Reuters UKMyanmar protesters make Easter eggs a symbol of defianceverified_publisherReuters(Reuters) -Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday while thousands of others were back on the streets, denouncing a Feb. 1 coup and facing off with the security forces who shot and killed at least three men. In the latest in a series of impromptu …
Reuters UKExclusive-Germany to propose Beirut port reconstruction with 'strings attached' - sourcesverified_publisherReuters - John Irish, Joseph Nasr, Ellen FrancisPARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will next week present a multi-billion-dollar proposal to Lebanese authorities to rebuild the Port of Beirut as part of efforts to entice the country’s politicians to form a government capable of warding off financial collapse, two sources said. A chemical explosion …
Reuters UKU.N. says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali attackverified_publisherReutersBAMAKO (Reuters) -The United Nations mission in Mali said on Friday that four peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on its base in the northern town of Aguelhok. Peacekeepers repelled the attack, carried out by several “heavily armed terrorists”, a U.N. mission statement …
Reuters UK'Just living his life': Jurors see videos taken before and after Floyd's deadly arrestverified_publisherReuters - Jonathan Allen(Corrects Wednesday story throughout to show witness’s name is Charles McMillian, not McMillan) MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Minutes before his death last May, George Floyd looked happy and energetic while waiting to buy cigarettes at a Minneapolis store. A little later, he was lying handcuffed in the …
Reuters UKRussia's Sputnik news agency halts operations in Britain: media groupverified_publisherReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian news agency Sputnik will halt operations in Britain and move its English language service to Moscow and Washington, the media group that launched it in 2014 said on Friday, at a time when Russian-British relations have hit a low point. Rossiya Segodnya said the move was …
Reuters UKU.S., Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Koreaverified_publisherReuters - Steve Holland, David BrunnstromWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States, South Korea and Japan agreed in high-level security talks on Friday to work together to keep up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. In a joint statement after a day of talks, new U.S. President Joe Biden’s national …