indigenous leaders on his last day of his Canadian visit that he was pained that Catholics had supported "oppressive and unjust policies" against them. The…

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Russia, Ukraine trade blame for prisoner deaths in missile strike

KYIV, July 29 (Reuters) - Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to have been killed in an missile strike on Friday, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of carrying out…

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Fears over Chinese rocket debris falling to Earth, EASA predicts southern European most at risk

The remnants of a massive Chinese rocket are expected to fall to Earth on Saturday and may affect Maltese airspace, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency has warned. EU space…

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Estonia stops issuing visas, residence permits for Russian students

(Reuters) - Estonia announced it would no longer issue visas or residence permits for Russian citizens wanting to study in the small Baltic country, saying the invasion of Ukraine threatened…

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UPDATED: Russia supports ‘one China’ policy on Taiwan, Lavrov says

July 29 (Reuters) - Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President…

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UPDATED: Ukraine ready to ship grain, awaits signal for first shipment

ODESA, Ukraine, July 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to start shipping grain from two Black Sea ports under a U.N.-brokered agreement but no date has been set for the first shipment,…

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Russia tasks mercenaries with frontline sectors as infantry losses mount – UK

KYIV, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia has tasked mercenaries to hold sections of the frontline in Ukraine in a sign it is running short of combat infantry, Britain's Ministry of Defence said…

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U.S. teetering on brink of recession as GDP contracts in second quarter

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter, with consumer spending growing at its slowest pace in two years and business spending declining, raising the risk that the…

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Don’t ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, China’s Xi warns in call with Biden

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden, highlighting Beijing's concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed…

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Ukraine steps up drive to retake Russian-controlled south with air strikes

KYIV, July 28 (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…

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U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

HONG KONG, July 28 (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…

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EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware

The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company's spy software, the bloc's top justice official said in a letter…

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Britain says Ukraine’s counterattack in Kherson gains momentum, Russia captures power station

July 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine's counteroffensive is gathering momentum in the Russian-controlled southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, Britain's defence ministry said on Thursday. "Ukrainian forces have highly likely established a bridqehead south…

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WHO says majority of monkeypox cases are in Europe

There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said. The WHO declared the outbreak a…

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North Korea’s Kim says nuclear deterrent is ready

SEOUL, July 28 (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…

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Italy’s centre-right strike deal over candidate for PM

ROME, (Reuters) - The party with the most votes in Italy's centre-right coalition will choose the prime minister if the bloc wins the coming election, the alliance said, putting far-right…

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Ukraine aims for $15-20 bln IMF loan by year-end -central bank governor

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine aims to strike a deal for a $15-$20 billion programme with the International Monetary Fund before year-end to help shore up its war-torn economy,…

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Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Scientists advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on monkeypox say the window is closing to stop its spread, with cases currently doubling every two weeks,…

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Fate of Ukraine’s second biggest power plant in balance after Russian advance

KYIV, July 27 (Reuters) - The fate of Ukraine's second biggest power plant hung in the balance after Russian-backed forces claimed to have captured it intact, but Kyiv did not…

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UPDATED: Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a centre in Istanbul to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains after a landmark U.N. deal last…

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Trump ignores Republican calls to avoid repeating false election claims

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump ignored pressure from some fellow Republicans to avoid repeating his false claims about a stolen 2020 election on Tuesday, insisting that he won his second…

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Pope: Church must take institutional blame for harm done to indigenous Canadians

LAC STE. ANNE, Alberta, (Reuters) - Pope Francis said the Roman Catholic Church should accept institutional blame for the harm done to indigenous Canadians in residential schools that tried to…

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UPDATED: Ryanair’s Spanish cabin crew union calls for strikes until January

MADRID, July 27 (Reuters) - Ryanair's RYA.I Spanish cabin crew union members plan strikes on four days of every week until January to press demands for higher pay and better…

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UPDATED: Britain’s rail network faces fresh strike disruption in pay dispute

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Britain's rail network faced major disruption again on Wednesday as staff walked out in a row over pay and conditions, the latest in a wave…

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