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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on Monday on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles. Burnham will be in Ukraine to co-chair a meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, a group of countries backing Ukraine, on Monday when he is also due […]

A court declaration from Deion Sanders became publicly available Friday, revealing new details about a lawsuit involving a graphic designer. Sanders is alleged to have convinced Alan Tipp to sign away his rights to two logos he claims he designed for Sanders’ personal brand. The logos, which include the words “Prime” and “Truth” within the design, have become much more prominently used in recent years, according to the lawsuit, as […]

The Seattle Mariners placed infielder/outfielder Brendan Donovan on the 7-day concussion list prior to Sunday’s game against the visiting Chicago Cubs. Donovan was scratched from Saturday’s lineup after being hit in the head by a baseball in the batting cages prior to the game. Seattle manager Dan Wilson said Donovan was hit while taking swings. The move is retroactive to Friday, as Donovan could return as soon as Saturday, August […]

Las Vegas running back Ashton Jeanty suffered a lower body injury and had to be helped from the field during a Raiders practice Sunday in Henderson, Nev. Jeanty dove for an attempted reception on a pass route and fell awkwardly on the indoor turf surface. Jeanty stayed down before being helped from the field by trainers and medical personnel. Jeanty couldn’t put weight on his right leg as he left […]

Aug 24 (Reuters) – A Russian attack on the outskirts of Kharkiv in Ukraine’s northeast killed three people, the regional governor said on the Telegram messaging app late on Sunday. Emergency services have rescued and evacuated eight people, some of whom were injured, Oleh Syniehubov said, adding the search was ongoing to identify any other possible casualties. (Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you […]

By Feras Dalatey Aug 24 (Reuters) – Syria and Israel held high-level, U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the foreign ministry. The talks focused on practical mechanisms to halt Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations, and on reviving negotiations towards a security agreement that could lay the groundwork […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the police chief said. Officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez were arrested on charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, police chief Matt Giordano said at a news conference Saturday. “Detectives have confirmed that the two former officers physically assaulted both […]

When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the Navy — a vessel that set a U.S. military record for uninterrupted time at sea, stirring concerns about supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among soldiers. Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was arrested after leaving his house to take his car to the mechanic, according to his wife, […]

By Siddharth Cavale and Suzanne McGee NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated this weekend from the area of Reno, Nevada, and many others were under orders to leave on Sunday as a wildfire reached the outskirts of the state’s third-most-populous city.    About 42,000 residents have been displaced or are in active evacuations with an additional 45,000 in “be prepared to evacuate” status […]