US pushes to suspend Russia from UN human rights body

Reuters 04/05/2022

BUCHAREST — The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, after Ukraine accused Russian troops of killing dozens…

Ukrainian president says retreating Russian troops are leaving mines

Reuters 04/03/2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian soldiers of deliberately mining areas in northern Ukraine as they withdraw or are pushed out by Ukrainian forces. Ukraine says its troops have retaken control of more than 30 towns…

Russian retreat leaves trail of slain civilians in town near Kyiv

Reuters 04/03/2022

BUCHA, Ukraine  – Dead civilians still lay scattered over the streets of the Ukrainian country town of Bucha on Saturday, three days after the invading Russian army pulled back from its abortive advance on Kyiv to the southeast. The…

Russia pledges to reduce attack on Kyiv but US warns threat not over

Reuters 03/30/2022

ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city but the United States warned the threat was not over as Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status in a…

Boxing’s Jake Paul offers Smith, Rock $30M to fight after Oscars dust-up

Reuters 03/29/2022

LOS ANGELES — Boxing promoter Jake Paul has offered Will Smith and Chris Rock $15 million each to step in the ring and settle their differences after Smith slapped Rock during Sunday’s Oscars awards ceremony. Smith strode…

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at Oscars, drops F-bomb

Reuters 03/28/2022

Best actor nominee Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity at the comedian for making a joke about his wife’s appearance at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday,…

Ukraine receives silent salute at Oscars ceremony

Reuters 03/28/2022

Hollywood shared a little bit of its big night with the people of Ukraine on Sunday, using text on a screen to ask the world for financial contributions for those suffering from the Russian assault. But rather…

Ukraine says Russia wants to split nation, calls for more arms

Reuters 03/28/2022

LVIV, Ukraine — Russia wants to split Ukraine into two, as happened with North and South Korea, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said on Sunday, vowing “total” guerrilla warfare to prevent a carve-up of the country. President Volodymyr…

China confirms all on board China Eastern plane died in crash

Reuters 03/27/2022

BEIJING  – China confirmed late on Saturday that all 132 passengers and crew on a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week had died. Flight MU5735 was travelling from the southwestern city of Kunming to the port city…

Saudi Aramco petroleum storage site hit by Houthi attack, fire erupts

Reuters 03/26/2022

RIYADH  –Yemen’s Houthis said they launched attacks on Saudi energy facilities on Friday and the Saudi-led coalition said oil giant Aramco’s petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah was hit, causing a fire in two storage tanks but no…

Russian missiles in Ukraine have failure rate of up to 60%, US officials say

Reuters 03/26/2022

WASHINGTON — Russian precision-guided missiles are failing up to 60% of the time in Ukraine, three U.S. officials with knowledge of intelligence on the issue told Reuters, a possible explanation for the poor progress of Russia’s invasion.…

Ukrainian mother shielded baby from blast as civilian toll mounts

Reuters 03/21/2022

KYIV — Olga, a 27-year-old Ukrainian woman seriously wounded while sheltering her baby from shrapnel blasts in Kyiv, recalled the shock as she saw blood covering her child after a missile strike that shattered glass across the…

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