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(Reuters) – Russia’s main mercenary group announced plans on Friday to withdraw from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, but Ukraine said the fighters were reinforcing positions to try to seize it before Russia marks World War Two Victory Day next week. WAGNER GROUP * Russian Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin published an expletive-ridden video on Friday personally blaming top defence chiefs for losses suffered by his fighters. * The […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry arrived at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of his father King Charles on Saturday, joining his cousins and aunts and uncles before the more senior members of the royal family entered. It had been unclear whether Harry, the younger son of Charles, would attend the historic occasion following his high-profile falling out with his family. But he said last month he would attend without his […]

(Reuters) -UBS Group AG’s Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti has shortlisted the Credit Suisse Group AG’s executives most likely to become part of the management team, the Financial times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the plans. Dixit Joshi, chief financial officer, Francesca McDonagh, chief operating officer, and André Helfenstein, head of the Swiss business, are most likely to remain a part of the Swiss bank’s executive team, the report […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fijiana Drua put aside a season of adversity to retain the Super W title with a 38-30 victory over the Queensland Reds in the final of the sixth edition of the Australian elite women’s competition in Townsville on Saturday. Their second success in their first two years in the competition came after off-field money issues that at one point left them locked out of the restaurant at […]

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles and Queen Camilla left Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach on Saturday, making their way to Westminster Abbey for the coronation. Tens of thousands of people had lined the side of the grand boulevard that sweeps down from the palace to watch the royal procession. (Reporting by Kate Holton) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles and Queen Camilla left Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach on Saturday, making their way to Westminster Abbey for the coronation. Tens of thousands of people had lined the side of the grand boulevard that sweeps down from the palace to watch the royal procession. (Reporting by Kate Holton) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Paul Sandle, Suban Abdulla and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Young and old, from Britain and across the globe, tens of thousands of people massed in central London on Saturday, drawn by the allure of what they said was the chance to witness a moment in history and enjoy a unique party. From the early hours, people dressed in red, white and blue and clutching union flags lined the streets […]

(Reuters) – UBS Group AG’s Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti has shortlisted the Credit Suisse Group AG’s executives who are most likely to become a part of the management team, the Financial times reported on Saturday, citing several people familiar with the plans. Dixit Joshi, chief financial officer, Francesca McDonagh, chief operating officer, and André Helfenstein, head of the Swiss business, are most likely to remain a part of the Swiss […]

DHAKA (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making a visit to the country as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation. Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims are living in camps in the Bangladeshi border district of Cox’s Bazar, most after fleeing a military-led crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar in 2017. Twenty Rohingya Muslim refugees and […]