Russia Strikes Ukraine With Drones as Ceasefire Ends, Ukrainian Officials Say

May 12 (Reuters) – Russia launched more than 200 drones at ⁠Ukraine ⁠overnight, Ukrainian officials said on ⁠Tuesday, hours after a U.S.-mediated ceasefire expired, dimming hopes it would be ​extended. Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a May 9–11 ceasefire linked to the anniversary of the Soviet ‌victory over Nazi Germany in World ‌War Two, …

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At Least 100 Killed in Nigerian Airstrike on Zamfara Market, Amnesty Says

BAUCHI, Nigeria, May 12 (Reuters) – At ⁠least ⁠100 civilians were killed ⁠in a Nigerian military airstrike on a crowded market ​in northwest Zamfara state, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, urging authorities to open ‌an immediate investigation. The airstrike, which ‌hit the remote Tumfa market in Zurmi district on Sunday, was ⁠the ⁠second to kill …

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China Ramps up Rhetoric to Attack Paraguay President’s Taiwan Visit

BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday ramped ⁠up ⁠its rhetoric against Paraguay ⁠President Santiago Pena’s trip last week to Taiwan, saying he ​and his colleagues were “pawns to separatist forces” and had “ulterior motives” for sticking with Taipei. Paraguay ‌is one of only 12 ‌countries that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and …

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German Special Police Force Member Dies in Apparent Shooting Accident, Police Say

May 12 (Reuters) – ⁠German ⁠police ⁠said on ​Tuesday it ‌had launched an ‌investigation ⁠into ⁠the death of a ​member of the ​federal police’s special ⁠forces ⁠during a ⁠shooting exercise ​at a military ​training ⁠area in ⁠the northern town of Putlos . Initial findings ⁠suggest that the shooting on Monday evening was an accident, ⁠the …

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UK Junior Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh Resigns, Urges PM Starmer to Set Exit Timetable

LONDON, May ⁠12 (Reuters) – ⁠Britain’s ⁠Miatta Fahnbulleh, ​a junior ‌minister in ‌the ⁠housing ⁠and communities department, resigned ​from government ​on Tuesday. “I urge ⁠the ⁠Prime ⁠Minister to do ​the right ​thing ⁠for the ⁠country and the Party and set ⁠a timetable for an orderly transition,” she posted ⁠on X. (Reporting by Sarah Young, writing …

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Philippines Drug War Enforcer Urges President to Not Hand Him Over to ICC

MANILA, May 12 (Reuters) – The top enforcer of former Philippine leader ⁠Rodrigo ⁠Duterte’s deadly war on drugs urged President ⁠Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday to not hand him over to the International Criminal Court, but ​said he was ready to face justice at home. Fearing arrest and hunkered down in his legislative office for …

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US Envoy Says Israel Sent Iron Dome Battery, Personnel to UAE

JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador ⁠to ⁠Israel Mike Huckabee ⁠said on Tuesday that Israel had ​sent an Iron Dome battery and personnel to operate ‌the air defence system ‌to the United Arab Emirates. “Israel just ⁠sent (the ⁠UAE) Iron dome batteries and personnel to help them ​operate them. How come? Because there’s an …

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Explainer-How Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Could Proceed

By Karen Lema and Nestor Corrales MANILA, May 12 (Reuters) – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has again been ⁠impeached ⁠by the lower house, a little over a year after ⁠an earlier impeachment against her was voided on constitutional grounds. The new complaint once again accused Duterte, the daughter of former president Rodrigo ​Duterte, of …

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American climber dies in avalanche on Nepal’s Mount Makalu

An American climber has died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal’s busy spring climbing season. Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak, expedition organizers said, marking the season’s latest death. David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, …

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