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Sri Lanka prime minister resigns, curfew imposed after clashes
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned on Monday to make way for a unity government that would try to find a way out…
Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports and prevent global food crisis
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president said on Monday that trade at the country's ports was at a standstill and urged the international community to take immediate steps…
Putin’s Victory Day speech gives no clue on Ukraine escalation
By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech on Monday, but was silent about plans for…
Putin speaks at Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square
(Reuters) -Following are quotes from a televised speech on Monday by President Vladimir Putin at Moscow's annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, translated from Russian to English by Reuters:…
Putin channels victory over Hitler to spur Russian army in Ukraine
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two to inspire his army fighting in Ukraine, but offered no new…
Reactions to Putin’s Victory Day speech
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two on Monday to urge his army towards victory in Ukraine, saying the West had…
‘We will win’, defiant Zelenskiy tells Russia on World War Two anniversary
By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv would defeat Russia's invasion and not give up a single piece of land,…
Colombo calm after Sri Lanka declares state of emergency
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Streets in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo were calm on Saturday after the president declared a state of emergency following escalating anti-government…
Taiwan says ‘very difficult’ to get WHO invite, but trying hard
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -It will be "very difficult" for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph…
EU should seize Russian reserves to rebuild Ukraine, Borrell says -FT
(Reuters) - The European Union should consider seizing frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves to help pay for the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war, the bloc's foreign policy chief,…
Ukraine troops retreat from Popasna, Luhansk governor confirms
(Reuters) -Ukrainian troops retreated from the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, the governor of Luhansk region said on Sunday, confirming previous reports that it had been taken. The head of…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau visits Irpin in Ukraine, says mayor
KYIV (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit on Sunday to the Ukrainian town of Irpin, which was retaken from Russian troops in late March after fierce…
