Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-UCI chief, Fourcade boost French IOC presence, India lands 2023 session
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient and fellow Frenchman Martin Fourcade became International Olympic Committee (IOC) members on Satur...
Feb 19, 2022
Chinese navy laser lights up Australian military aircraft, Canberra says
(Reuters) - A Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military aircraft in flight over Australia's northern approaches, illuminating the plane and potentially endangering lives, Australi...
Feb 19, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Second tumble ends defending champion Takagi's Olympic dream
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Defending champion Nana Takagi crashed out at the semifinal of the women's mass start speedskating on Saturday, falling on the same corner that she slipped on at...
Feb 19, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Russian Bolshunov wins men's mass start race
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Alexander Bolshunov of the Russian Olympic Committee blazed his way to a third Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games, winning the men's 50km title in a gruelling race p...
Feb 19, 2022
Lithuania says 'critically important' to strengthen Baltic states with U.S. troops
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's president called for boosting the security of the Baltic states with U.S. troops, after meeting with U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Vilnius on Saturday. "The Ru...
Feb 19, 2022
Ukraine president confirms attendance at Munich conference amid war jitters
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Munich Security Conference on Saturday and return home later the same day, a statement from his office said. Zelenskiy's trip h...
Feb 19, 2022
Kremlin confirms Putin, Macron to speak by phone on Sunday - TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin confirmed on Saturday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron will speak by phone on Sunday, the TASS news agency reported, amid soaring ...
Feb 19, 2022
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declare full military mobilisation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-backed separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declared a full military mobilisation on Saturday, a day after ordering women and children to evacuate to southern Russia becaus...
Feb 19, 2022
U.S. VP Harris will meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy, urge Putin to pull back
By Nandita Bose MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy in Munich on Saturday, in what is likely to be a powerful display of dip...
Feb 19, 2022
Ukraine reports 12 ceasefire violations by separatists on Saturday morning
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said it had recorded 12 ceasefire violations by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine on Saturday morning after 66 cases over the previous 24 hours. Separatis...
Feb 19, 2022
