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KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian grain exporting port damaged warehouses and set buildings on fire on Monday, Kyiv said, hours before scheduled talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan. The attack on the Danube River port of Izmail in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region hit warehouses and production buildings, and debris from drones that were shot down set ablaze several civilian infrastructure buildings, […]

By Mohi Narayan NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices were stable on Monday, amid expectations that major producers would keep supplies tight, as hopes grew for the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged to avoid dampening the U.S. economy. Brent crude futures for November traded down 3 cents at $88.52 a barrel by 0648 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) October futures were unchanged at $85.55 a barrel. Both […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Barely on the radar in Australian rugby a few weeks ago, scrumhalf Issak Fines-Leleiwasa will have the chance to put his name up in lights at the World Cup after his shock selection in Eddie Jones’s squad. While Tate McDermott and Nic White were virtual certainties to feature in France, Fines-Leleiwasa edged out Ryan Lonergan as the squad’s third halfback despite not having played a single test. […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said on Monday it planned to launch its H-IIA rocket carrying a moon lander on Thursday morning, after unfavourable wind conditions led to a postponement last month. The rocket is scheduled to take off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan at 8:42 a.m. JST (Wednesday 2342 GMT), with a launch window open until Sept. 15, the […]

KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s main privatisation agency, to serve as the country’s wartime defence minister. Umerov’s candidacy must be approved by parliament before he is appointed. Here are some facts about Umerov, who would replace Oleksii Reznikov as defence minister: * Umerov, 41, is a Crimean Tatar, a Turkic people from the Black Sea Ukrainian peninsula that was annexed by Russia […]

By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that an independent inquiry has found no evidence that a Russian ship had collected weapons from the country late last year destined for Russia. In claims that sparked a diplomatic row, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, told local journalists in a May briefing that Russian cargo ship Lady R had uploaded weapons at a […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Renault’s chief executive Luca de Meo said on Monday that China was ‘very competitive’ in terms of the electric vehicle market, as Renault also prepared to unveil its new Scenic electric vehicle car model. “China is very competitive when it comes to the supply chain of electric vehicles….we need to catch up fast,” De Meo told RTL Radio, speaking from the IAA Munich car show. De Meo […]

By Amy Tennery (Reuters) – Defending champion Iga Swiatek exited the U.S. Open in the fourth round on Sunday and saw her reign as world number one come to an end after she unravelled 3-6 6-3 6-1 against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Polish four-times Grand Slam winner had not dropped a set before Sunday’s match but was unable to hold off the confident 20th seed’s charge. […]

(Reuters) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his team’s mentality after they sealed a 3-1 stoppage-time win over Manchester United on Sunday but said they must find a way to finish teams off earlier in games rather than rely on “magic moments” at the end. Declan Rice scored in the 96th minute and Gabriel Jesus added a third in the final seconds to seal the Premier League win after captain […]