- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUpdated
Ukraine blames Russia as attempts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol fall short
By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russian forces on Wednesday of failing to observe a local ceasefire agreement long enough to allow large numbers of women, children and elderly…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Russia gave Ukrainian fighters still holding out in Mariupol a fresh ultimatum to surrender as it pushed for a decisive victory in its new eastern offensive, while Western…
Russia sets new Mariupol ultimatum in ‘Battle of Donbas’ as West pledges more help
By Pavel Polityuk and James Mackenzie KYIV/KHARKIV (Reuters) - Russia was intensifying its attack on Ukraine's east on Tuesday as it seized a frontline city and sought a decisive victory…
U.S. concerned after China says it signs security pact with Solomon Islands
By Kirsty Needham and Martin Quin Pollard SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Tuesday it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten concerns of…
Ukraine denies attacking Russian village near border
(Reuters) - Ukraine denied accusations made by a Russian provincial governor on Tuesday that its forces had struck a Russian village near the border between the two countries. Vyacheslav Gladkov,…
At least six killed in blasts at Kabul high school
KABUL (Reuters) -Three explosions at a high school in western Kabul killed at least six people and injured a number of students, Afghan security and health officials said. Many residents…
Regional governor says Russian forces have seized east Ukrainian city of Kreminna
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday. Kreminna, which…
Russia is starting new phase of its Ukraine operation – foreign minister
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was starting a new stage of what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine which he predicted…
Shanghai urges cooperation with COVID tests amid rising scepticism
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The Chinese city of Shanghai on Tuesday pleaded for public cooperation with a massive new push to test most of the population for COVID-19 as it tries to…
U.S. seeks to seize superyacht in Fiji from suspected Russian owner
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The United States seeks to seize a superyacht that is suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch and is docked in the Pacific island nation…
East Timor’s Ramos-Horta and ‘Lu Olo’ face off in presidential poll
By Kate Lamb and Nelson Da Cruz DILI (Reuters) -Polls closed on Tuesday in the second and final round of East Timor's presidential election, widely seen as key to the…
Hong Kong zero-COVID policies create mountains of plastic waste
By Aleksander Solum HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong arrivals meet plastic everywhere in quarantine hotels: Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased in plastic bags, food comes…
