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Biden, France's Macron reach agreement on using Russian assets for Ukraine Jun 9, 2024 11:51AM

BELLEAU, France (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had reached an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron on the use of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

Asked if the two men had discussed the issue and whether they had come up with an agreement, Biden replied "Yes and yes."

The Group of Seven nations and the European Union are considering how to use profits generated by Russian assets... (continue reading...)


Hamas armed wing says 3 hostages were killed in Israeli operation in Gaza Jun 9, 2024 11:19AM

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades said in a video posted on its Telegram channel on Sunday that three hostages were killed, including a U.S. citizen, in an Israeli military operation on Saturday in which some hostages were freed.

The group did not release the names of those said to be killed, but the video showed what appeared to be three unidentifiable corpses using censor bars over their faces.

"Your captives will not... (continue reading...)


10 Hindu pilgrims feared dead after militant attack in India's Jammu, official says Jun 9, 2024 11:06AM

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - At least 10 Hindu pilgrims were feared dead in India's northern Jammu region after militants attacked the bus they were travelling in, which then fell into a gorge, a state official said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Fayaz Bukhari in Srinagar; Writing by Chris Thomas; Editing by YP Rajesh)


Two killed by Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk and Kherson, Russia says Jun 9, 2024 10:42AM

(Reuters) - Two civilians were killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russian-controlled areas of eastern and southern Ukraine, Moscow-installed officials there said on Sunday.

One man was killed and a woman wounded by artillery fire that hit the town of Nova Maiachka in the southern Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, its pro-Russian governor, wrote on Telegram.

Another man was killed in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine by an explosive dropped from a... (continue reading...)


Pakistan's army says bomb blast kills seven soldiers Jun 9, 2024 10:21AM

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A bomb blast targeting a military truck killed seven soldiers on Sunday in northwestern Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan, the army said.

The incident took place in the Lakki Marwat district which is on the edge of a lawless tribal region divided on both sides of the border.

The improvised explosive device exploded near the military vehicle, killing seven soldiers including an officer, the army said in a... (continue reading...)


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