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By Philip Pullella BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday met Ukrainians who fled the war on Hungary’s eastern border, telling the refugees that a different future is possible. Francis met with about 600 refugees, poor and homeless people in a visit to St. Elizabeth’s church in Budapest on the second day of his visit, which began on Friday when he pointedly warned of the dangers in Europe. Francis was […]

(Reuters) – A fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, caused by a drone strike, has been fully extinguished, the Moscow-installed governor there said on Saturday. Experts had examined the site and “it became clear that only one drone was able to reach the oil reservoir”, Mikhail Razvozhaev said on the Telegram messaging app. Another drone was downed, its wreckage found on the shore […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Saturday promised it would respond harshly to what it said was Poland’s illegal seizure of its embassy school in Warsaw, an act it called a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. Polish state-run news channel TVP Info had earlier reported that police had showed up outside the Russian embassy school on Kieleckiej street in Warsaw on Saturday morning. When asked about the […]

(Reuters) – A fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, caused by a drone strike, has been fully extinguished, the Moscow-installed governor there said on Saturday. Experts had examined the site and “it became clear that only one drone was able to reach the oil reservoir”, Mikhail Razvozhaev said on the Telegram messaging app. Another drone was downed, its wreckage found on the shore […]

By El Tayeb Siddig and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Air strikes and artillery rocked Khartoum on Saturday as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire, prompting more civilians to flee and renewed warnings of wider instability if the war is not stopped. As dark smoke rose over Khartoum, a U.N. envoy offered a possible flicker of hope, saying the warring sides who have […]

(Reuters) -Defending champions Spain will face Brazil in the group stage of the 2023 FIBA World Cup while five-times winners United States will take on Greece, after the draw was held in Manila on Saturday. The tournament, which runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 and features 32 teams, will be co-hosted by the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. Spain, who are the top-ranked side in the world and seeking a […]

(Reuters) – Following is the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup draw which was held in Manila on Saturday. The tournament runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 and features 32 teams and will be co-hosted by the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. GROUP A (MANILA) Angola Dominican Republic Philippines Italy GROUP B (MANILA) South Sudan Serbia China Puerto Rico GROUP C (MANILA) United States Jordan Greece New Zealand GROUP D (MANILA) […]

By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is preparing to place First Republic Bank under receivership imminently, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, sending shares of the lender down nearly 50% in extended trading.     The U.S. banking regulator decided the troubled regional lender’s position has deteriorated and there is no more time to pursue a rescue through the private […]

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp has asked banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co and PNC Financial Services Group to submit final bids for First Republic Bank by Sunday after gauging their initial interest earlier in the week, Bloomberg News reported. The banking regulator reached out to banks late on Thursday seeking indications of interest, including a proposed price and estimated cost to the agency’s deposit insurance fund, the […]