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Ukraine asks Russia to halt strikes on civilian targets for 30 days

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine proposes that Russia abandon drone and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. “If Russia does not agree to such a step, it will be proof that ...
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Russia-Ukraine war: US says it would welcome extension of ceasefire

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it would welcome the extension beyond Sunday of a one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin even as the Kremlin said earlier there was no order ...
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A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages. The International Pentecost Holiness Church said mass weddings are part of its Easter festivities and the ...
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Israel’s military finds ‘professional failures’ in killings of Gaza medics

By James Mackenzie and Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military on Sunday said a review into last month’s killing of emergency responders in Gaza found there had been “several profesional failures” and that a commander would be dismissed over the incident. The 15 ...
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Kremlin: No order from Putin for Easter ceasefire extension, says TASS

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has not issued an order to extend the Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, TASS news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Sunday. The ceasefire expires at midnight (2100 GMT) on Sunday.(Reporting ...
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An Asian elephant calf was born at Zurich Zoo and its name will start with the letter Z

ZURICH (AP) — A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, will be announced this week. A light-sensitive monitoring camera picked up the birth before dawn Saturday and the ...
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First wheat shipment since Assad’s ouster arrives in Syria’s Latakia

CAIRO (Reuters) – A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria’s Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on Sunday. Officials of the new Islamist-led government ...
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Two athletes die in Kazakhstan half-marathon

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two runners died during a half-marathon in the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Sunday, organisers said. Akkoyan Rsaliyev, 84, lost consciousness at the start of the race and Akhmadi, 21, had covered around 16 kilometres (10 miles) ...
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Israeli military review into killing of Gaza aid workers finds ‘professional failures’

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military on Sunday acknowledged professional failures and violations of orders in its review of last month’s killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza but said there was no attempt to conceal the incident, despite dismissing a field commander for providing ...
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Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds ‘professional failures’

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it has found “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired. Israel at first claimed that the medics’ vehicles did not have ...
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Lebanese authorities detain people they say were planning rocket attacks on Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities have detained several people who were allegedly planning to launch rockets into Israel and seized the weapons, the military said Sunday. The army said that the arrests were linked to other detentions announced earlier this week. It added that as ...
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Israeli military releases details in review of Gaza aid worker killings

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military on Sunday released details from their review of the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month, which said there had been “several professional failures, breaches of orders, and a failure to fully ...
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