- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of U.S. diplomats, more security aid
By Simon Lewis SOUTHEASTERN POLAND (Reuters) -Washington's top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual…
Ukraine urges U.N. to be guarantor of safe corridor from Mariupol steel plant
By Max Hunder and Michelle Nichols (Reuters) -Ukraine denied on Monday reaching an agreement with Russia on evacuating civilians from a steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol, and…
Russia investigates large oil depot fire in region near Ukraine
(Reuters) -Russia said on Monday it would investigate the cause of a large fire that erupted in the early hours of the morning at an oil storage facility in the…
One dead after five railway stations come under fire in Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Ukraine's state rail company said that one railway worker had been killed and four injured by Russian missile strikes on five Ukrainian railway stations on…
Putin accuses West of ‘terror’, tells prosecutors to be tough
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused the West of trying to destroy Russia, demanding prosecutors take a tough line with what he cast as plots…
Beijing shoppers throng stores as district starts mass testing
BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city's biggest district began mass COVID-19 testing of all residents on Monday, prompting fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown…
Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top U.S. officials visit Kyiv
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit…
Ukraine’s military says Russian forces are trying to storm Azovstal plant
(Reuters) -Russian forces attempted to storm the Ukrainian-held Azovstal steel plant in the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments last…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin were to visit Kyiv on Sunday to discuss Ukraine's request for more powerful weapons after two months…
Shanghai fences up COVID-hit areas, fuelling fresh outcry
By Brenda Goh and Jacqueline Wong SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that…
Russia renews Mariupol attack, missiles hit Odesa, Ukraine says
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol on Saturday, days after…
Shanghai’s economy slows as COVID deals blow to industry, retail
BEIJING (Reuters) - The economy of Shanghai, China's most populous city, slowed in the first quarter from the end of 2021, hurt by rare declines in industrial output and retail…
