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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday it would consider all ships travelling to Russian ports and Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea that are occupied by Moscow as potential carriers of military cargo from July 21. A day after Russia said that any ships travelling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes, the Ukrainian defence ministry said it could repel what […]

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – World share markets shuffled sideways on Thursday as investors looked ahead to a clutch of key central bank meetings, saw Chinese property teeter again and disappointing earnings from Netflix and Tesla that pushed Wall Street futures lower. There had been pockets of gains in Asia and in commodities markets after China’s government pledged some additional support for its economy, although there was another slide […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities have arrested 12 people including a policeman and an immigration officer accused of trafficking 122 people to Cambodia to sell their kidneys, officials said on Thursday. The suspects were charged with violating Indonesia’s human trafficking law and face a maximum 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 600 million rupiah ($40,040) if convicted. They were accused of recruiting people from across Indonesia […]

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group has brought back to its fold senior executive Tom Montag, adding him to its board as the Wall Street giant looks to regain lost ground after its ill-fated foray into consumer banking. Montag, who had previously co-headed Goldman’s securities division besides holding several other senior roles, would now be a part of the bank’s audit, governance and risk committees. Considered to be a close ally […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Police have warned the public to stay indoors on the south-western edge of Berlin while they search for a wild animal in the area believed to be an escaped lion. A police operation began overnight with two helicopters deployed and was expanded in the early hours of Thursday as a hundred officers hunted for the animal, said a police spokesperson in Brandenburg, the sparsely populated state surrounding […]

AUCKLAND (Reuters) – When Spain face Costa Rica in their Women’s World Cup Group C opener in Wellington on Friday, twice Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will step on to the pitch with redemption on her mind after missing out on the European Championship through injury. The Barcelona midfielder tore her anterior cruciate ligament in training on the eve of the Euros last year and was sidelined for nearly 10 […]

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military may arrest reservists who have pledged not to report for duty as part of protests at the government’s judicial overhaul plans, Army Radio reported on Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded a crackdown. The seeping of the constitutional disputes into the conscript military has jarred Israelis who long saw it as an apolitical melting pot for a fractious society. On […]