- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityrebels
Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta
(Reuters) - The defence chief of Myanmar's shadow government has called for international help to arm its resistance forces fighting the ruling military, requesting support similar to that being given…
Pak Parliament to meet Friday to take up no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan
Islamabad, Mar 20 (PTI) Pakistan's National Assembly will convene on Friday to take up a no-trust motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan, who on Sunday offered an olive branch…
Ukraine war necessary if Russia recognises breakaway regions – pro-Kremlin MP
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine would expect Russia's army to fight with them against Ukrainian government forces if Moscow follows through on a parliamentary…
Explainer-Might Russia recognise ‘independence’ of breakaway east Ukraine regions?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A group of Russian lawmakers have urged parliament to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states. Here's…
Sudan forces fire tear gas as protesters head to presidential palace
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Protesters opposed to military rule reached near the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital on Saturday for the second time in…
Myanmar airstrikes displace more people along Thai-Myanmar border
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's military carried out more airstrikes on a rebel-controlled area near the Thai border, the rebel group said on Friday, in the latest escalation of violence that…
Iran Seeks to Cool Tensions in Iraq
Iran is intervening in Iraq to quell destabilising internal unrest stirred up by Iranian-backed militias. The actions come as Tehran seeks to preserve its deep influence in the country while…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Myanmar rebel group calls for no-fly zone to protect civilians
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - Myanmar's oldest rebel force wants international help to establish a "no-fly zone" near the Thai border, after warning there was a danger of clashes with…
Russia sending snipers and tanks to try to provoke Ukraine in Donbass, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of deploying tanks and additional sniper teams to the frontline of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, ready to inflict casualties on Ukrainian…
Factbox-What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?
(Reuters) - The United States has warned Russia not to invade Ukraine and urged both countries to return to a set of agreements designed to end a separatist war by…
Ukrainians near conflict zone try to guess Putin’s next move
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Anatoliy Hrebeniuk was a child of the Soviet Union - he grew up after World War Two in a land where Russians and…
We’re ready, Ukrainian soldiers say on frontier with rebels
ZAITSEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's military is ready and able to repel any attack, says Ukrainian soldier Oleksander, standing in a trench just a few hundred meters from pro-Russian separatists.…
