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KIGALI (Reuters) -The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire. The club, whose 56 members range from India to the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru, covers some 2.5 billion people or about one-third of the … [Read more...] about Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change, trade

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces seized full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv's biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war's bloodiest fighting. Ukraine called its retreat from the city a "tactical withdrawal" to fight from higher ground in … [Read more...] about Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war’s bloodiest fights

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron seeks to name a new government in early July, possibly including members from outside his political party, according to an interview with AFP. Macron has asked Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to propose a new "government of action" at the end of next week and confirmed his confidence in Borne over the long term, AFP said in a … [Read more...] about France’s Macron seeks to name new government in early July

An estimated 14,000 protesters are taking part in a nationwide show of discontent in Ecuador against rising hardship in an economy dealt a serious blow by the coronavirus pandemic QUITO - Ecuador's president will face a no confidence vote Saturday, nearly two weeks into sometimes violent countrywide protests led by Indigenous groups against rising fuel prices and living … [Read more...] about Ecuador president faces ouster vote on 13th day of fuel price protests