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By Katya Golubkova and John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, giving him a rare chance to both drum up support from the world’s rich democracies and sound out “Global South” leaders with long ties to Russia. The Ukrainian president’s attendance at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, the first city to suffer a nuclear attack, also […]

By Katya Golubkova and John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, giving him a rare chance to both drum up support from the world’s rich democracies and sound out “Global South” leaders with long ties to Russia. The Ukrainian president’s attendance at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, the first city to suffer a nuclear attack, […]

By Jeff Mason and Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday to meet leaders of the world’s richest democracies and drum up support for the defence against Russia’s invasion of his country. Zelenskiy’s presence at the Group of Seven summit in a city that was the first to suffer a nuclear attack cast into sharp relief western governments’ concerns […]

By Katya Golubkova and John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world’s richest democracies acted on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce reliance on trade with China. The Group of Seven (G7) leaders, to be joined this weekend by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, pledged to restrict any exports […]

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Brittney Griner returned to the WNBA hardwood on Friday night in Los Angeles to cheers from a raucous crowd that included U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. The mood was celebratory as Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony in a high profile prisoner exchange with the U.S. late last year, was embraced by Harris on the court before the game. Griner […]

MADRID (Reuters) -Emergency crews evacuated around 600 villagers in western Spain overnight as a wildfire blamed on arsonists ravaged up to 8,000 hectares (19,800 acres) near the border with Portugal, officials said. Strong winds were making it harder to control the blaze in the densely forested areas of Las Hurdes and Sierra de Gata in the Extremadura region, emergency services said on Friday. People from three villages – Cadalso, Descargamaría […]

By Yew Lun Tian and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation’s military has spurred online uproar, a $2 million fine, a police probe, a sweep of cancelled shows and fears for the survival of Chinese stand-up comedy, a rare refuge for somewhat free speech. The furore over Li Haoshi’s wisecrack in Beijing last weekend marks the biggest scandal yet for a form […]

By Jeff Mason and Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday to meet leaders of the world’s richest democracies and drum up support for the defence against Russia’s invasion of his country. Zelenskiy’s presence at the Group of Seven summit in a city that was the first to suffer a nuclear attack cast into sharp relief western governments’ concerns […]

By Yew Lun Tian and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation’s military has spurred online uproar, a $2 million fine, a police probe, a sweep of cancelled shows and fears for the survival of Chinese stand-up comedy, a rare refuge for somewhat free speech. The furore over Li Haoshi’s wisecrack in Beijing last weekend marks the biggest scandal yet for a form […]