- 27 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
U.S. warns North Korea could greet Biden with nuclear, missile tests
By Alexandra Alper, David Brunnstrom and Josh Smith WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or a long-range missile test, or both, before, during…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Russia said nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, although commanders are still holed up in tunnels beneath the giant Azovstal steelworks, a pro-Russian separatist leader…
Russia uses new laser weapons in Ukraine, Zelenskiy mocks ‘wonder weapon’
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful lasers in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow's secret weapons…
U.N. chief in talks on restoring Ukraine grain exports amid global food crisis
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he is in "intense contact" with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the European Union…
Russia says more Ukraine fighters surrender in Mariupol; U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy
By Max Hunder KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol, while the United States became the latest Western country to…
Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO amid Turkish objections
By Robin Emmott and Nevzat Devranoglu BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) -Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but face…
Nine killed in clash in eastern Tajikistan
DUSHANBE (Reuters) -Security forces killed eight anti-government militants who had ambushed a convoy during an operation in eastern Tajikistan, the Tajik interior ministry said on Wednesday. One officer was also…
N.Korean leader Kim slams officials’ ‘immaturity’ in response to COVID outbreak
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed his country's response to its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak as immature, accusing government officials of inadequacies and inertia…
Mariupol defenders surrender to Russia but their fate is uncertain
By Natalia Zinets MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -More than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of desperate resistance, bringing an end to…
Clashes force Libya’s Bashagha from Tripoli after brief attempt to enter
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Clashes rocked Libya's capital early on Tuesday as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take over government there but was forced back out by a rival…
Hundreds of Ukrainians defending Azovstal plant surrender to uncertain fate
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrendered to an uncertain fate on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol's Azovstal steel works as the…
North Korea COVID outbreak is ‘worrying’ for new variants -WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) -A senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that high levels of transmission of the coronavirus among unvaccinated people, such as in North Korea, creates a higher…
