MOSCOW, April ⁠6 (Reuters) – ⁠Ukraine struck ⁠the Bilorichenska coal ​mine in the ‌Russian-controlled Luhansk region, ‌damaging ⁠a ⁠power substation and leaving 41 mine ​workers trapped underground, a ​Russian-installed official said on ⁠Monday. “All the ⁠relevant services ⁠are taking ​steps to rescue the ​miners ⁠and restore power to the mine,” ⁠Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-appointed head …

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KYIV, April 6 (Reuters) – ⁠Russia ⁠launched a ⁠drone attack on Ukraine’s Black ​Sea port of Odesa overnight ‌on Monday, killing ‌three people, including ⁠a ⁠child, and damaging infrastructure, residential and administrative ​buildings, the regional governor said. “Overnight, Odesa came under another ​heavy attack by the enemy,” Oleh ⁠Kiper, ⁠Odesa regional governor, ⁠said ​on the …

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FRANKFURT, April 5 (Reuters) – Germany’s armed ⁠forces ⁠are working on clarifying ⁠a provision in a recently updated military service law ​that requires fighting-age men to gain permission to leave the country for ‌more than three months, the ‌defence ministry said. The law went into effect in January, but the ⁠requirement – which ⁠theoretically affects …

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By Samia Nakhoul and Maha El Dahan Dubai, April 6 (Reuters) – UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement ⁠of ⁠the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of ⁠Hormuz, warning that a deal that fails to rein in Iran’s nuclear programme and its missiles and drones would pave the way ​for “a more …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Savannah Guthrie is coming back to NBC’s “Today” show Monday for the first time in more than two months since her mother’s disappearance, returning to a job she loves but is unsure how she’ll manage. Guthrie acknowledged that she’s a changed person and that it’s hard to go forward not knowing …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside his Manhattan tailor shop when a new customer stops by with a vintage Tommy Hilfiger jacket he wants taken in. The modeling agent paid $20 at a thrift store for his reversible bomber style that’s plaid on one side …

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DALLAS (AP) — Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products. More open conversations about menopause and the period leading up to it — called perimenopause — …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Across the U.S., the number of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewing specialists is declining, even as demand for their work is growing. Industry experts say younger shoppers are turning to these professionals to tailor ready-made clothing, refresh thrifted pieces and get more longevity out of their wardrobes. Kil Bae, a longtime …

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TAIPEI, April 6 (Reuters) – Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun leaves on Tuesday for ⁠China ⁠and a potential meeting with President Xi Jinping ⁠on what she says is a peace mission as Beijing makes a renewed push to convince Taiwanese ​to support “reunification”. Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party, is travelling …

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SEOUL, April 6 (Reuters) – South Korea must accept a degree ⁠of ⁠risk in importing crude oil from ⁠the Middle East amid blockages of the Strait of Hormuz, President Lee ​Jae Myung said on Monday. “There are not many alternative routes, and if shipments are cut off altogether because ‌of heightened risk, it could have …

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