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Russia takes control of Ocheretyne village in Ukraine's east -defence ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken control of the village of Ocheretyne, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. The village, which lies northwest of the onetime Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka ...
UN accuses Israel of denying Gaza aid access as famine takes hold
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top U.N. official on Sunday accused Israel of continuing to deny the United Nations humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip, where the U.N. food chief warned a "full-blown famine" has taken hold in the ...
Russian attacks on Kharkiv and region kill one, injure 17, officials say
By Vitalii Hnidyi KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian attacks on Orthodox Easter Sunday killed a woman buried under rubble and injured 17 in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv and the surrounding region, regional officials said. Regional ...
Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hold - deepa Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe Biden of running a "Gestapo administration" in a private address to donors in which he also attacked prosecutors ...
'What can we do?': Cape Breton restaurant has ongoing issue with vandals
The owners of a small Canadian-Indian restaurant in Glace Bay are fed up with vandals causing damage to their place. Dharminder Shergill and his wife, Harpreet Kaur, opened Pizza 67 in March 2023 after purchasing the location on 130 Commercial ...
ATV passenger, 53, killed in Guysborough County rollover
A 53-year-old man is dead after an ATV rollover in South Merland on Saturday evening. Around 6:18 p.m., RCMP received word of a single ATV crash off South Merland Road. On arrival, Mounties learned that an ATV was travelling north with two occupants ...
Thousands protest against Hungary's Orban in ruling party stronghold
By Boldizsar Gyori DEBRECEN, Hungary (Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarians protested against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a rally on Sunday weeks ahead of European Parliament and local elections due in early June. Peter Magyar, a ...
Los Angeles police clear USC pro-Palestinian encampment, make no arrests
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Los Angeles police made no arrests on Sunday while clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California following arrests and turmoil at universities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas ...
Man in custody after weapons-related incident at Halifax hotel
Halifax Regional Police have arrested a man following a weapons-related incident at a hotel in Bayers Lake on Sunday morning. Police sent out a news release just after 10 a.m. on Sunday, notifying people of an incident unfolding at the Halifax Tower ...
Bangladesh reopens schools as searing temperatures drop
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday and classes were continuing over the weekend after a searing heatwave a week ago that suspended lessons as the country baked in temperatures that surged to well over 40 ...