KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met troops in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, the latest stage of a tour of frontline regions since a top general said a counterattack against Russian forces could come soon. “I am honoured to be here today, next to our military,” Zelenskiy wrote in a post on the Telegram messaging app …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf said Britain had no right to veto Scotland’s gender reform bill, pledging to challenge London’s move to block a bill that makes it easier for people to change their legal gender. The UK government has set out plans to block Scotland’s …
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LONDON (Reuters) -More than 94,000 prepayment meters were installed in homes in Britain using warrants and without customer consent in 2022, the government said on Monday, adding that British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy accounted for 70% of them. In February UK energy regulator Ofgem asked all energy suppliers to stop the forced installation …
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(Fixes typo in second paragraph) LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry arrived at a London court on Monday, a Reuters photographer said. His arrival came ahead of the first hearing in a lawsuit brought by Harry, singer Elton John and other high profile figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over alleged phone-tapping …
By Kanishka Singh and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the short video app’s user data. In the United States, there are growing calls to ban TikTok, …
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By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests, a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system. As news of the dismissal spread, tens of thousands of protesters, …
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By Klaus Lauer and Tom Sims BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A massive strike in Germany was set to begin early Monday, crippling mass transport and airports in one of the biggest walkouts in decades as Europe’s largest economy reels from soaring inflation. In the hours running up to the strike, both sides dug in their heels, …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British businesses should consider official forecasts showing inflation will fall this year when setting their prices, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday. “When companies set prices, I understand that they have to reflect the costs that they face,” Bailey told the BBC. “But what I would say, …
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By Nick Starkov KYIV (Reuters) – Russia is turning Ukraine’s Avdiivka into “a place from post-apocalyptic movies”, intensifying shelling and forcing a nearly full shutdown of the frontline city, the top local official said on Sunday. Some 2,000 civilians are left in Avdiivka, a Donetsk region city some 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of the …
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(Reuters) -Anglo-French oil company Perenco’s UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England. Perenco UK said the spill was being contained and an investigation will be launched. “Any spill is an extremely serious matter and a full investigation will …
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