155 km west-southwest of Buala, the USGS said.( Reporting by Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru; Editing

( Reuters)-Ukrainian forces have counterattacked in the contested city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, Britain's defence ministry said on Sunday.... This move will likely blunt the operational momentum Russian forces previously gained through concentrating combat units and firepower, the ministry said in a tweet.... " The use of proxy infantry forces for urban clearance operations is a Russian tactic previously observed in Syria, where Russia employed V Corps of the Syrian Army to assau

( Reuters)-The Biden administration is moving to tighten enforcement of sanctions against Iran and send a top-level delegation to the United Arab Emirates next week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing senior U.S. officials. The delegation, which will include the head of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, Andrea Gacki, will warn private firms and banks in the UAE that they" face extreme risk" if sanctioned trade continues the newspaper said.... ( Reporting by Jahnavi

( Reuters)-European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said the United Kingdom must not" embark on a path of confrontation" amid tension over post-Brexit fishing rights and goods passing through Northern Ireland, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Sefcovic urged British counterpart David Frost to back down and reconsider the bloc's proposals to reduce checks on British goods entering Northern Ireland, the newspaper reported." I am increasingly concerned that the U.K. government will refuse

Frost said" significant gaps" remained and Brussels must address the issues that London has raised, but he agreed that intensified talks would take place in Brussels next week, and that new energy and impetus were needed.... " I acknowledge and welcome the change in tone of discussion with David Frost today, and I hope this will lead to tangible results for the people in Northern Ireland," Sefcovic told a news conference in London after the talks.... Other EU governments have agreed to take a"