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NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The United States condemned the downing of a U.S. spy drone by a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea on Tuesday, in an incident that underscored how the Ukraine war has increased the risk of direct confrontation between Moscow and Washington.

By Mike Collett-White NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine (Reuters) - The United States condemned the downing of a U.S. spy drone by a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea on Tuesday, in an incident that underscored how the Ukraine war has increased the risk of direct confrontation between Moscow and Washington. Two Russian Su-27 jets carried out what the U.S. military described as a reckless intercept of the MQ-9 Reaper drone in international airspace before one of them collided with it at 7:03 a.m. (0603...

KYIV (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping could wade deeper than before into Ukraine diplomacy as soon as next week, staging both his first trip to Russia and his first talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since Moscow's invasion. Several sources familiar with the plans told Reuters Xi could visit Moscow next week, an earlier-than-expected trip in response to a long-standing invitation from President Vladimir Putin.

By Anthony Deutsch and Mike Collett-White AMSTERSDAM/NEAR KREMINNA, Ukraine (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court is expected to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure, a source said on Monday, in what would be the first international war crimes cases arising from Moscows invasion. The source said the arrest warrants could include the crime of genocide, and were expected to arrive in the short term if the cour...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England rate-setter Swati Dhingra said on Wednesday that it would be prudent to leave interest rates on hold, given that previous increases in borrowing costs are yet to feed through into an already weak economy. | 05:15am

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's commercial banks do not have enough liquidity to pay back depositors, the secretary general of the country's banking

By Leonardo Bennasatto and Lisi Niesner CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian troops and mercenaries were closing off the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, on the cusp of Moscows first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of Russias Wagner private army said the city, which has been blasted to ruins, was now almost completely surrounded, with only one route out left open for Ukraines troops. Reuters journalists west ...

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Friday, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war.

NEAR CHASIV YAR, Ukraine, March 1 (Reuters) - Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.

NEAR CHASIV YAR, Ukraine, March 1 (Reuters) - Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle and storm the eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year after some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.