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By Jeff Mason and Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Group of Seven (G7) leaders laid wreaths in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Friday, almost 78 years after it was attacked with a nuclear bomb, in a sombre start of a summit expected to put more sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Hiroshima’s legacy as the first place ever to be attacked with a nuclear weapon has taken […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – With the World Test Championship (WTC) final just weeks away, Virat Kohli says he has no intention of tinkering with his technique to add “fancy shots” to his arsenal for the Indian Premier League (IPL). The India stalwart smashed 100 off 63 balls as the Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down their target to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets on Thursday. The former India captain has […]

(Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s advanced democracies were set to unleash new sanctions against Russia as they gathered for a Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan’s Hiroshima, a deeply symbolic backdrop for their effort to make Moscow end the Ukraine war. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE * Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will travel to Japan to join the G7 summit in Hiroshima in person, Bloomberg reported on Friday. * The […]

By Jeff Mason HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Democratic negotiators told President Joe Biden on Friday that they are making “steady progress” in talks with Republicans aimed at avoiding a U.S. default, according to a White House official. Biden received an update on the talks with aides to Republican House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday morning in Japan, where he is traveling for the Group of 7 (G7) summit, officials […]

Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout each homered and drove in two runs to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a split of a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 win on Thursday. Luis Rengifo had three hits and scored two runs for Los Angeles, and starting pitcher Tyler Anderson allowed three runs and six hits in five innings. Chris Devenski (1-0) got the win despite blowing […]

By Jeff Mason and Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Group of Seven (G7) leaders laid wreaths in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Friday, almost 78 years after it was attacked with a nuclear bomb, in a sombre start of a summit expected to put more sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Hiroshima’s legacy as the first place ever to be attacked with a nuclear weapon has taken […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Katya Golubkova HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Leaders of the world’s advanced democracies were set to unleash new sanctions against Russia as they gathered for a Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan’s Hiroshima, a deeply symbolic backdrop for their efforts to make Moscow end the Ukraine war. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other leaders from the G7 rich nations, which also include the United States, Germany, […]

(Reuters) -Air raid alerts sounded throughout Ukraine early on Friday, with some areas later reporting explosions and officials saying anti-aircraft units were in action in several regions. The alerts extended to all regions of the country for about an hour from 2 a.m. (2300 GMT). But there were no reports of strikes on infrastructure or civilian targets and no indications of casualties as the alerts were withdrawn in Kyiv and […]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said on Thursday that construction and operation of a tourist train project that could cost up to $20 billion is a matter of national security, offering new legal protections for the high-profile public work. In a decree published in Mexico’s official gazette, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador invoked government and national security prerogatives over “the construction, operation, maintenance … execution and administration of the […]