SYDNEY, July 5 (Reuters) – Torrential rains kept battering Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels. About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, most in Sydney’s western suburbs, have been told to either evacuate...
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – A former top Foreign Office official accused Boris Johnson’s office on Tuesday of lying over whether the British leader knew about earlier complaints of sexual misconduct made against a minister who resigned over his behaviour last week. The claim will pile further pressure on Johnson over what he knew when...
July 5 (Reuters) – Warwickshire County Cricket Club said officials are investigating allegations of racist behaviour among members of the crowd at Edgbaston on the fourth day of the fifth test between England and India. A number of supporters said on Twitter they had been targeted by racist abuse from other fans at the Birmingham...
According to Alexander Grushko, this U-turn began long before the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, somewhen at the turn of 2012 and 2013, “when NATO passed a principled decision to end its mission in Afghanistan” MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. The result of the NATO summit in Madrid have demonstrated that the alliance...
Commenting on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s calls to strip Russia of its permanent UNSC member status, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said those remarks “do not stand up to scrutiny” MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Excluding Russia from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is possible only if the entire organization...
Many international federations have followed IOC’s recommendations to bar Russian athletes from taking part in international competitions over the situation in Ukraine, Viktor Blazheyev, rector of the Moscow State University of Law, said MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Sanctions against Russian sport have been imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and...
BIRMINGHAM, June 30 (Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the rescheduled fifth test against England beginning on Friday and seamer Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side instead, the touring team said on Thursday. Rohit was doubtful for the clash since he tested positive for COVID-19 during a warm-up match in...
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden predicted on Friday that some U.S. states will try to arrest women for crossing state lines to get abortions after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedures nationwide. Thirteen Republican-led states banned or severely restricted the procedure under so-called “trigger laws” after the court...
KYIV/SERHIIVKA, Ukraine, July 2 (Reuters) – Explosions rocked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Saturday, the mayor said, at the end of a week in which Russian missiles have slammed into an apartment block and a shopping mall in other cities, killing dozens of people. Air raid sirens sounded in the Mykolaiv region, which...
KINGSTON, June 26 (Reuters) – Shericka Jackson ran the third fastest 200 metres of all time in 21.55 seconds to seal a sprint double at the Jamaican national trials for next month’s World Championships on Sunday. The 27-year-old led coming off the corner and pulled clear down the straight to add the 200m crown to...